UK startup funding in Q4 2014
European tech funding raised by UK startups during Q4 2014.
In Q4 2014, 125 startups in the UK closed 127 funding rounds and raised €717M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 125.1% versus Q4 2013. Debt rounds added €7.4M. Software was the most active sector, and Seedrs was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€717M
+125.1% vs Q4 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€7.4M debt
Funding rounds
127
-9.3% vs Q4 2013
Companies
125
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#1
32.6% of European funding
Debt financing
€7.4M
1.0% of total
Top-10 round share
66.6%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthUK — funding by month, Q4 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct | €212M | 51 |
| Nov | €372M | 35 |
| Dec | €141M | 41 |
Top sectors
by € raisedUK — top sectors by capital, Q4 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — top sectors by capital, Q4 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Software | €166M |
| Fintech | €155M |
| Marketing | €146M |
| Healthtech | €118M |
| Cloud | €70M |
| E-commerce | €46M |
| Consumer | €29M |
| Wellness & Beauty | €22M |
Stage mix
by € raisedUK — stage mix, Q4 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| UK — stage mix, Q4 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Other | €186M |
| Series B | €181M |
| Series C | €105M |
| Series A | €69M |
| Growth/Late | €62M |
| Series D+ | €41M |
| Early VC | €37M |
| Seed | €36M |
| Debt | €7.4M |
Exits & M&A
8 Acquisition · 1 Buyout · 1 Merger10 exits · €9.2B disclosed.
| TelecityGroup | Acquisition | Oct 2014 | €3.2B |
| Net-a-Porter | Merger | Nov 2014 | €3.1B |
| Pace | Acquisition | Oct 2014 | €1.9B |
| TradeFX | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €458M |
| uSwitch | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €192M |
| Wahanda | Acquisition | Oct 2014 | €155M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buyapowa | Other | Nov 2014 | €72M |
| euNetworks | Other | Oct 2014 | €70M |
| Powa Technologies | Series C | Nov 2014 | €64M |
| PowaTAG | Series B | Nov 2014 | €64M |
| Cell Medica | Series B | Nov 2014 | €64M |
| Huddle | Series D+ | Dec 2014 | €41M |
| Quanta Fluid Solutions | Series B | Nov 2014 | €34M |
| Atom Bank | Growth/Late | Dec 2014 | €31M |
| eToro | Growth/Late | Dec 2014 | €22M |
| Wahanda | Series C | Oct 2014 | €21M |
| YPlan | Series B | Nov 2014 | €19M |
| Bitnet Technologies | Series A | Oct 2014 | €12M |
| Metail | Other | Oct 2014 | €11M |
| i2O Water | Series C | Nov 2014 | €10M |
| APSU | Growth/Late | Oct 2014 | €9.0M |
Top investors
most active in Q4 2014, by deal count- Seedrs6 deals
- Wellington Partners5 deals
- Crowdcube4 deals
- EC1 Capital3 deals
- Episode 13 deals
- Initial Capital2 deals
- Entrepreneur First2 deals
- MMC Ventures2 deals
- Scottish Investment Bank - Scottish Enterprise2 deals
- Techstars2 deals