European Media startup funding raised during H1 2017.
In H1 2017, 146 European Media companies raised a combined €799M across 162 funding rounds, down 47.5% versus H1 2016. Germany led by capital raised, and Bpifrance was the most active investor. Data as of 23 Aug 2026.
27 exits · €631M disclosed.
| Shazam | Acquisition | Apr 2017 | €336M |
| Aufeminin | Acquisition | Apr 2017 | €286M |
| Dynastrom | Acquisition | Jun 2017 | €3.5M |
| Nitro Games | IPO | Jan 2017 | €3.2M |
| Bambuser | IPO | Feb 2017 | €2.5M |
| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| SoundCloud | Series D+ | Mar 2017 | €160M |
| SoundCloud | Debt | Mar 2017 | €64M |
| Valens Semiconductor | Other | Apr 2017 | €56M |
| Studio71 | Growth/Late | Jan 2017 |
| €53M |
| Shadow | Other | Jun 2017 | €51M |
| Contenful | Series C | Apr 2017 | €26M |
| Kry | Series A | Jun 2017 | €20M |
| Soundtrack Your Brand | Growth/Late | Feb 2017 | €20M |
| RateSetter | Other | Jun 2017 | €15M |
| Minute Media | Series D+ | Feb 2017 | €14M |
| Corephotonics | Series C | Jan 2017 | €14M |
| Readly | Other | May 2017 | €13M |
| USound | Series B | Jan 2017 | €12M |
| Avalanche Studios | Other | Apr 2017 | €10M |
| Phenix Groupe | Other | Apr 2017 | €10M |
