European Media startup funding raised during H1 2015.
In H1 2015, 120 European Media companies raised a combined €1.0B across 124 funding rounds, up 128.9% versus H1 2014. Sweden led by capital raised, and Northzone was the most active investor. Data as of 23 Aug 2026.
32 exits · €4.7B disclosed.
| HERE | Acquisition | Jan 2015 | €2.8B |
| Financial Times | Acquisition | Jan 2015 | €1.2B |
| CTC Media | Acquisition | Jan 2015 | €234M |
| Dailymotion | Acquisition | Feb 2015 | €217M |
| Unruly | Acquisition | Jan 2015 | €137M |
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify | Series D+ | Jun 2015 | €479M |
| Trustpilot | Series D+ | May 2015 | €66M |
| Believe Digital | Other | Feb 2015 | €53M |
| RateSetter | Growth/Late | Mar 2015 |
| Zoomin.TV |
| Acquisition |
| Mar 2015 |
| €88M |
| €27M |
| Shazam | Series D+ | Jan 2015 | €25M |
| Crowdmix | Growth/Late | Jun 2015 | €19M |
| Devialet | Series B | Jun 2015 | €18M |
| EyeEm | Series B | Apr 2015 | €17M |
| Songkick | Series C | Jun 2015 | €15M |
| Falcon Social | Series B | Mar 2015 | €14M |
| Playbuzz | Series B | Mar 2015 | €14M |
| skimlinks | Series C | Feb 2015 | €14M |
| Yotpo | Series B | Jun 2015 | €14M |
| Teads | Debt | Jan 2015 | €13M |
| Life On Air - Houseparty | Early VC | May 2015 | €12M |
