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UK startup funding in January 2014

European tech funding raised by UK startups during January 2014.

In January 2014, 54 startups in the UK closed 54 funding rounds and raised €114M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 51.6% versus January 2013. Debt rounds added €1.8M. Software was the most active sector, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€114M
+51.6% vs January 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.8M debt
Funding rounds
54
+8.0% vs January 2013
Companies
54
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#2
18.0% of European funding
Debt financing
€1.8M
1.5% of total
Top-10 round share
86.3%
of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised
UK — top sectors by capital, January 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — top sectors by capital, January 2014
Software€48M
Travel€37M
Hardware€36M
Transportation€36M
Fashion€28M
Fintech€19M
Telecom€13M
Marketing€4.2M

Stage mix

by € raised
UK — stage mix, January 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — stage mix, January 2014
Series C€49M
Series B€18M
Growth/Late€15M
Other€13M
Seed€10M
Early VC€7.3M
Debt€1.8M
Grant€1.3M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in January 2014
CompanyStageDateAmount
HailoSeries CJan 2014€36M
The Cambridge Satchel CompanyGrowth/LateJan 2014€15M
NexmoSeries CJan 2014€13M
LystSeries BJan 2014€10M
Imperial Innovations LimitedOtherJan 2014€6.3M
iwocaEarly VCJan 2014€6.0M
GoCardlessSeries BJan 2014€5.1M
Lending WorksSeedJan 2014€3.8M
SpendsetterSeries BJan 2014€3.3M
MotiloOtherJan 2014€2.3M
Bitnet TechnologiesDebtJan 2014€1.8M
GENIACSeedJan 2014€1.2M
Upside EnergyGrantJan 2014€1.0M
ERNOtherJan 2014€900k
Zero Carbon FoodOtherJan 2014€806k
View all 54 UK deals in January 2014 →

Top investors

most active in January 2014, by deal count
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