Sectors/Media/2012/Q2

Media funding in Q2 2012

European Media startup funding raised during Q2 2012.

In Q2 2012, 37 European Media companies closed 37 funding rounds and raised €60M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 62.0% versus Q2 2011. France led by capital raised, and Lerer Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€60M

-62.0% vs Q2 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+12.1% vs Q2 2011

Companies

Top country

France

Rank among sectors

#10

4.4% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

87.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€40M	12
May	€17M	14
Jun	€4.4M	11

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, Q2 2012
France	€26M
UK	€10M
Germany	€5.6M
Israel	€5.3M
Sweden	€4.1M
Spain	€3.4M
Norway	€2.4M
Russia	€1.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, Q2 2012
Growth/Late	€24M
Series A	€13M
Seed	€9.7M
Other	€8.2M
Early VC	€5.2M
Grant	€34k

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits · €137M disclosed.

Jeuxvideo	Acquisition	Jun 2012	€90M
Addlive	Acquisition	Apr 2012	€27M
Moviepilot	Acquisition	Apr 2012	€20M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Viadeo	Growth/Late	Apr 2012	€24M
Tape.tv	Other	May 2012	€5.6M
Aframe	Series A	Apr 2012	€5.2M
HIRO Media	Early VC	Apr 2012	€3.7M
TAPTAP Networks	Series A	Apr 2012	€3.4M
Couple	Seed	May 2012	€3.2M
Soundrop	Series A	Jun 2012	€2.4M
Sticky (EyeTrackShop)	Seed	May 2012	€2.3M
Viewbix	Series A	May 2012	€1.5M
Yummypets	Early VC	May 2012	€1.5M
Dream Industries	Other	Apr 2012	€1.5M
Bloglovin	Series A	Jun 2012	€806k
Giggem	Seed	May 2012	€770k
MyMusic	Seed	May 2012	€770k
ThirdPREsence	Seed	Apr 2012	€599k

View all 37 Media deals in Q2 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2012, by deal count

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