Geographies/UK/2014/February

UK startup funding in February 2014

European tech funding raised by UK startups during February 2014.

In February 2014, 48 startups in the UK closed 48 funding rounds and raised €163M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 21.3% versus February 2013. Debt rounds added €8.8M. Software was the most active sector, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€163M

+21.3% vs February 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€8.8M debt

Funding rounds

+60.0% vs February 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

34.2% of European funding

Debt financing

€8.8M

5.1% of total

Top-10 round share

84.3%

of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, February 2014
Software	€88M
Marketing	€52M
Fintech	€28M
E-commerce	€16M
Consumer	€8.0M
Media	€6.1M
Sports	€6.1M
Fashion	€6.1M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, February 2014
Series C	€61M
Series B	€37M
Other	€26M
Early VC	€16M
Seed	€12M
Series A	€11M
Debt	€8.8M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €6.0M disclosed.

Blinkbox Entertainment

Acquisition

Feb 2014

€6.0M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in February 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
OrderDynamics	Series C	Feb 2014	€30M
eCommera	Series C	Feb 2014	€30M
Buyapowa	Other	Feb 2014	€19M
PowaTAG	Series B	Feb 2014	€15M
Powa Technologies	Series B	Feb 2014	€15M
ezbob	Debt	Feb 2014	€8.8M
Rated People	Early VC	Feb 2014	€7.9M
Philippe Gelis	Other	Feb 2014	€6.4M
SportPursuit	Series B	Feb 2014	€6.1M
Basekit	Early VC	Feb 2014	€5.5M
easyProperty	Series A	Feb 2014	€5.5M
EDITED (fka EDITD)	Series A	Feb 2014	€3.3M
ASAP54	Seed	Feb 2014	€2.8M
enModus	Seed	Feb 2014	€1.8M
Fuel3D	Series A	Feb 2014	€1.8M

View all 48 UK deals in February 2014 →

Top investors

most active in February 2014, by deal count

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