Sectors/Media/2012/Q3

Media funding in Q3 2012

European Media startup funding raised during Q3 2012.

In Q3 2012, 38 European Media companies closed 38 funding rounds and raised €75M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 49.2% versus Q3 2011. Russia led by capital raised, and Wayra was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€75M

-49.2% vs Q3 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+31.0% vs Q3 2011

Companies

Top country

Russia

Rank among sectors

6.3% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

92.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€21M	17
Aug	€2.2M	8
Sep	€52M	13

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, Q3 2012
Russia	€33M
Israel	€21M
Germany	€6.4M
France	€4.0M
Hungary	€3.2M
Sweden	€2.5M
UK	€2.2M
Italy	€1.9M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, Q3 2012
Series D+	€32M
Series B	€17M
Series A	€10M
Early VC	€5.9M
Seed	€5.6M
Other	€4.1M
Grant	€16k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
ivi.ru Media	Series D+	Sep 2012	€32M
Mobli	Series B	Sep 2012	€17M
Triposo	Other	Jul 2012	€3.8M
melty.com	Early VC	Jul 2012	€3.6M
3G Multimedia	Series A	Jul 2012	€3.2M
Tonara	Series A	Jul 2012	€3.2M
wywy GmbH	Series A	Jul 2012	€2.5M
Crunchfish	Seed	Sep 2012	€2.0M
Silk	Seed	Aug 2012	€1.3M
Arkimedia	Early VC	Jul 2012	€1.2M
RollUp Media	Early VC	Jul 2012	€1.1M
Xlander	Series A	Jul 2012	€794k
QVIVO	Series A	Sep 2012	€793k
Viralize	Seed	Aug 2012	€651k
Narrative	Seed	Jul 2012	€536k

View all 38 Media deals in Q3 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2012, by deal count

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