Netherlands startup funding in H2 2014

European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during H2 2014.

In H2 2014, 76 startups in the Netherlands closed 78 funding rounds and raised €331M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 208.4% versus H2 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

€331M

+208.4% vs H2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€300k debt

Funding rounds

+59.2% vs H2 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

6.1% of European funding

Debt financing

€300k

0.1% of total

Top-10 round share

87.4%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€16M	9
Aug	€1.9M	5
Sep	€31M	12
Oct	€18M	15
Nov	€29M	15
Dec	€235M	22

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — top sectors by capital, H2 2014
Fintech	€203M
Healthtech	€41M
E-commerce	€36M
Software	€22M
Robotics	€20M
Travel	€18M
Consumer	€15M
Cleantech	€5.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — stage mix, H2 2014
Series B	€238M
Series A	€51M
Seed	€16M
Early VC	€14M
Series D+	€12M
Debt	€300k
Other	€150k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €482M disclosed.

Talpa

Acquisition

Oct 2014

€482M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Adyen	Series B	Dec 2014	€200M
Barge Master	Series A	Dec 2014	€20M
TravelBird	Series B	Nov 2014	€18M
AM-Pharma	Series D+	Sep 2014	€12M
Bright Computing	Series B	Jul 2014	€11M
Catawiki	Series B	Sep 2014	€10M
Cristal Therapeutics	Early VC	Dec 2014	€6.0M
myTomorrows	Early VC	Nov 2014	€4.5M
Mint Solutions	Series A	Jul 2014	€4.4M
EnCare Biotech	Series A	Nov 2014	€4.4M
Mimetas	Series A	Oct 2014	€4.1M
Pluriomics	Series A	Oct 2014	€4.0M
3D Hubs	Series A	Sep 2014	€3.4M
Blendle	Series A	Oct 2014	€3.0M
SCOUPY BV	Series A	Sep 2014	€2.0M

View all 78 Netherlands deals in H2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2014, by deal count

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