Sweden startup funding in Q4 2014
European tech funding raised by Sweden startups during Q4 2014.
In Q4 2014, 18 startups in Sweden closed 18 funding rounds and raised €100M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 48.8% versus Q4 2013. Debt rounds added €79k. Fintech was the most active sector, and Northzone was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€100M
-48.8% vs Q4 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€79k debt
Funding rounds
18
+63.6% vs Q4 2013
Companies
18
Top sector
Fintech
Rank in Europe
#6
4.5% of European funding
Debt financing
€79k
0.1% of total
Top-10 round share
99.5%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthSweden — funding by month, Q4 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct | €49M | 7 |
| Nov | €43M | 6 |
| Dec | €8.1M | 5 |
Top sectors
by € raisedSweden — top sectors by capital, Q4 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sweden — top sectors by capital, Q4 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Telecom | €49M |
| Fintech | €29M |
| E-commerce | €16M |
| Cybersecurity | €5.0M |
| Media | €4.8M |
| Software | €1.1M |
| Travel | €575k |
| HRtech | €108k |
Stage mix
by € raisedSweden — stage mix, Q4 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Sweden — stage mix, Q4 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €48M |
| Growth/Late | €39M |
| Series B | €5.0M |
| Seed | €4.9M |
| Other | €2.4M |
| Early VC | €795k |
| Debt | €79k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truecaller | Series C | Oct 2014 | €48M |
| Trustly | Growth/Late | Nov 2014 | €23M |
| Fyndiq | Growth/Late | Nov 2014 | €16M |
| BehavioSec | Series B | Dec 2014 | €5.0M |
| Crunchfish | Seed | Nov 2014 | €3.0M |
| Foap AB | Other | Dec 2014 | €1.8M |
| Qapital | Seed | Dec 2014 | €1.2M |
| Instabridge | Early VC | Oct 2014 | €795k |
| Rentals United | Other | Nov 2014 | €575k |
| 46elks | Seed | Oct 2014 | €284k |
| Its in the Node AB | Seed | Nov 2014 | €216k |
| Selfiejobs | Seed | Nov 2014 | €108k |
| Codarica | Debt | Oct 2014 | €79k |
| Simpliday / Flo.do | Seed | Dec 2014 | €75k |
Top investors
most active in Q4 2014, by deal count- Northzone3 deals
- Almi Invest1 deals
- Atomico1 deals
- Bridgepoint1 deals
- Conor Venture Partners1 deals
- Creandum1 deals
- Disney Accelerator1 deals
- Industrifonden1 deals
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers1 deals
- Octopus Ventures1 deals