Belgium startup funding in 2014
European tech funding raised by Belgium startups during 2014.
In 2014, 28 startups in Belgium closed 29 funding rounds and raised €54M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Software was the most active sector, and Lean Fund was the most active investor. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€54M
excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
29
Companies
28
Top sector
Software
Belgium: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €26M | +50.5% | 17 | +6.3% | — |
| 2013 | €30M | +16.0% | 18 | +5.9% | — |
| 2014 | €54M | +82.7% | 29 | +61.1% | — |
Break down 2014 by period
Half-year
Rank in Europe
#16
0.6% of European funding
Top-10 round share
85.8%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthBelgium — funding by month, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €250k | 2 |
| Feb | €296k | 1 |
| Mar | €13M | 5 |
| May | €20M | 5 |
| Jun | €1.8M | 2 |
| Jul | €1.1M | 3 |
| Aug | €1.0M | 2 |
| Sep | €427k | 3 |
| Oct | €1.6M | 2 |
| Nov | €7.0M | 2 |
| Dec | €8.0M | 2 |
Top sectors
by € raisedBelgium — top sectors by capital, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Belgium — top sectors by capital, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Software | €36M |
| Healthtech | €13M |
| Marketing | €12M |
| Fintech | €7.0M |
| E-commerce | €2.0M |
| Consumer | €2.0M |
| Media | €1.5M |
| Transportation | €769k |
Stage mix
by € raisedBelgium — stage mix, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Belgium — stage mix, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €15M |
| Series A | €12M |
| Early VC | €8.0M |
| Growth/Late | €8.0M |
| Seed | €6.2M |
| Other | €5.4M |
Exits & M&A
13 Acquisition13 exits.
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyxoah | Series A | May 2014 | €8.0M |
| Amplidata | Growth/Late | Mar 2014 | €8.0M |
| OpenERP | Series B | May 2014 | €7.2M |
| Showpad | Series B | Nov 2014 | €6.8M |
| UnifiedPost | Early VC | Dec 2014 | €6.0M |
| Cartagenia | Other | May 2014 | €4.3M |
| NGDATA | Early VC | Dec 2014 | €2.0M |
| TagTagCity | Series A | Mar 2014 | €1.5M |
| Seaters | Seed | Mar 2014 | €1.4M |
| CoScale | Seed | Mar 2014 | €1.4M |
Top investors
most active in 2014, by deal count- Lean Fund3 deals
- SmartFin2 deals
- Fortino Capital2 deals
- Hummingbird Ventures2 deals
- eFounders1 deals
- Faber1 deals
- Intel Capital1 deals
- Internet Attitude1 deals
- Javest Investment Fund1 deals
- MyMicroInvest1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 4 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology