Cybersecurity funding in 2014
European Cybersecurity startup funding raised during 2014.
In 2014, 65 European Cybersecurity companies closed 73 funding rounds and raised €392M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €2.7M. Israel led by capital raised, and Magma Venture Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€392M
excl. debt & grants · +€2.7M debt
Funding rounds
73
Companies
65
Top country
Israel
Cybersecurity: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €106M | -36.8% | 39 | +18.2% | — |
| 2013 | €90M | -15.2% | 58 | +48.7% | — |
| 2014 | €392M | +337.5% | 73 | +25.9% | €2.7M |
Rank among sectors
#13
3.0% of sector funding
Debt financing
€2.7M
0.7% of total
Top-10 round share
69.3%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
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Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthCybersecurity — funding by month, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €12M | 4 |
| Feb | €7.3M | 8 |
| Mar | €7.0M | 2 |
| Apr | €148M | 8 |
| May | €32M | 6 |
| Jun | €25M | 8 |
| Jul | €36M | 8 |
| Aug | €45M | 5 |
| Sep | €17M | 7 |
| Oct | €7.1M | 6 |
| Nov | €42M | 5 |
| Dec | €17M | 6 |
Top countries
by € raisedCybersecurity — top countries by capital, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cybersecurity — top countries by capital, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €121M |
| Russia | €109M |
| Spain | €77M |
| France | €28M |
| Switzerland | €24M |
| UK | €9.9M |
| Sweden | €8.0M |
| Hungary | €5.9M |
Stage mix
by € raisedCybersecurity — stage mix, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cybersecurity — stage mix, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Growth/Late | €161M |
| Series C | €99M |
| Series A | €61M |
| Series B | €39M |
| Seed | €18M |
| Other | €7.8M |
| Early VC | €5.7M |
| Debt | €2.7M |
| Grant | €148k |
Exits & M&A
9 Acquisition9 exits · €142M disclosed.
| Lacoon Mobile Security | Acquisition | Dec 2014 | €87M |
| Privax | Acquisition | Oct 2014 | €55M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozon | Growth/Late | Apr 2014 | €109M |
| Scytl | Series C | Aug 2014 | €33M |
| Scytl | Series C | Apr 2014 | €29M |
| Finsecur | Growth/Late | Nov 2014 | €25M |
| Silent Circle | Growth/Late | May 2014 | €22M |
| Scytl | Series C | Jul 2014 | €15M |
| Forter | Series B | Nov 2014 | €12M |
| CloudLock | Series C | Jan 2014 | €12M |
| Zooz | Series B | Jul 2014 | €8.8M |
| GuardiCore | Series A | Aug 2014 | €8.2M |
Largest debt rounds
debt financing, 2014; not in the equity totalTop investors
most active in 2014, by deal count- Magma Venture Partners5 deals
- Blumberg Capital4 deals
- Battery Ventures2 deals
- Elaia Partners2 deals
- Glilot Capital Partners2 deals
- Imprimatur Capital2 deals
- Intel Capital2 deals
- Jerusalem Venture Partners2 deals
- Octopus Ventures2 deals
- OurCrowd2 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology