Geographies/Netherlands/2014/October

Netherlands startup funding in October 2014

European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during October 2014.

In October 2014, 15 startups in the Netherlands closed 15 funding rounds and raised €18M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 51.8% versus October 2013. Software was the most active sector, and Axel Springer was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€18M

-51.8% vs October 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+87.5% vs October 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

2.9% of European funding

Top-10 round share

98.8%

of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — top sectors by capital, October 2014
Healthtech	€8.1M
Software	€6.8M
Media	€3.0M
E-commerce	€1.7M
Cleantech	€1.1M
Proptech	€900k
Cybersecurity	€830k
Hardware	€115k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — stage mix, October 2014
Series A	€11M
Seed	€4.9M
Early VC	€1.7M
Other	€100k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €482M disclosed.

Talpa

Acquisition

Oct 2014

€482M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in October 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Mimetas	Series A	Oct 2014	€4.1M
Pluriomics	Series A	Oct 2014	€4.0M
Blendle	Series A	Oct 2014	€3.0M
Wercker	Seed	Oct 2014	€1.9M
Peerby	Early VC	Oct 2014	€1.7M
Hillblock BV	Seed	Oct 2014	€900k
EclecticIQ	Seed	Oct 2014	€830k
Collaborne	Seed	Oct 2014	€795k
Stexfibers	Seed	Oct 2014	€200k
SphereMall	Seed	Oct 2014	€150k
Trakkies	Seed	Oct 2014	€100k
Favoroute	Other	Oct 2014	€100k
ULU	Seed	Oct 2014	€15k

View all 15 Netherlands deals in October 2014 →

Top investors

most active in October 2014, by deal count

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