Media funding in H1 2013
European Media startup funding raised during H1 2013.
In H1 2013, 101 European Media companies closed 111 funding rounds and raised €171M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 5.6% versus H1 2012. Debt rounds added €22M. Germany led by capital raised, and Wayra was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€171M
+5.6% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€22M debt
Funding rounds
111
+38.8% vs H1 2012
Companies
101
Top country
Germany
Rank among sectors
#4
7.0% of sector funding
Debt financing
€22M
11.3% of total
Top-10 round share
65.0%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthMedia — funding by month, H1 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €21M | 21 |
| Feb | €29M | 12 |
| Mar | €27M | 17 |
| Apr | €19M | 13 |
| May | €34M | 21 |
| Jun | €63M | 27 |
Top countries
by € raisedMedia — top countries by capital, H1 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Media — top countries by capital, H1 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €51M |
| UK | €41M |
| Israel | €40M |
| Switzerland | €13M |
| France | €11M |
| Norway | €10M |
| Sweden | €8.8M |
| Finland | €6.9M |
Stage mix
by € raisedMedia — stage mix, H1 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Media — stage mix, H1 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Growth/Late | €56M |
| Seed | €31M |
| Series A | €29M |
| Debt | €22M |
| Early VC | €18M |
| Series C | €13M |
| Series B | €11M |
| Other | €11M |
Exits & M&A
3 Acquisition3 exits · €2.2B disclosed.
| VKontakte / vk.ru | Acquisition | Jan 2013 | €2.1B |
| Base79 | Acquisition | Jan 2013 | €58M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icon | Growth/Late | Jun 2013 | €46M |
| Interlude | Series B | May 2013 | €11M |
| State | Seed | Feb 2013 | €10M |
| Opera Software | Growth/Late | Apr 2013 | €10M |
| Urturn | Series A | May 2013 | €10M |
| Innovid | Series C | Mar 2013 | €8.4M |
| Ebuzzing | Debt | Feb 2013 | €8.1M |
| Teads | Debt | Feb 2013 | €8.0M |
| Idomoo | Series A | Jun 2013 | €6.9M |
| Mirriad | Other | Mar 2013 | €5.1M |
| BriefCam | Series C | Mar 2013 | €5.0M |
| Scoopshot | Early VC | Jan 2013 | €4.5M |
| 90min | Early VC | May 2013 | €4.4M |
| Musicmetric | Early VC | Jan 2013 | €3.7M |
| X5 Music Group | Early VC | Jan 2013 | €3.7M |
Top investors
most active in H1 2013, by deal count- Wayra4 deals
- Entree Capital3 deals
- Alex Esser2 deals
- Balderton Capital2 deals
- BDMI (Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments)2 deals
- Christian Nilsson2 deals
- Collider2 deals
- Eyal Gura2 deals
- Francesco Micheli Associati2 deals
- Genesis Partners2 deals