Israel startup funding in 2014
European tech funding raised by Israel startups during 2014.
In 2014, 149 startups in Israel closed 166 funding rounds and raised €1.0B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €5.1M. Software was the most active sector, and OurCrowd was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€1.0B
excl. debt & grants · +€5.1M debt
Funding rounds
166
Companies
149
Top sector
Software
Israel: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €431M | +38.1% | 89 | +17.1% | — |
| 2013 | €450M | +4.6% | 134 | +50.6% | €2.3M |
| 2014 | €1.0B | +117.4% | 166 | +23.9% | €5.1M |
Rank in Europe
#3
10.3% of European funding
Debt financing
€5.1M
0.5% of total
Top-10 round share
37.7%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
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Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthIsrael — funding by month, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €61M | 15 |
| Feb | €89M | 17 |
| Mar | €71M | 14 |
| Apr | €61M | 12 |
| May | €26M | 11 |
| Jun | €65M | 16 |
| Jul | €67M | 13 |
| Aug | €239M | 12 |
| Sep | €41M | 13 |
| Oct | €122M | 18 |
| Nov | €61M | 13 |
| Dec | €83M | 12 |
Top sectors
by € raisedIsrael — top sectors by capital, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Israel — top sectors by capital, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Software | €385M |
| Marketing | €183M |
| Media | €135M |
| Transportation | €130M |
| Cybersecurity | €121M |
| Travel | €113M |
| Fintech | €91M |
| Healthtech | €89M |
Stage mix
by € raisedIsrael — stage mix, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Israel — stage mix, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series D+ | €224M |
| Series B | €208M |
| Series A | €193M |
| Other | €129M |
| Series C | €86M |
| Growth/Late | €80M |
| Seed | €44M |
| Early VC | €15M |
| Debt | €5.1M |
| Grant | €1.0M |
Exits & M&A
14 Acquisition14 exits · €123M disclosed.
| Lacoon Mobile Security | Acquisition | Dec 2014 | €87M |
| IdMlogic | Acquisition | Dec 2014 | €18M |
| LinX Imaging | Acquisition | Dec 2014 | €18M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gett (GetTaxi) | Series D+ | Aug 2014 | €112M |
| ironSource | Series A | Aug 2014 | €64M |
| Kaltura | Series D+ | Feb 2014 | €35M |
| StoreDot | Series B | Oct 2014 | €33M |
| Gamida Cell | Growth/Late | Aug 2014 | €26M |
| Stratoscale | Series B | Nov 2014 | €26M |
| Capriza | Series C | Oct 2014 | €21M |
| Altair Semiconductor | Series D+ | Jun 2014 | €18M |
| CTERA Networks | Series C | Jul 2014 | €18M |
| OurCrowd | Series B | Apr 2014 | €18M |
Largest debt rounds
debt financing, 2014; not in the equity total| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| BillGuard | Debt | Sep 2014 | €2.7M |
| Replay Technologies | Debt | Dec 2014 | €2.4M |
Top investors
most active in 2014, by deal count- OurCrowd10 deals
- Magma Venture Partners9 deals
- Sequoia Capital5 deals
- Intel Capital5 deals
- Gemini Israel Ventures5 deals
- Carmel Ventures4 deals
- Pitango Venture Capital4 deals
- Blumberg Capital4 deals
- Jerusalem Venture Partners4 deals
- Greylock Partners4 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology