Sectors/Telecom/2011/H2

Telecom funding in H2 2011

European Telecom startup funding raised during H2 2011.

In H2 2011, 16 European Telecom companies closed 16 funding rounds and raised €53M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 86.9% versus H2 2010. Israel led by capital raised, and Qualcomm Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€53M

-86.9% vs H2 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-30.4% vs H2 2010

Companies

Top country

Israel

Rank among sectors

#11

2.7% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

98.1%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€0	1
Aug	€1.5M	2
Sep	€6.2M	2
Oct	€15M	3
Nov	€18M	5
Dec	€12M	3

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Telecom — top countries by capital, H2 2011
Israel	€25M
UK	€18M
Germany	€6.2M
Netherlands	€1.8M
Ireland	€850k
Spain	€107k
Belgium	€0
Sweden	€0

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Telecom — stage mix, H2 2011
Growth/Late	€16M
Series B	€14M
Series D+	€8.6M
Series A	€8.0M
Early VC	€4.9M
Seed	€1.2M
Other	€448k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Siklu	Series B	Oct 2011	€14M
ip.access	Growth/Late	Dec 2011	€11M
ColorChip	Series D+	Nov 2011	€8.6M
azeti Networks	Series A	Nov 2011	€6.2M
Nomad Digital	Early VC	Sep 2011	€4.4M
AirSense Wireless	Series A	Sep 2011	€1.8M
ASOCS	Growth/Late	Nov 2011	€1.8M
O3b Networks	Growth/Late	Nov 2011	€1.8M
Crowdx	Seed	Aug 2011	€1.1M
EpiSensor	Growth/Late	Dec 2011	€850k
Cognia	Early VC	Oct 2011	€462k
VoipSwitch	Other	Aug 2011	€448k
Carriots	Seed	Nov 2011	€107k

View all 16 Telecom deals in H2 2011 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2011, by deal count

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