Media funding in Q1 2013
European Media startup funding raised during Q1 2013.
In Q1 2013, 47 European Media companies closed 50 funding rounds and raised €55M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 46.0% versus Q1 2012. Debt rounds added €22M. UK led by capital raised, and Entree Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€55M
-46.0% vs Q1 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€22M debt
Funding rounds
50
+16.3% vs Q1 2012
Companies
47
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#5
7.1% of sector funding
Debt financing
€22M
28.5% of total
Top-10 round share
78.0%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthMedia — funding by month, Q1 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €21M | 21 |
| Feb | €29M | 12 |
| Mar | €27M | 17 |
Top countries
by € raisedMedia — top countries by capital, Q1 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Media — top countries by capital, Q1 2013 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €33M |
| Israel | €17M |
| France | €9.8M |
| Finland | €4.6M |
| Italy | €4.4M |
| Sweden | €3.7M |
| Switzerland | €2.8M |
| Germany | €380k |
Stage mix
by € raisedMedia — stage mix, Q1 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Media — stage mix, Q1 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Debt | €22M |
| Seed | €19M |
| Series C | €13M |
| Early VC | €13M |
| Other | €6.6M |
| Series A | €2.7M |
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 Q1 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Seed | Feb 2013 | €10M |
| Innovid | Series C | Mar 2013 | €8.4M |
| Ebuzzing | Debt | Feb 2013 | €8.1M |
| Teads | Debt | Feb 2013 | €8.0M |
| Mirriad | Other | Mar 2013 | €5.1M |
| BriefCam | Series C | Mar 2013 | €5.0M |
| Scoopshot | Early VC | Jan 2013 | €4.5M |
| Musicmetric | Early VC | Jan 2013 | €3.7M |
| X5 Music Group | Early VC | Jan 2013 | €3.7M |
| MusiXmatch | Debt | Jan 2013 | €2.8M |
| Official.fm | Debt | Jan 2013 | €2.8M |
| Realeyes | Series A | Mar 2013 | €2.4M |
| Glide | Seed | Mar 2013 | €1.5M |
| Epoxy | Seed | Mar 2013 | €1.5M |
| Digital Theatre | Early VC | Jan 2013 | €919k |
Top investors
most active in Q1 2013, by deal count- Entree Capital3 deals
- Collider2 deals
- Francesco Micheli Associati2 deals
- Paolo Barberis2 deals
- Plus Ventures2 deals
- Start-Up Chile2 deals
- Advancit Capital1 deals
- Alven Capital1 deals
- Axivate Capital1 deals
- BDMI (Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments)1 deals