Netherlands startup funding in H1 2014

European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during H1 2014.

In H1 2014, 54 startups in the Netherlands closed 55 funding rounds and raised €240M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 638.9% versus H1 2013. Debt rounds added €300k. Software was the most active sector, and Rockstart was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€240M

+638.9% vs H1 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€300k debt

Funding rounds

+44.7% vs H1 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

5.8% of European funding

Debt financing

€300k

0.1% of total

Top-10 round share

93.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€60M	13
Feb	€22M	10
Mar	€4.4M	5
Apr	€114M	13
May	€11M	3
Jun	€29M	11

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — top sectors by capital, H1 2014
E-commerce	€79M
Foodtech	€75M
Fintech	€38M
Cleantech	€37M
Telecom	€37M
Marketing	€20M
Transportation	€12M
Software	€12M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — stage mix, H1 2014
Series B	€105M
Growth/Late	€73M
Series A	€30M
Other	€21M
Seed	€8.8M
Early VC	€3.1M
Debt	€300k

Exits & M&A

8 Acquisition

8 exits · €10M disclosed.

iens.nl / SeatMe

Acquisition

Jan 2014

€10M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Takeaway.com	Series B	Apr 2014	€75M
O3b Networks	Growth/Late	Apr 2014	€36M
Avantium Technologies	Growth/Late	Jan 2014	€36M
BitFury	Other	Feb 2014	€18M
Mendix	Series B	Jan 2014	€18M
Adyen	Series A	Jun 2014	€16M
XCOR	Series B	May 2014	€10M
XebiaLabs	Series A	Jun 2014	€8.8M
TravelBird	Series A	Mar 2014	€4.1M
Aito BV	Series B	Jun 2014	€2.0M
myTomorrows	Early VC	Feb 2014	€1.6M
FastTrack Company / Eviate	Other	Jan 2014	€1.5M
Casengo	Seed	Apr 2014	€1.5M
Bitex.la	Seed	Jan 2014	€1.5M
MI Airline	Series A	Feb 2014	€1.2M

View all 55 Netherlands deals in H1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2014, by deal count

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