Italy startup funding in Q4 2014

European tech funding raised by Italy startups during Q4 2014.

In Q4 2014, 24 startups in Italy closed 24 funding rounds and raised €22M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 277.5% versus Q4 2013. E-commerce was the most active sector, and P101 was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€22M

+277.5% vs Q4 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+26.3% vs Q4 2013

Companies

Top sector

E-commerce

Rank in Europe

#14

1.0% of European funding

Top-10 round share

83.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€4.8M	9
Nov	€9.2M	8
Dec	€7.8M	7

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Italy — top sectors by capital, Q4 2014
E-commerce	€9.1M
Marketing	€4.6M
Software	€4.5M
Fashion	€4.2M
Foodtech	€2.7M
Fintech	€2.1M
Telecom	€1.1M
Media	€639k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Italy — stage mix, Q4 2014
Other	€6.5M
Early VC	€5.6M
Series B	€5.2M
Seed	€4.5M
Grant	€50k

Exits & M&A

1 IPO

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
DoveConviene	Series B	Dec 2014	€5.2M
ContactLab	Other	Nov 2014	€4.0M
PrivateGriffe	Early VC	Oct 2014	€2.7M
Cortilia	Early VC	Nov 2014	€1.5M
RisparmioSuper	Other	Nov 2014	€1.4M
Drexcode	Seed	Dec 2014	€1.0M
wiMAN	Seed	Dec 2014	€700k
Viralize	Early VC	Nov 2014	€639k
Klikkapromo	Other	Oct 2014	€600k
Buru Buru	Early VC	Nov 2014	€525k
Growish	Other	Oct 2014	€500k
Qurami	Seed	Nov 2014	€500k
Wineverse	Seed	Oct 2014	€500k
Gourmant	Seed	Nov 2014	€419k
Pedius	Seed	Dec 2014	€400k

View all 24 Italy deals in Q4 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2014, by deal count

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