Sweden startup funding in Q3 2014

European tech funding raised by Sweden startups during Q3 2014.

In Q3 2014, 21 startups in Sweden closed 21 funding rounds and raised €68M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 160.8% versus Q3 2013. Hardware was the most active sector, and Creandum was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€68M

+160.8% vs Q3 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+133.3% vs Q3 2013

Companies

Top sector

Hardware

Rank in Europe

2.1% of European funding

Top-10 round share

90.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€15M	7
Aug	€28M	5
Sep	€26M	9

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — top sectors by capital, Q3 2014
Software	€37M
Hardware	€24M
Fintech	€20M
Media	€6.3M
Consumer	€4.5M
Cybersecurity	€3.0M
Marketing	€2.9M
Fashion	€2.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Sweden — stage mix, Q3 2014
Series A	€29M
Series D+	€11M
Growth/Late	€10M
Early VC	€7.0M
Series C	€5.0M
Seed	€4.9M
Other	€660k

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
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
iZettle	Series C	Jul 2014	€5.0M
Tink	Series A	Sep 2014	€3.0M
Zaplox	Early VC	Aug 2014	€3.0M
Loxysoft Group	Early VC	Sep 2014	€2.7M
Volumental	Seed	Sep 2014	€2.3M
FishBrain	Seed	Jul 2014	€1.8M
Billogram	Series A	Aug 2014	€1.6M
Barnebys	Early VC	Aug 2014	€1.3M
Poppermost Productions	Other	Sep 2014	€660k
Trivato	Seed	Sep 2014	€227k

View all 21 Sweden deals in Q3 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2014, by deal count

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