Finland startup funding in H2 2014

European tech funding raised by Finland startups during H2 2014.

In H2 2014, 35 startups in Finland closed 36 funding rounds and raised €76M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 21.5% versus H2 2013. Software was the most active sector, and Inventure was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€76M

+21.5% vs H2 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+12.5% vs H2 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

#11

1.4% of European funding

Top-10 round share

65.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€5.8M	3
Aug	€16M	7
Sep	€18M	6
Oct	€7.3M	5
Nov	€9.3M	9
Dec	€21M	6

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Finland — top sectors by capital, H2 2014
Transportation	€15M
Healthtech	€15M
Hardware	€12M
Telecom	€11M
Gaming	€10M
Software	€9.2M
Wellness & Beauty	€8.8M
E-commerce	€8.4M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Finland — stage mix, H2 2014
Series A	€28M
Seed	€15M
Series B	€13M
Other	€13M
Early VC	€7.2M
Grant	€1.7M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition · 1 IPO

2 exits · €7.9M disclosed.

Booxmedia

Acquisition

Nov 2014

€7.9M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Jolla	Series B	Dec 2014	€9.9M
IndoorAtlas	Series A	Sep 2014	€7.6M
Beddit	Early VC	Sep 2014	€6.1M
Enevo	Series A	Aug 2014	€6.0M
Nosto	Series A	Jul 2014	€4.0M
Seriously	Series A	Nov 2014	€4.0M
Blueprint Genetics	Other	Sep 2014	€3.5M
Jongla	Series B	Oct 2014	€3.4M
Nexstim	Other	Dec 2014	€3.4M
PlayRaven	Seed	Dec 2014	€3.3M
Swap.com	Series A	Dec 2014	€3.2M
Cyberlightning	Series A	Aug 2014	€3.1M
Blueprint Genetics	Seed	Aug 2014	€2.9M
Small Giant Games	Other	Oct 2014	€2.8M
NewIcon	Other	Nov 2014	€2.3M

View all 36 Finland deals in H2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2014, by deal count

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