Finland startup funding in H1 2014

European tech funding raised by Finland startups during H1 2014.

In H1 2014, 32 startups in Finland closed 33 funding rounds and raised €52M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 65.3% versus H1 2013. Debt rounds added €25M. Software was the most active sector, and Practica Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€52M

-65.3% vs H1 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€25M debt

Funding rounds

+10.0% vs H1 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

#11

1.8% of European funding

Debt financing

€25M

32.6% of total

Top-10 round share

82.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€15M	9
Feb	€425k	4
Mar	€2.8M	3
Apr	€18M	4
May	€9.3M	7
Jun	€32M	6

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Finland — top sectors by capital, H1 2014
Gaming	€51M
Healthtech	€20M
Wellness & Beauty	€16M
Transportation	€6.0M
Hardware	€4.0M
Software	€3.6M
Legaltech	€2.5M
Foodtech	€2.2M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Finland — stage mix, H1 2014
Debt	€25M
Other	€19M
Seed	€12M
Series A	€11M
Growth/Late	€4.7M
Early VC	€2.5M
Series B	€2.0M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Rovio	Debt	Jun 2014	€25M
Lifeline Ventures Oy	Other	Apr 2014	€15M
Mendor	Growth/Late	Jan 2014	€4.7M
Next Games	Series A	Jan 2014	€4.4M
IndoorAtlas	Seed	Jun 2014	€3.3M
Boomlagoon	Series A	May 2014	€2.6M
TrademarkNow	Series A	May 2014	€2.5M
Mekitec	Early VC	Mar 2014	€2.2M
Aito	Series B	Jun 2014	€2.0M
Seriously	Seed	May 2014	€1.9M
PlayRaven	Seed	Jan 2014	€1.7M
HeiaHeia.com	Other	Apr 2014	€1.5M
Transfluent	Series A	Jan 2014	€1.5M
HeiaHeia	Other	Apr 2014	€1.1M
Swap.com	Seed	Jan 2014	€1.1M

View all 33 Finland deals in H1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2014, by deal count

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