Sectors/Media/2013/December

Media funding in December 2013

European Media startup funding raised during December 2013.

In December 2013, 17 European Media companies closed 17 funding rounds and raised €32M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 53.6% versus December 2012. UK led by capital raised, and Balderton Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€32M

+53.6% vs December 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+41.7% vs December 2012

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

6.9% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

97.7%

of disclosed capital

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, December 2013
UK	€16M
Germany	€8.0M
Israel	€5.1M
France	€1.5M
Sweden	€900k
Italy	€300k
Belgium	€215k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, December 2013
Series C	€10M
Series A	€7.3M
Other	€5.6M
Series B	€5.1M
Early VC	€3.0M
Seed	€625k
Grant	€100k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in December 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
XMOS	Series C	Dec 2013	€10M
wywy GmbH	Series B	Dec 2013	€5.1M
Mirriad	Other	Dec 2013	€4.2M
Carambola Media	Series A	Dec 2013	€2.9M
Contentful	Series A	Dec 2013	€2.2M
Life On Air - Houseparty	Series A	Dec 2013	€2.2M
JustGo	Early VC	Dec 2013	€1.5M
Sketchfab	Early VC	Dec 2013	€1.5M
Doremir Music Research	Other	Dec 2013	€900k
Oximity	Other	Dec 2013	€540k
TagTagCity	Seed	Dec 2013	€215k
PubCoder	Seed	Dec 2013	€200k
iBlazr	Seed	Dec 2013	€110k
Intertwine	Seed	Dec 2013	€100k
Origo	Grant	Dec 2013	€100k

View all 17 Media deals in December 2013 →

Top investors

most active in December 2013, by deal count

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