Italy startup funding in 2014
European tech funding raised by Italy startups during 2014.
In 2014, 71 startups in Italy closed 81 funding rounds and raised €61M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €400k. Marketing was the most active sector, and LVenture Group was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€61M
excl. debt & grants · +€400k debt
Funding rounds
81
Companies
71
Top sector
Marketing
Italy: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €65M | +124.5% | 39 | +69.6% | — |
| 2013 | €54M | -16.0% | 78 | +100.0% | €2.8M |
| 2014 | €61M | +13.4% | 81 | +3.8% | €400k |
Rank in Europe
#14
0.6% of European funding
Debt financing
€400k
0.6% of total
Top-10 round share
53.9%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthItaly — funding by month, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €1.4M | 7 |
| Feb | €2.3M | 4 |
| Mar | €4.6M | 8 |
| Apr | €3.1M | 5 |
| May | €3.2M | 4 |
| Jun | €5.4M | 3 |
| Jul | €5.2M | 10 |
| Aug | €1.4M | 5 |
| Sep | €14M | 11 |
| Oct | €4.8M | 9 |
| Nov | €9.2M | 8 |
| Dec | €7.8M | 7 |
Top sectors
by € raisedItaly — top sectors by capital, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Italy — top sectors by capital, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Marketing | €12M |
| E-commerce | €11M |
| Software | €9.5M |
| Fintech | €9.3M |
| Media | €9.2M |
| Fashion | €5.7M |
| Foodtech | €5.3M |
| Healthtech | €2.7M |
Stage mix
by € raisedItaly — stage mix, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Italy — stage mix, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Seed | €18M |
| Series A | €13M |
| Other | €10M |
| Series B | €9.2M |
| Early VC | €8.3M |
| Growth/Late | €1.8M |
| Series C | €500k |
| Debt | €400k |
| Grant | €175k |
Exits & M&A
3 Acquisition · 1 IPO4 exits.
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satispay | Series A | Sep 2014 | €5.5M |
| DoveConviene | Series B | Dec 2014 | €5.2M |
| Epoxy | Series A | Jun 2014 | €4.8M |
| ContactLab | Other | Nov 2014 | €4.0M |
| MusiXmatch | Series B | Sep 2014 | €3.8M |
| PrivateGriffe | Early VC | Oct 2014 | €2.7M |
| Cellply | Seed | Mar 2014 | €2.0M |
| BeMyEye | Early VC | May 2014 | €2.0M |
| ADmantX | Growth/Late | Jul 2014 | €1.8M |
| Pogoseat | Series A | Jul 2014 | €1.7M |
Largest debt rounds
debt financing, 2014; not in the equity totalTop investors
most active in 2014, by deal count- LVenture Group10 deals
- P1018 deals
- Cii28 deals
- Club Italia Investimenti 28 deals
- Italian Angels for Growth6 deals
- United Ventures5 deals
- TIM Ventures3 deals
- H-FARM Ventures3 deals
- 360 Capital Partners3 deals
- Atlante Ventures3 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology