European Media startup funding raised during 2015.
In 2015, 240 European Media companies raised a combined €1.4B across 261 funding rounds. Sweden led by capital raised, and Northzone was the most active investor. Data as of 21 Aug 2026.
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify | Series D+ | Jun 2015 | €479M |
| Virtus.pro | Seed | Oct 2015 | €89M |
| Trustpilot | Series D+ | May 2015 | €66M |
| Believe Digital | Other | Feb 2015 |
80 exits · €7.7B disclosed.
| HERE | Acquisition | Jan 2015 | €2.8B |
| Financial Times | Acquisition | Jan 2015 | €1.2B |
| Mediaset (Pay-TV arm) | Acquisition | Nov 2015 | €773M |
| Photobox | Buyout | Aug 2015 | €480M |
| SintecMedia | Acquisition | Dec 2015 | €364M |
| Media Broadcast | Acquisition | Jul 2015 | €295M |
| €53M |
| RateSetter | Growth/Late | Mar 2015 | €27M |
| Shazam | Series D+ | Jan 2015 | €25M |
| Magine | Growth/Late | Oct 2015 | €24M |
| Crowdmix | Growth/Late | Jun 2015 | €19M |
| AnyClip | Growth/Late | Jul 2015 | €19M |
| Devialet | Series B | Jun 2015 | €18M |
| Interlude | Growth/Late | Dec 2015 | €17M |
| EyeEm | Series B | Apr 2015 | €17M |
| Hola CDN | Series C | Sep 2015 | €15M |
| Songkick | Series C | Jun 2015 | €15M |
| Moviepilot | Series B | Sep 2015 | €14M |
