Netherlands startup funding in December 2014
European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during December 2014.
In December 2014, 22 startups in the Netherlands closed 22 funding rounds and raised €235M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 1851.2% versus December 2013. Debt rounds added €200k. Consumer was the most active sector, and Symbid was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€235M
+1851.2% vs December 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€200k debt
Funding rounds
22
+175.0% vs December 2013
Companies
22
Top sector
Consumer
Rank in Europe
#1
29.1% of European funding
Debt financing
€200k
0.1% of total
Top-10 round share
99.5%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
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Top sectors
by € raisedNetherlands — top sectors by capital, December 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Netherlands — top sectors by capital, December 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €200M |
| Robotics | €20M |
| Healthtech | €6.1M |
| Cleantech | €3.7M |
| Consumer | €1.5M |
| E-commerce | €1.2M |
| Hardware | €300k |
| Media | €300k |
Stage mix
by € raisedNetherlands — stage mix, December 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Netherlands — stage mix, December 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €200M |
| Series A | €22M |
| Early VC | €7.5M |
| Seed | €5.3M |
| Debt | €200k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in December 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adyen | Series B | Dec 2014 | €200M |
| Barge Master | Series A | Dec 2014 | €20M |
| Cristal Therapeutics | Early VC | Dec 2014 | €6.0M |
| Eternal Sun | Series A | Dec 2014 | €2.0M |
| The Ocean Cleanup | Seed | Dec 2014 | €1.7M |
| Divitel | Early VC | Dec 2014 | €1.5M |
| SyndicatePlus | Seed | Dec 2014 | €1.2M |
| Bloomon | Seed | Dec 2014 | €1.0M |
| Kidswatcher | Seed | Dec 2014 | €200k |
| Plot Projects | Seed | Dec 2014 | €200k |
| Discovered | Seed | Dec 2014 | €100k |
| Store Corporation | Seed | Dec 2014 | €100k |
| Double Dutch Design | Seed | Dec 2014 | €100k |
| TruQu | Seed | Dec 2014 | €100k |
| OCKYZ | Seed | Dec 2014 | €100k |
Top investors
most active in December 2014, by deal count- Symbid2 deals
- Bright Capital1 deals
- Chemelot Ventures1 deals
- Felicis Ventures1 deals
- General Atlantic1 deals
- Index Ventures1 deals
- Parcom Capital1 deals
- SEEDs1 deals
- SmartFin1 deals
- Temasek1 deals