Sweden startup funding in Q1 2014

European tech funding raised by Sweden startups during Q1 2014.

In Q1 2014, 19 startups in Sweden closed 20 funding rounds and raised €144M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 3729.7% versus Q1 2013. Hardware was the most active sector, and DN Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€144M

+3729.7% vs Q1 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+566.7% vs Q1 2013

Companies

Top sector

Hardware

Rank in Europe

7.4% of European funding

Top-10 round share

99.2%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€10M	4
Feb	€42M	9
Mar	€91M	7

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — top sectors by capital, Q1 2014
Fintech	€90M
Healthtech	€20M
Telecom	€14M
Semiconductors	€7.3M
Software	€6.1M
Marketing	€3.9M
Agritech	€1.5M
E-commerce	€1.4M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — stage mix, Q1 2014
Growth/Late	€90M
Other	€18M
Series B	€14M
Series A	€9.6M
Early VC	€7.3M
Seed	€4.8M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Klarna	Growth/Late	Mar 2014	€90M
InDex Pharmaceuticals	Other	Feb 2014	€18M
Truecaller	Series B	Feb 2014	€14M
FlatFrog Laboratories	Early VC	Jan 2014	€7.3M
Tictail	Series A	Feb 2014	€5.9M
Campanja	Series A	Feb 2014	€3.7M
Simris Alg	Seed	Jan 2014	€1.5M
Vint	Seed	Jan 2014	€1.3M
Safello	Seed	Feb 2014	€444k
Automile	Seed	Mar 2014	€400k
Memoto	Seed	Mar 2014	€362k
Narrative	Seed	Mar 2014	€362k
YouPic	Seed	Feb 2014	€222k
PinMeTo	Seed	Feb 2014	€163k
Tipser	Other	Jan 2014	€110k

View all 20 Sweden deals in Q1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2014, by deal count

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