UK startup funding in Q3 2014
European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q3 2014.
In Q3 2014, 159 startups in the UK closed 163 funding rounds and raised €1.2B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 186.9% versus Q3 2013. Debt rounds added €3.9M. Software was the most active sector, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€1.2B
+186.9% vs Q3 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€3.9M debt
Funding rounds
163
+9.4% vs Q3 2013
Companies
159
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#1
38.0% of European funding
Debt financing
€3.9M
0.3% of total
Top-10 round share
78.6%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
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Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthUK — funding by month, Q3 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul | €813M | 57 |
| Aug | €107M | 40 |
| Sep | €293M | 66 |
Top sectors
by € raisedUK — top sectors by capital, Q3 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — top sectors by capital, Q3 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Telecom | €469M |
| Fashion | €148M |
| Fintech | €109M |
| Software | €106M |
| Healthtech | €80M |
| Marketing | €78M |
| Cloud | €70M |
| Gaming | €54M |
Stage mix
by € raisedUK — stage mix, Q3 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — stage mix, Q3 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Growth/Late | €614M |
| Series D+ | €190M |
| Series A | €176M |
| Other | €132M |
| Series B | €41M |
| Seed | €24M |
| Early VC | €22M |
| Series C | €9.7M |
| Debt | €3.9M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helios Towers Africa | Growth/Late | Jul 2014 | €461M |
| The Hut Group | Growth/Late | Jul 2014 | €125M |
| Adaptimmune | Series A | Sep 2014 | €79M |
| Virtus | Other | Sep 2014 | €70M |
| FanDuel | Series D+ | Sep 2014 | €53M |
| Funding Circle | Series D+ | Jul 2014 | €48M |
| NewVoiceMedia | Series D+ | Jul 2014 | €37M |
| Alfresco | Series D+ | Aug 2014 | €34M |
| Abzena | Other | Jul 2014 | €28M |
| QuBit | Series B | Sep 2014 | €20M |
| XMOS | Series D+ | Jul 2014 | €19M |
| RateSetter | Growth/Late | Jul 2014 | €12M |
| Gymbox | Series A | Jul 2014 | €12M |
| easyProperty | Growth/Late | Sep 2014 | €12M |
| PurpleBricks | Series A | Aug 2014 | €10M |
Top investors
most active in Q3 2014, by deal count- Crowdcube18 deals
- Seedrs8 deals
- Octopus Ventures5 deals
- Index Ventures5 deals
- Accel4 deals
- Startupbootcamp4 deals
- Business Growth Fund3 deals
- AlbionVC3 deals
- Wayra3 deals
- Techstars3 deals