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UK startup funding in September 2014

European tech funding raised by UK startups during September 2014.

In September 2014, 65 startups in the UK closed 66 funding rounds and raised €291M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 189.6% versus September 2013. Debt rounds added €1.4M. Software was the most active sector, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€291M
+189.6% vs September 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.4M debt
Funding rounds
66
+11.9% vs September 2013
Companies
65
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#2
27.6% of European funding
Debt financing
€1.4M
0.5% of total
Top-10 round share
89.1%
of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised
UK — top sectors by capital, September 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — top sectors by capital, September 2014
Healthtech€79M
Cloud€70M
Gaming€54M
Sports€53M
Software€39M
Marketing€32M
Proptech€15M
Fintech€10M

Stage mix

by € raised
UK — stage mix, September 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — stage mix, September 2014
Series A€96M
Other€83M
Series D+€53M
Series B€28M
Growth/Late€12M
Seed€10M
Early VC€8.9M
Debt€1.4M

Exits & M&A

5 Acquisition

5 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in September 2014
CompanyStageDateAmount
AdaptimmuneSeries ASep 2014€79M
VirtusOtherSep 2014€70M
FanDuelSeries D+Sep 2014€53M
QuBitSeries BSep 2014€20M
easyPropertyGrowth/LateSep 2014€12M
Performance Horizon GroupSeries BSep 2014€7.6M
GoustoSeries ASep 2014€6.3M
SemmleSeries ASep 2014€6.1M
RelaywareEarly VCSep 2014€4.4M
MonitiseOtherSep 2014€3.2M
miDriveOtherSep 2014€2.8M
import.ioSeries ASep 2014€2.3M
FesticketSeries ASep 2014€2.0M
SAVORTEXEarly VCSep 2014€1.9M
Property PartnerSeedSep 2014€1.6M
View all 66 UK deals in September 2014 →

Top investors

most active in September 2014, by deal count
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