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UK startup funding in December 2014

European tech funding raised by UK startups during December 2014.

In December 2014, 41 startups in the UK closed 41 funding rounds and raised €140M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 43.3% versus December 2013. Debt rounds added €1.0M. Software was the most active sector, and Seedrs was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€140M
+43.3% vs December 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.0M debt
Funding rounds
41
-14.6% vs December 2013
Companies
41
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#2
17.4% of European funding
Debt financing
€1.0M
0.7% of total
Top-10 round share
90.6%
of disclosed capital

Top sectors

by € raised
UK — top sectors by capital, December 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — top sectors by capital, December 2014
Fintech€65M
Software€55M
Marketing€47M
Healthtech€6.0M
E-commerce€5.8M
Gaming€5.7M
Media€1.6M
Transportation€1.4M

Stage mix

by € raised
UK — stage mix, December 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
UK — stage mix, December 2014
Growth/Late€53M
Series D+€41M
Series A€17M
Early VC€13M
Seed€7.7M
Series C€5.6M
Other€3.2M
Debt€1.0M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €58M disclosed.

Black CirclesAcquisitionDec 2014€58M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in December 2014
CompanyStageDateAmount
HuddleSeries D+Dec 2014€41M
Atom BankGrowth/LateDec 2014€31M
eToroGrowth/LateDec 2014€22M
MarketInvoiceEarly VCDec 2014€6.3M
CarwowSeries ADec 2014€5.8M
Space Ape GamesSeries CDec 2014€5.6M
idioSeries ADec 2014€5.0M
WeaveworksSeries ADec 2014€4.0M
Exco InTouchEarly VCDec 2014€4.0M
LendableSeedDec 2014€3.1M
Route Monkey LimitedOtherDec 2014€2.8M
Fluidic AnalyticsSeries ADec 2014€2.0M
LandbayEarly VCDec 2014€1.9M
AdyoulikeDebtDec 2014€1.0M
QuikklySeedDec 2014€801k
View all 41 UK deals in December 2014 →

Top investors

most active in December 2014, by deal count
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