Sectors/Media/2012/Q4

Media funding in Q4 2012

European Media startup funding raised during Q4 2012.

In Q4 2012, 42 European Media companies closed 42 funding rounds and raised €286M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 1299.7% versus Q4 2011. France led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€286M

+1299.7% vs Q4 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+27.3% vs Q4 2011

Companies

Top country

France

Rank among sectors

22.1% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

93.3%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€115M	13
Nov	€151M	17
Dec	€21M	12

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, Q4 2012
France	€132M
Sweden	€79M
Israel	€40M
UK	€19M
Denmark	€10M
Italy	€3.5M
Hungary	€1.1M
Ireland	€773k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, Q4 2012
Series D+	€216M
Series A	€19M
Other	€17M
Growth/Late	€15M
Early VC	€14M
Seed	€5.2M
Series B	€301k
Grant	€203k

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Deezer	Series D+	Oct 2012	€101M
Spotify	Series D+	Nov 2012	€77M
MyHeritage	Series D+	Nov 2012	€19M
Kaltura	Series D+	Nov 2012	€19M
Devialet	Series A	Nov 2012	€15M
Trustpilot	Growth/Late	Dec 2012	€10M
7Digital	Early VC	Oct 2012	€7.7M
Base79	Other	Nov 2012	€7.7M
Lekiosque.fr	Other	Nov 2012	€6.4M
Unruly	Growth/Late	Dec 2012	€4.9M
InSkin Media	Early VC	Oct 2012	€2.5M
Mosaicoon	Series A	Dec 2012	€2.4M
YouScribe	Early VC	Nov 2012	€2.0M
Kivra	Seed	Nov 2012	€1.8M
LoveThis	Other	Nov 2012	€1.7M

View all 42 Media deals in Q4 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2012, by deal count

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