Netherlands startup funding in Q4 2014

European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during Q4 2014.

In Q4 2014, 52 startups in the Netherlands closed 52 funding rounds and raised €282M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 204.8% versus Q4 2013. Debt rounds added €200k. Software was the most active sector, and Rockstart was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€282M

+204.8% vs Q4 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€200k debt

Funding rounds

+85.7% vs Q4 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

12.7% of European funding

Debt financing

€200k

0.1% of total

Top-10 round share

94.1%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€18M	15
Nov	€29M	15
Dec	€235M	22

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — top sectors by capital, Q4 2014
Fintech	€201M
Healthtech	€23M
E-commerce	€21M
Robotics	€20M
Travel	€18M
Software	€6.9M
Cleantech	€4.8M
Media	€3.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — stage mix, Q4 2014
Series B	€218M
Series A	€39M
Early VC	€14M
Seed	€12M
Debt	€200k
Other	€100k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €482M disclosed.

Talpa

Acquisition

Oct 2014

€482M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Adyen	Series B	Dec 2014	€200M
Barge Master	Series A	Dec 2014	€20M
TravelBird	Series B	Nov 2014	€18M
Cristal Therapeutics	Early VC	Dec 2014	€6.0M
myTomorrows	Early VC	Nov 2014	€4.5M
EnCare Biotech	Series A	Nov 2014	€4.4M
Mimetas	Series A	Oct 2014	€4.1M
Pluriomics	Series A	Oct 2014	€4.0M
Blendle	Series A	Oct 2014	€3.0M
Eternal Sun	Series A	Dec 2014	€2.0M
Wercker	Seed	Oct 2014	€1.9M
The Ocean Cleanup	Seed	Dec 2014	€1.7M
Peerby	Early VC	Oct 2014	€1.7M
Divitel	Early VC	Dec 2014	€1.5M
SyndicatePlus	Seed	Dec 2014	€1.2M

View all 52 Netherlands deals in Q4 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2014, by deal count

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