Geographies/UK/2014/July

UK startup funding in July 2014

European tech funding raised by UK startups during July 2014.

In July 2014, 57 startups in the UK closed 57 funding rounds and raised €811M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 679.4% versus July 2013. Debt rounds added €2.5M. Software was the most active sector, and Seedrs was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€811M

+679.4% vs July 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€2.5M debt

Funding rounds

+5.6% vs July 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

66.1% of European funding

Debt financing

€2.5M

0.3% of total

Top-10 round share

93.0%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, July 2014
Telecom	€462M
Fashion	€145M
Fintech	€84M
Marketing	€46M
Media	€32M
Software	€21M
Semiconductors	€19M
Wellness & Beauty	€12M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, July 2014
Growth/Late	€599M
Series D+	€103M
Other	€44M
Series A	€39M
Series B	€13M
Seed	€7.1M
Early VC	€5.0M
Debt	€2.5M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition · 1 Buyout

4 exits · €540M disclosed.

TheTrainline.com

Buyout

Jul 2014

€540M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in July 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Helios Towers Africa	Growth/Late	Jul 2014	€461M
The Hut Group	Growth/Late	Jul 2014	€125M
Funding Circle	Series D+	Jul 2014	€48M
NewVoiceMedia	Series D+	Jul 2014	€37M
Abzena	Other	Jul 2014	€28M
XMOS	Series D+	Jul 2014	€19M
RateSetter	Growth/Late	Jul 2014	€12M
Gymbox	Series A	Jul 2014	€12M
Osper	Other	Jul 2014	€7.3M
Crowdcube	Series B	Jul 2014	€6.9M
Plastique	Series A	Jul 2014	€6.2M
Zynstra	Series B	Jul 2014	€6.2M
Credit Benchmark	Series A	Jul 2014	€5.1M
Glow Digital Media	Series A	Jul 2014	€5.1M
Swoon Editions	Series A	Jul 2014	€5.0M

View all 57 UK deals in July 2014 →

Top investors

most active in July 2014, by deal count

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