Italy startup funding in H1 2014

European tech funding raised by Italy startups during H1 2014.

In H1 2014, 30 startups in Italy closed 31 funding rounds and raised €20M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 39.6% versus H1 2013. E-commerce was the most active sector, and Italian Angels for Growth was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€20M

-39.6% vs H1 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-8.8% vs H1 2013

Companies

Top sector

E-commerce

Rank in Europe

#18

0.5% of European funding

Top-10 round share

76.7%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

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

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Italy — top sectors by capital, H1 2014
Media	€4.8M
Marketing	€3.7M
Software	€2.8M
Healthtech	€2.0M
E-commerce	€1.5M
Fashion	€1.4M
Fintech	€1.2M
Travel	€1.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Italy — stage mix, H1 2014
Seed	€8.2M
Series A	€5.7M
Other	€2.8M
Early VC	€2.7M
Series C	€500k
Grant	€100k

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Epoxy	Series A	Jun 2014	€4.8M
Cellply	Seed	Mar 2014	€2.0M
BeMyEye	Early VC	May 2014	€2.0M
PrivateGriffe	Seed	Feb 2014	€1.2M
AppsBuilder	Other	Apr 2014	€1.1M
Insem Spa	Other	Apr 2014	€1.0M
ChupaMobile	Seed	May 2014	€851k
Sailogy	Series A	Mar 2014	€833k
TradeYa	Seed	Feb 2014	€814k
WIB Machines	Seed	Mar 2014	€750k
MoneyFarm	Early VC	Jan 2014	€700k
RisparmioSuper	Series C	Mar 2014	€500k
Lovli.it	Seed	Apr 2014	€500k
Jobyourlife	Seed	Jan 2014	€464k
Jobmetoo	Other	Apr 2014	€435k

View all 31 Italy deals in H1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2014, by deal count

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