Italy startup funding in H2 2014

European tech funding raised by Italy startups during H2 2014.

In H2 2014, 48 startups in Italy closed 50 funding rounds and raised €42M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 95.1% versus H2 2013. Debt rounds added €400k. Marketing was the most active sector, and P101 was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€42M

+95.1% vs H2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€400k debt

Funding rounds

+13.6% vs H2 2013

Companies

Top sector

Marketing

Rank in Europe

#14

0.8% of European funding

Debt financing

€400k

1.0% of total

Top-10 round share

68.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
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 € raised

Data table

	Italy — top sectors by capital, H2 2014
E-commerce	€9.7M
Marketing	€8.3M
Fintech	€8.2M
Software	€6.8M
Foodtech	€5.1M
Media	€4.4M
Fashion	€4.3M
Transportation	€1.3M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Italy — stage mix, H2 2014
Seed	€10M
Series B	€9.2M
Other	€7.7M
Series A	€7.2M
Early VC	€5.6M
Growth/Late	€1.8M
Debt	€400k
Grant	€75k

Exits & M&A

1 IPO

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Satispay	Series A	Sep 2014	€5.5M
DoveConviene	Series B	Dec 2014	€5.2M
ContactLab	Other	Nov 2014	€4.0M
MusiXmatch	Series B	Sep 2014	€3.8M
PrivateGriffe	Early VC	Oct 2014	€2.7M
ADmantX	Growth/Late	Jul 2014	€1.8M
Pogoseat	Series A	Jul 2014	€1.7M
Cortilia	Early VC	Nov 2014	€1.5M
RisparmioSuper	Other	Nov 2014	€1.4M
Supermercato24	Seed	Sep 2014	€1.2M
ChupaMobile	Other	Sep 2014	€1.2M
Drexcode	Seed	Dec 2014	€1.0M
wiMAN	Seed	Dec 2014	€700k
Vino75	Seed	Sep 2014	€682k
Viralize	Early VC	Nov 2014	€639k

View all 50 Italy deals in H2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2014, by deal count

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