UK startup funding in June 2014
European tech funding raised by UK startups during June 2014.
In June 2014, 61 startups in the UK closed 61 funding rounds and raised €141M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 79.7% versus June 2013. Debt rounds added €6.1M. Software was the most active sector, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€141M
+79.7% vs June 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€6.1M debt
Funding rounds
61
+38.6% vs June 2013
Companies
61
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#1
21.8% of European funding
Debt financing
€6.1M
4.2% of total
Top-10 round share
76.1%
of disclosed capital
Top sectors
by € raisedUK — top sectors by capital, June 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — top sectors by capital, June 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | €58M |
| Travel | €24M |
| Fashion | €23M |
| E-commerce | €16M |
| Software | €14M |
| Foodtech | €9.0M |
| Marketing | €6.9M |
| Healthtech | €6.1M |
Stage mix
by € raisedUK — stage mix, June 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — stage mix, June 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €38M |
| Series B | €30M |
| Growth/Late | €22M |
| Other | €20M |
| Seed | €13M |
| Series A | €13M |
| Debt | €6.1M |
| Early VC | €4.6M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in June 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutmeg | Series B | Jun 2014 | €29M |
| Ebury | Growth/Late | Jun 2014 | €22M |
| MyOptique | Series C | Jun 2014 | €20M |
| onefinestay | Series C | Jun 2014 | €18M |
| Momondo Group | Debt | Jun 2014 | €6.1M |
| 5app | Seed | Jun 2014 | €3.7M |
| Featurespace | Other | Jun 2014 | €3.7M |
| Deliveroo | Series A | Jun 2014 | €3.4M |
| Autifony Therapeutics | Other | Jun 2014 | €3.1M |
| DataCentred | Other | Jun 2014 | €2.9M |
| Definigen | Series A | Jun 2014 | €2.8M |
| Hubbub | Other | Jun 2014 | €2.8M |
| Silent Edge | Other | Jun 2014 | €2.7M |
| Chilango | Early VC | Jun 2014 | €2.7M |
| IOCS | Series A | Jun 2014 | €2.5M |
Top investors
most active in June 2014, by deal count- Crowdcube5 deals
- Seedrs4 deals
- Beringea2 deals
- Imperial Innovations Limited2 deals
- Index Ventures2 deals
- DN Capital2 deals
- Forward Partners2 deals
- Start-Up Chile2 deals
- Draper Associates1 deals
- Duncan Jennings1 deals