Transportation funding in 2012
European Transportation startup funding raised during 2012.
In 2012, 39 European Transportation companies closed 44 funding rounds and raised €180M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €500k. Russia led by capital raised, and Accel was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€180M
excl. debt & grants · +€500k debt
Funding rounds
44
Companies
39
Top country
Russia
Transportation: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €93M | +212.1% | 17 | +13.3% | — |
| 2011 | €28M | -69.5% | 20 | +17.6% | — |
| 2012 | €180M | +537.7% | 44 | +120.0% | €500k |
Rank among sectors
#10
3.8% of sector funding
Debt financing
€500k
0.3% of total
Top-10 round share
82.6%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthTransportation — funding by month, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €23M | 6 |
| Feb | €3.8M | 4 |
| Mar | €28M | 4 |
| Apr | €4.4M | 2 |
| May | €57M | 2 |
| Jun | €0 | 3 |
| Jul | €10M | 2 |
| Aug | €5.0M | 2 |
| Sep | €17M | 7 |
| Oct | €2.7M | 5 |
| Nov | €1.2M | 3 |
| Dec | €28M | 4 |
Top countries
by € raisedTransportation — top countries by capital, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Transportation — top countries by capital, 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Russia | €64M |
| UK | €45M |
| Germany | €24M |
| Israel | €19M |
| France | €13M |
| Netherlands | €6.9M |
| Finland | €3.6M |
| Denmark | €2.5M |
Stage mix
by € raisedTransportation — stage mix, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Transportation — stage mix, 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €57M |
| Growth/Late | €57M |
| Series A | €28M |
| Early VC | €19M |
| Seed | €15M |
| Series D+ | €4.5M |
| Debt | €500k |
| Grant | €39k |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVITO.ru | Growth/Late | May 2012 | €57M |
| Hailo | Series B | Dec 2012 | €24M |
| Gett (GetTaxi) | Series B | Mar 2012 | €15M |
| Hailo | Series A | Mar 2012 | €13M |
| GOVECS | Early VC | Sep 2012 | €10M |
| carpooling.com | Series B | Jul 2012 | €7.9M |
| Dauria Aerospace | Series A | Jan 2012 | €7.7M |
| BlaBlaCar | Series B | Jan 2012 | €7.7M |
| OpenSynergy | Series D+ | Aug 2012 | €4.5M |
| XCOR | Early VC | Feb 2012 | €3.8M |
Largest debt rounds
debt financing, 2012; not in the equity totalTop investors
most active in 2012, by deal count- Accel4 deals
- Atomico2 deals
- btov Partners2 deals
- Car4you2 deals
- KFW2 deals
- Project A Ventures2 deals
- Red Swan Ventures2 deals
- RI Digital Ventures GmbH2 deals
- Wellington Partners2 deals
- 88 Investments1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology