Geographies/UK/2014/Q1

UK startup funding in Q1 2014

European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q1 2014.

In Q1 2014, 180 startups in the UK closed 185 funding rounds and raised €698M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 160.7% versus Q1 2013. Debt rounds added €12M. Software was the most active sector, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€698M

+160.7% vs Q1 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€12M debt

Funding rounds

185

+42.3% vs Q1 2013

Companies

180

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

36.4% of European funding

Debt financing

€12M

1.6% of total

Top-10 round share

59.5%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€117M	54
Feb	€172M	48
Mar	€422M	83

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, Q1 2014
Fintech	€332M
Software	€166M
Marketing	€74M
Media	€62M
Travel	€53M
E-commerce	€45M
Transportation	€38M
Hardware	€37M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, Q1 2014
Other	€205M
Series C	€110M
Series D+	€101M
Series B	€73M
Series A	€66M
Early VC	€53M
Seed	€46M
Growth/Late	€45M
Debt	€12M
Grant	€1.3M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €6.0M disclosed.

Blinkbox Entertainment

Acquisition

Feb 2014

€6.0M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Monitise	Other	Mar 2014	€152M
borro	Series D+	Mar 2014	€81M
Hailo	Series C	Jan 2014	€36M
eCommera	Series C	Feb 2014	€30M
OrderDynamics	Series C	Feb 2014	€30M
Zepz	Series A	Mar 2014	€29M
Buyapowa	Other	Feb 2014	€19M
Powa Technologies	Series B	Feb 2014	€15M
PowaTAG	Series B	Feb 2014	€15M
The Cambridge Satchel Company	Growth/Late	Jan 2014	€15M
Shazam	Series D+	Mar 2014	€14M
Nexmo	Series C	Jan 2014	€13M
FTBpro	Growth/Late	Mar 2014	€13M
90min	Growth/Late	Mar 2014	€13M
Duedil	Series B	Mar 2014	€12M

View all 185 UK deals in Q1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2014, by deal count

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