Cybersecurity funding in Q3 2014

European Cybersecurity startup funding raised during Q3 2014.

In Q3 2014, 19 European Cybersecurity companies closed 20 funding rounds and raised €94M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 2912.6% versus Q3 2013. Debt rounds added €2.7M. Spain led by capital raised, and Battery Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€94M

+2912.6% vs Q3 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€2.7M debt

Funding rounds

+100.0% vs Q3 2013

Companies

Top country

Spain

Rank among sectors

#11

2.2% of sector funding

Debt financing

€2.7M

2.7% of total

Top-10 round share

94.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€36M	8
Aug	€45M	5
Sep	€17M	7

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Cybersecurity — top countries by capital, Q3 2014
Spain	€48M
Israel	€44M
Sweden	€3.0M
France	€700k
Germany	€500k
Switzerland	€411k
UK	€125k
Ireland	€35k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Cybersecurity — stage mix, Q3 2014
Series C	€48M
Series B	€16M
Series A	€16M
Seed	€6.4M
Other	€5.2M
Early VC	€3.0M
Debt	€2.7M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Scytl	Series C	Aug 2014	€33M
Scytl	Series C	Jul 2014	€15M
Zooz	Series B	Jul 2014	€8.8M
GuardiCore	Series A	Aug 2014	€8.2M
LightCyber	Series A	Sep 2014	€7.6M
ThetaRay	Series B	Jul 2014	€7.3M
Sentrix	Other	Sep 2014	€4.5M
Zaplox	Early VC	Aug 2014	€3.0M
BillGuard	Debt	Sep 2014	€2.7M
Hexadite	Seed	Jul 2014	€1.8M
PREempt Security	Seed	Jul 2014	€1.5M
Avanan	Seed	Jul 2014	€1.1M
ClipFort	Seed	Sep 2014	€910k
Cryptosense	Other	Sep 2014	€700k
Secucloud	Seed	Sep 2014	€500k

View all 20 Cybersecurity deals in Q3 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2014, by deal count

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