Sectors/Telecom/2010/H1

Telecom funding in H1 2010

European Telecom startup funding raised during H1 2010.

In H1 2010, 17 European Telecom companies closed 17 funding rounds and raised €48M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 18.0% versus H1 2009. France led by capital raised, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€48M

-18.0% vs H1 2009 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+88.9% vs H1 2009

Companies

Top country

France

Rank among sectors

4.3% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

96.1%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€4.5M	6
Feb	€2.1M	1
Mar	€4.5M	2
Apr	€7.4M	2
Jun	€30M	6

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Telecom — top countries by capital, H1 2010
France	€19M
Denmark	€13M
UK	€6.5M
Luxembourg	€5.8M
Italy	€1.7M
Germany	€1.1M
Netherlands	€555k
Israel	€203k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Telecom — stage mix, H1 2010
Growth/Late	€22M
Early VC	€13M
Series D+	€6.0M
Seed	€4.0M
Other	€3.2M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2010

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Vopium	Growth/Late	Jun 2010	€13M
Scopelec	Early VC	Jun 2010	€8.9M
Ekinops	Series D+	Jun 2010	€6.0M
Skype	Growth/Late	Apr 2010	€5.8M
Zinwave	Growth/Late	Mar 2010	€2.8M
ActivNetworks	Early VC	Jan 2010	€2.4M
Muzicall	Other	Feb 2010	€2.1M
S5 Tech	Seed	Mar 2010	€1.7M
Arieso	Early VC	Apr 2010	€1.6M
Sipartech	Seed	Jan 2010	€1.5M
IPTEGO	Other	Jun 2010	€1.1M
RingCredible	Seed	Jan 2010	€555k
EffDon	Seed	Jun 2010	€203k
Cybronics	Seed	Jan 2010	€40k

View all 17 Telecom deals in H1 2010 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2010, by deal count

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