Geographies/UK/2014/Q2

UK startup funding in Q2 2014

European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q2 2014.

In Q2 2014, 170 startups in the UK closed 174 funding rounds and raised €652M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 261.2% versus Q2 2013. Debt rounds added €6.9M. Software was the most active sector, and Seedrs was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€652M

+261.2% vs Q2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€6.9M debt

Funding rounds

174

+45.0% vs Q2 2013

Companies

170

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

29.6% of European funding

Debt financing

€6.9M

1.0% of total

Top-10 round share

69.0%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€343M	55
May	€169M	58
Jun	€147M	61

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	UK — top sectors by capital, Q2 2014
Energy	€230M
Fashion	€78M
Fintech	€73M
Travel	€59M
Software	€56M
Marketing	€50M
Healthtech	€42M
E-commerce	€34M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	UK — stage mix, Q2 2014
Other	€275M
Series B	€94M
Series C	€82M
Series D+	€48M
Series A	€47M
Growth/Late	€45M
Seed	€33M
Early VC	€28M
Debt	€6.9M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Seven Energy	Other	Apr 2014	€230M
Farfetch	Series D+	May 2014	€48M
SilverRail	Series C	Apr 2014	€29M
Kymab	Series B	May 2014	€29M
Nutmeg	Series B	Jun 2014	€29M
Ebury	Growth/Late	Jun 2014	€22M
MyOptique	Series C	Jun 2014	€20M
onefinestay	Series C	Jun 2014	€18M
Brandwatch	Series B	May 2014	€16M
Nujira	Growth/Late	Apr 2014	€15M
ROLI	Series A	May 2014	€9.2M
Brightpearl	Series C	Apr 2014	€7.3M
Citymapper	Series A	Apr 2014	€7.3M
Currency Cloud	Series B	Apr 2014	€7.3M
Aveillant	Other	Apr 2014	€6.6M

View all 174 UK deals in Q2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2014, by deal count

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