Transportation funding in H2 2012
European Transportation startup funding raised during H2 2012.
In H2 2012, 21 European Transportation companies closed 23 funding rounds and raised €64M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 862.3% versus H2 2011. Debt rounds added €500k. UK led by capital raised, and KFW was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€64M
+862.3% vs H2 2011 · excl. debt & grants · +€500k debt
Funding rounds
23
+109.1% vs H2 2011
Companies
21
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#10
2.6% of sector funding
Debt financing
€500k
0.8% of total
Top-10 round share
91.4%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthTransportation — funding by month, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Transportation — top countries by capital, H2 2012 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €30M |
| Germany | €24M |
| France | €5.4M |
| Denmark | €2.5M |
| Spain | €1.5M |
| Israel | €1.3M |
| Greece | €500k |
| Belgium | €77k |
Stage mix
by € raisedTransportation — stage mix, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Transportation — stage mix, H2 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €32M |
| Early VC | €15M |
| Seed | €8.7M |
| Series A | €4.6M |
| Series D+ | €4.5M |
| Debt | €500k |
| Grant | €39k |
Exits & M&A
3 Acquisition3 exits.
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hailo | Series B | Dec 2012 | €24M |
| GOVECS | Early VC | Sep 2012 | €10M |
| carpooling.com | Series B | Jul 2012 | €7.9M |
| OpenSynergy | Series D+ | Aug 2012 | €4.5M |
| LeCab | Series A | Dec 2012 | €3.1M |
| Kabbee | Early VC | Oct 2012 | €2.5M |
| navmii | Early VC | Jul 2012 | €2.5M |
| Drivy | Seed | Sep 2012 | €2.2M |
| Cabify | Series A | Sep 2012 | €1.5M |
| Augmentation Industries | Seed | Sep 2012 | €1.5M |
| Drivr | Seed | Sep 2012 | €1.3M |
| Freightos | Seed | Dec 2012 | €1.3M |
| Drivr | Seed | Nov 2012 | €1.2M |
| TradeCloudX | Seed | Sep 2012 | €793k |
| Taxibeat | Debt | Aug 2012 | €500k |
Top investors
most active in H2 2012, by deal count- KFW2 deals
- Accel1 deals
- ALSTIN Alternative Strategic Investments1 deals
- Alven Capital1 deals
- Atomico1 deals
- btov Partners1 deals
- Car4you1 deals
- Daimler1 deals
- Ed Wray1 deals
- Felicis Ventures1 deals