Estonia startup funding in H1 2014
European tech funding raised by Estonia startups during H1 2014.
In H1 2014, 21 startups in Estonia closed 24 funding rounds and raised €45M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 92.2% versus H1 2013. Debt rounds added €649k. Software was the most active sector, and Jaan Tallinn was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€45M
+92.2% vs H1 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€649k debt
Funding rounds
24
+300.0% vs H1 2013
Companies
21
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#14
1.1% of European funding
Debt financing
€649k
1.4% of total
Top-10 round share
92.6%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthEstonia — funding by month, H1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €8.6M | 12 |
| Feb | €2.1M | 6 |
| Mar | €15M | 2 |
| Apr | €1.0M | 2 |
| May | €500k | 1 |
| Jun | €18M | 1 |
Top sectors
by € raisedEstonia — top sectors by capital, H1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Estonia — top sectors by capital, H1 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €34M |
| Software | €5.7M |
| Gaming | €1.3M |
| Edtech | €943k |
| Healthtech | €664k |
| Cybersecurity | €600k |
| Media | €508k |
| Agritech | €500k |
Stage mix
by € raisedEstonia — stage mix, H1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Estonia — stage mix, H1 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €18M |
| Early VC | €15M |
| Other | €8.5M |
| Seed | €3.3M |
| Debt | €649k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H1 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wise | Series B | Jun 2014 | €18M |
| AASA Global | Early VC | Mar 2014 | €15M |
| Yoga.ee | Other | Jan 2014 | €2.3M |
| ZeroTurnaround | Other | Jan 2014 | €2.2M |
| Relax Gaming | Other | Jan 2014 | €1.3M |
| Lingvist | Seed | Apr 2014 | €943k |
| PlanetOS | Other | Jan 2014 | €715k |
| SelfDiagnostics | Debt | Feb 2014 | €649k |
| Defendec | Other | Feb 2014 | €600k |
| Leaf Media Group | Seed | Jan 2014 | €508k |
| Funderbeam | Seed | May 2014 | €500k |
| VitalFields | Seed | Jan 2014 | €500k |
| Funderbeam | Other | Feb 2014 | €500k |
| cloutex | Seed | Jan 2014 | €435k |
| Fleep | Seed | Mar 2014 | €360k |
Top investors
most active in H1 2014, by deal count- Jaan Tallinn3 deals
- SmartCap3 deals
- Andrus Purde1 deals
- Bain Capital Ventures1 deals
- DreamIt Ventures1 deals
- Estonian angels1 deals
- IA Ventures1 deals
- Index Ventures1 deals
- Intertrust1 deals
- Inventure1 deals