Sectors/Software/2013/H2

Software funding in H2 2013

European Software startup funding raised during H2 2013.

In H2 2013, 213 European Software companies raised a combined €451M across 222 funding rounds, up 62.1% versus H2 2012. UK led by capital raised, and Startupbootcamp was the most active investor. Data as of 7 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€451M

+62.1% vs H2 2012

Funding rounds

222

+64.4% vs H2 2012

Companies

213

Top country

Rank among sectors

15.5% of sector funding

Debt financing

€10.0M

2.2% of total

Top-10 round share

49.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Exits & M&A

13 Acquisition · 1 Buyout

14 exits · €4.1B disclosed.

Wood Mackenzie / Woodmac	Acquisition	Dec 2013	€2.5B
Advanced Computer Software	Acquisition	Jul 2013	€900M
Telerik	Acquisition	Sep 2013	€239M
eXelate	Acquisition	Nov 2013	€182M
Nimbuzz	Acquisition	Sep 2013	€159M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Powa Technologies	Series A	Aug 2013	€57M
Luxoft	Other	Dec 2013	€31M
Arria NLG	Growth/Late	Nov 2013	€30M
Scality	Series C	Jul 2013

View all 222 Software deals in H2 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2013, by deal count

Startupbootcamp9 deals
Crowdcube5 deals
SEEDrs5 deals
Partech Ventures3 deals
SEEDcamp3 deals
Techstars3 deals
Wayra3 deals
Bessemer Venture Partners2 deals
Bpifrance2 deals
Carmel Ventures2 deals

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