Sweden startup funding in H2 2014

European tech funding raised by Sweden startups during H2 2014.

In H2 2014, 39 startups in Sweden closed 39 funding rounds and raised €168M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 24.1% versus H2 2013. Debt rounds added €79k. Software was the most active sector, and Creandum was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€168M

-24.1% vs H2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€79k debt

Funding rounds

+95.0% vs H2 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

3.1% of European funding

Debt financing

€79k

0.0% of total

Top-10 round share

84.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€15M	7
Aug	€28M	5
Sep	€26M	9
Oct	€49M	7
Nov	€43M	6
Dec	€8.1M	5

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — top sectors by capital, H2 2014
Fintech	€50M
Telecom	€49M
Software	€38M
Hardware	€24M
E-commerce	€17M
Media	€11M
Cybersecurity	€8.0M
Consumer	€4.6M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — stage mix, H2 2014
Series C	€53M
Growth/Late	€49M
Series A	€29M
Series D+	€11M
Seed	€9.8M
Early VC	€7.8M
Series B	€5.0M
Other	€3.1M
Debt	€79k

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits · €7.8M disclosed.

Valhalla

Acquisition

Nov 2014

€7.8M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Truecaller	Series C	Oct 2014	€48M
Trustly	Growth/Late	Nov 2014	€23M
Fyndiq	Growth/Late	Nov 2014	€16M
Tobii Technology	Series D+	Aug 2014	€11M
KnC Miner	Series A	Sep 2014	€11M
Quinyx	Growth/Late	Aug 2014	€10M
Hansoft	Series A	Jul 2014	€7.3M
Narrative	Series A	Sep 2014	€6.1M
BehavioSec	Series B	Dec 2014	€5.0M
iZettle	Series C	Jul 2014	€5.0M
Tink	Series A	Sep 2014	€3.0M
Crunchfish	Seed	Nov 2014	€3.0M
Zaplox	Early VC	Aug 2014	€3.0M
Loxysoft Group	Early VC	Sep 2014	€2.7M
Volumental	Seed	Sep 2014	€2.3M

View all 39 Sweden deals in H2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2014, by deal count

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