Sectors/Media/2015/H2

Media funding in H2 2015

European Media startup funding raised during H2 2015.

In H2 2015, 135 European Media companies raised a combined €389M across 137 funding rounds, up 164.1% versus H2 2014. Russia led by capital raised, and Angels Den was the most active investor. Data as of 23 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€389M

+164.1% vs H2 2014

Funding rounds

137

+53.9% vs H2 2014

Companies

135

Top country

Russia

Rank among sectors

#10

3.6% of sector funding

Debt financing

€8.5M

2.2% of total

Top-10 round share

57.0%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Exits & M&A

42 Acquisition · 3 Buyout · 3 Merger

48 exits · €3.1B disclosed.

Mediaset (Pay-TV arm)	Acquisition	Nov 2015	€773M
Photobox	Buyout	Aug 2015	€480M
SintecMedia	Acquisition	Dec 2015	€364M
Media Broadcast	Acquisition	Jul 2015	€295M
Altice Media Group France	Acquisition	Oct 2015	€241M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2015

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Virtus.pro	Seed	Oct 2015	€89M
Magine	Growth/Late	Oct 2015	€24M
AnyClip	Growth/Late	Jul 2015	€19M
Interlude	Growth/Late	Dec 2015

View all 137 Media deals in H2 2015 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2015, by deal count

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