Sweden startup funding in H1 2014

European tech funding raised by Sweden startups during H1 2014.

In H1 2014, 40 startups in Sweden closed 41 funding rounds and raised €289M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 504.9% versus H1 2013. Software was the most active sector, and Creandum was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€289M

+504.9% vs H1 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+86.4% vs H1 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

6.9% of European funding

Top-10 round share

87.5%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€10M	4
Feb	€42M	9
Mar	€91M	7
Apr	€70M	6
May	€51M	8
Jun	€24M	7

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — top sectors by capital, H1 2014
Fintech	€148M
Healthtech	€86M
Software	€19M
Hardware	€17M
Telecom	€14M
Media	€10M
Marketing	€10M
Semiconductors	€7.3M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — stage mix, H1 2014
Growth/Late	€108M
Other	€67M
Series C	€40M
Series B	€35M
Series A	€22M
Seed	€9.9M
Early VC	€7.3M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Klarna	Growth/Late	Mar 2014	€90M
iZettle	Series C	May 2014	€40M
Wilson Therapeutics	Other	Apr 2014	€36M
Saltside Technologies	Growth/Late	Jun 2014	€18M
InDex Pharmaceuticals	Other	Feb 2014	€18M
Bima	Series B	Apr 2014	€16M
Truecaller	Series B	Feb 2014	€14M
OxThera	Other	Apr 2014	€7.7M
FlatFrog Laboratories	Early VC	Jan 2014	€7.3M
Tictail	Series A	Feb 2014	€5.9M
Bloglovin	Series B	Apr 2014	€5.1M
Lifesum	Series A	Apr 2014	€4.9M
Campanja	Series A	Feb 2014	€3.7M
Innometrics	Series A	May 2014	€3.6M
Epidemic Sound	Series A	May 2014	€3.6M

View all 41 Sweden deals in H1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2014, by deal count

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