Telecom funding in 2013
European Telecom startup funding raised during 2013.
In 2013, 35 European Telecom companies closed 39 funding rounds and raised €262M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). UK led by capital raised, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€262M
excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
39
Companies
35
Top country
UK
Telecom: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | €111M | -75.4% | 29 | -27.5% | — |
| 2012 | €99M | -11.1% | 29 | +0.0% | €5.3M |
| 2013 | €262M | +165.4% | 39 | +34.5% | — |
Rank among sectors
#7
4.6% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
89.3%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthTelecom — funding by month, 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €9.4M | 3 |
| Feb | €96M | 7 |
| Mar | €9.3M | 3 |
| Apr | €24M | 4 |
| May | €1.3M | 1 |
| Jun | €769k | 1 |
| Jul | €701k | 3 |
| Aug | €3.6M | 2 |
| Sep | €3.2M | 5 |
| Oct | €27M | 3 |
| Nov | €59M | 3 |
| Dec | €28M | 4 |
Top countries
by € raisedTelecom — top countries by capital, 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Telecom — top countries by capital, 2013 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €98M |
| Israel | €55M |
| Netherlands | €50M |
| France | €34M |
| Germany | €17M |
| Ireland | €4.2M |
| Denmark | €1.3M |
| Russia | €769k |
Stage mix
by € raisedTelecom — stage mix, 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Telecom — stage mix, 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Growth/Late | €202M |
| Series B | €26M |
| Seed | €18M |
| Series D+ | €6.7M |
| Series A | €5.0M |
| Other | €2.9M |
| Early VC | €2.0M |
| Grant | €25k |
Exits & M&A
9 Acquisition9 exits · €27B disclosed.
| EE (Everything Everywhere) | Acquisition | Nov 2013 | €15B |
| E-Plus Gruppe | Acquisition | Jul 2013 | €8.6B |
| Jazztel | Acquisition | Feb 2013 | €3.4B |
| Wilocity | Acquisition | Feb 2013 | €273M |
| Voxmobili | Acquisition | Feb 2013 | €24M |
| Neul | Acquisition | Mar 2013 | €23M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truphone | Growth/Late | Feb 2013 | €87M |
| Afrimax | Growth/Late | Nov 2013 | €41M |
| Wilocity | Growth/Late | Oct 2013 | €26M |
| Sequans Communications | Growth/Late | Dec 2013 | €19M |
| SIRIN Labs | Growth/Late | Nov 2013 | €18M |
| inexio | Growth/Late | Apr 2013 | €11M |
| Vasona Networks | Series B | Mar 2013 | €9.1M |
| Fairphone | Seed | Dec 2013 | €8.1M |
| DelfMEMS | Series B | Jan 2013 | €8.0M |
| Ekinops | Series D+ | Apr 2013 | €6.7M |
Top investors
most active in 2013, by deal count- Crowdcube4 deals
- Entree Capital2 deals
- Abramovich1 deals
- Auriga Partners1 deals
- Benchmark1 deals
- Bessemer Venture Partners1 deals
- Cii21 deals
- Club Italia Investimenti 21 deals
- Cottonwood Technology Fund1 deals
- CS Networks1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology