Sweden startup funding in Q2 2014

European tech funding raised by Sweden startups during Q2 2014.

In Q2 2014, 21 startups in Sweden closed 21 funding rounds and raised €145M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 230.1% versus Q2 2013. Software was the most active sector, and Investment AB Kinnevik was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€145M

+230.1% vs Q2 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+10.5% vs Q2 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

6.5% of European funding

Top-10 round share

94.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€70M	6
May	€51M	8
Jun	€24M	7

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — top sectors by capital, Q2 2014
Healthtech	€66M
Fintech	€58M
Hardware	€16M
Software	€13M
Media	€9.2M
Marketing	€6.2M
Wellness & Beauty	€4.9M
E-commerce	€3.7M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — stage mix, Q2 2014
Other	€49M
Series C	€40M
Series B	€21M
Growth/Late	€18M
Series A	€12M
Seed	€5.1M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
iZettle	Series C	May 2014	€40M
Wilson Therapeutics	Other	Apr 2014	€36M
Saltside Technologies	Growth/Late	Jun 2014	€18M
Bima	Series B	Apr 2014	€16M
OxThera	Other	Apr 2014	€7.7M
Bloglovin	Series B	Apr 2014	€5.1M
Lifesum	Series A	Apr 2014	€4.9M
Innometrics	Series A	May 2014	€3.6M
Epidemic Sound	Series A	May 2014	€3.6M
H√∂vding	Other	May 2014	€2.4M
Toborrow	Seed	Jun 2014	€1.8M
Incentive	Other	May 2014	€1.7M
Universal Avenue	Seed	Jun 2014	€1.5M
Sprinkle / Strossle	Other	Jun 2014	€1.1M
Now Interact	Seed	Jun 2014	€735k

View all 21 Sweden deals in Q2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2014, by deal count

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