Netherlands startup funding in Q2 2014

European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during Q2 2014.

In Q2 2014, 27 startups in the Netherlands closed 27 funding rounds and raised €154M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 2407.9% versus Q2 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

€154M

+2407.9% vs Q2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€300k debt

Funding rounds

+58.8% vs Q2 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

6.9% of European funding

Debt financing

€300k

0.2% of total

Top-10 round share

98.5%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€114M	13
May	€11M	3
Jun	€29M	11

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — top sectors by capital, Q2 2014
E-commerce	€75M
Foodtech	€75M
Telecom	€37M
Fintech	€16M
Transportation	€11M
Software	€11M
Semiconductors	€2.3M
Marketing	€1.3M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — stage mix, Q2 2014
Series B	€87M
Growth/Late	€36M
Series A	€25M
Seed	€3.5M
Early VC	€1.5M
Other	€1.0M
Debt	€300k

Exits & M&A

7 Acquisition

7 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Takeaway.com	Series B	Apr 2014	€75M
O3b Networks	Growth/Late	Apr 2014	€36M
Adyen	Series A	Jun 2014	€16M
XCOR	Series B	May 2014	€10M
XebiaLabs	Series A	Jun 2014	€8.8M
Aito BV	Series B	Jun 2014	€2.0M
Casengo	Seed	Apr 2014	€1.5M
The Cloakroom	Early VC	May 2014	€1.2M
ZAP	Other	Jun 2014	€661k
SnappCar	Seed	Apr 2014	€600k
ZEEF	Seed	Apr 2014	€363k
Axign	Other	Jun 2014	€300k
Roamler	Early VC	Apr 2014	€260k
GetSocial.im	Seed	Jun 2014	€220k
In Ovo	Seed	Jun 2014	€200k

View all 27 Netherlands deals in Q2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2014, by deal count

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