Geographies/UK/2014/October

UK startup funding in October 2014

European tech funding raised by UK startups during October 2014.

In October 2014, 50 startups in the UK closed 51 funding rounds and raised €205M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 155.0% versus October 2013. Debt rounds added €6.4M. Software was the most active sector, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€205M

+155.0% vs October 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€6.4M debt

Funding rounds

+8.5% vs October 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

33.9% of European funding

Debt financing

€6.4M

3.0% of total

Top-10 round share

74.1%

of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, October 2014
Cloud	€70M
Software	€40M
Fintech	€24M
E-commerce	€21M
Wellness & Beauty	€21M
Marketing	€20M
Fashion	€18M
Consumer	€9.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, October 2014
Other	€108M
Series A	€36M
Series C	€25M
Seed	€14M
Early VC	€13M
Growth/Late	€9.0M
Debt	€6.4M

Exits & M&A

4 Acquisition · 1 Buyout

5 exits · €5.4B disclosed.

TelecityGroup	Acquisition	Oct 2014	€3.2B
Pace	Acquisition	Oct 2014	€1.9B
Wahanda	Acquisition	Oct 2014	€155M
Privax	Acquisition	Oct 2014	€55M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in October 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
euNetworks	Other	Oct 2014	€70M
Wahanda	Series C	Oct 2014	€21M
Bitnet Technologies	Series A	Oct 2014	€12M
Metail	Other	Oct 2014	€11M
APSU	Growth/Late	Oct 2014	€9.0M
PureLiFi	Early VC	Oct 2014	€7.9M
Fits.me	Other	Oct 2014	€7.0M
CloudMade	Other	Oct 2014	€7.0M
MOVE Guides	Series A	Oct 2014	€6.5M
made.com	Debt	Oct 2014	€6.4M
WeSwap.com	Series A	Oct 2014	€6.0M
Linkdex	Series C	Oct 2014	€4.5M
Cambridge Epigenetix	Series A	Oct 2014	€4.4M
Rentify	Other	Oct 2014	€4.3M
Moni Technologies	Seed	Oct 2014	€4.0M

View all 51 UK deals in October 2014 →

Top investors

most active in October 2014, by deal count

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