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Finland startup funding in Q1 2014

European tech funding raised by Finland startups during Q1 2014.

In Q1 2014, 15 startups in Finland closed 16 funding rounds and raised €18M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 6.5% versus Q1 2013. Software was the most active sector, and Practica Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€18M
-6.5% vs Q1 2013 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
16
+33.3% vs Q1 2013
Companies
15
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#15
0.9% of European funding
Top-10 round share
96.8%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Finland — funding by month, Q1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Jan€15M9
Feb€425k4
Mar€2.8M3

Top sectors

by € raised
Finland — top sectors by capital, Q1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
Finland — top sectors by capital, Q1 2014
Gaming€6.0M
Healthtech€4.7M
Foodtech€2.2M
HRtech€1.6M
Edtech€1.5M
E-commerce€1.2M
Fashion€1.1M
Marketing€645k

Stage mix

by € raised
Finland — stage mix, Q1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
Finland — stage mix, Q1 2014
Series A€5.8M
Growth/Late€4.7M
Seed€3.6M
Early VC€2.5M
Other€1.4M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2014
CompanyStageDateAmount
MendorGrowth/LateJan 2014€4.7M
Next GamesSeries AJan 2014€4.4M
MekitecEarly VCMar 2014€2.2M
PlayRavenSeedJan 2014€1.7M
TransfluentSeries AJan 2014€1.5M
Swap.comSeedJan 2014€1.1M
Lennu KeinanenOtherJan 2014€800k
BooxmediaSeedMar 2014€450k
sayduckOtherJan 2014€350k
Innorange OyEarly VCFeb 2014€300k
TrackDuckOtherJan 2014€200k
TrackDuckSeedMar 2014€145k
VenuuSeedFeb 2014€125k
FuzuSeedJan 2014€100k
View all 16 Finland deals in Q1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2014, by deal count
← All 2014 Finland funding