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UK startup funding in March 2014

European tech funding raised by UK startups during March 2014.

In March 2014, 83 startups in the UK closed 83 funding rounds and raised €421M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 622.3% versus March 2013. Debt rounds added €1.0M. Software was the most active sector, and Wayra was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€421M
+622.3% vs March 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.0M debt
Funding rounds
83
+66.0% vs March 2013
Companies
83
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#1
52.8% of European funding
Debt financing
€1.0M
0.2% of total
Top-10 round share
79.9%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
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Top sectors

by € raised
UK — top sectors by capital, March 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — top sectors by capital, March 2014
Fintech€285M
Media€55M
Software€30M
E-commerce€28M
Sports€28M
Marketing€18M
Travel€15M
Consumer€7.9M

Stage mix

by € raised
UK — stage mix, March 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — stage mix, March 2014
Other€165M
Series D+€101M
Series A€55M
Growth/Late€30M
Early VC€29M
Seed€23M
Series B€18M
Debt€1.0M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in March 2014
CompanyStageDateAmount
MonitiseOtherMar 2014€152M
borroSeries D+Mar 2014€81M
ZepzSeries AMar 2014€29M
ShazamSeries D+Mar 2014€14M
FTBproGrowth/LateMar 2014€13M
90minGrowth/LateMar 2014€13M
DuedilSeries BMar 2014€12M
No.1 TravellerEarly VCMar 2014€8.5M
BIZZBYEarly VCMar 2014€7.2M
AzimoSeries AMar 2014€7.2M
Quill ContentSeries AMar 2014€6.2M
QuillEarly VCMar 2014€6.1M
Spex GroupOtherMar 2014€6.1M
Top10Series BMar 2014€5.8M
AdbrainSeries AMar 2014€5.4M
View all 83 UK deals in March 2014 →

Top investors

most active in March 2014, by deal count
← All 2014 UK funding