Cleantech funding in H1 2014

European Cleantech startup funding raised during H1 2014.

In H1 2014, 20 European Cleantech companies closed 20 funding rounds and raised €102M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 125.2% versus H1 2013. Debt rounds added €1.8M. Netherlands led by capital raised, and Aster Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€102M

+125.2% vs H1 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.8M debt

Funding rounds

-28.6% vs H1 2013

Companies

Top country

Netherlands

Rank among sectors

#15

1.8% of sector funding

Debt financing

€1.8M

1.7% of total

Top-10 round share

96.7%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€64M	9
Feb	€1.4M	2
Mar	€5.6M	3
Apr	€27M	3
May	€6.1M	1
Jun	€1.5M	2

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Cleantech — top countries by capital, H1 2014
Netherlands	€37M
France	€30M
Ireland	€24M
UK	€8.9M
Israel	€4.3M
Germany	€1.4M
Denmark	€217k
Latvia	€160k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Cleantech — stage mix, H1 2014
Growth/Late	€86M
Early VC	€6.1M
Series A	€4.8M
Debt	€1.8M
Grant	€1.7M
Seed	€1.6M
Other	€1.5M
Series B	€1.5M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Avantium Technologies	Growth/Late	Jan 2014	€36M
Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems - AMCS Group	Growth/Late	Jan 2014	€24M
Leosphere	Growth/Late	Apr 2014	€20M
Sunpartner Technologies	Growth/Late	Apr 2014	€6.7M
E-Leather Group	Early VC	May 2014	€6.1M
MemTech	Series A	Mar 2014	€3.6M
EcoVadis	Debt	Mar 2014	€1.8M
Celtic Renewables	Series B	Jun 2014	€1.5M
Changers.com	Other	Feb 2014	€1.4M
Aqylon	Series A	Jan 2014	€1.2M
WakaWaka	Seed	Jan 2014	€1.0M
Upside Energy	Grant	Jan 2014	€1.0M
EnStorage	Grant	Jan 2014	€689k
Enistic	Seed	Apr 2014	€412k
Vaavud	Seed	Mar 2014	€217k

View all 20 Cleantech deals in H1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2014, by deal count

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