Sectors/E-commerce/2014

E-commerce funding in 2014

European E-commerce startup funding raised during 2014.

In 2014, 143 European E-commerce companies raised a combined €1.1B across 169 funding rounds. Germany led by capital raised, and DN Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 7 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€1.1B

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

169

Companies

143

Top country

Germany

Break down 2014 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Months

Jan Mar Jun Sep Nov

Rank among sectors

8.6% of sector funding

Debt financing

€6.1M

0.5% of total

Top-10 round share

68.5%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Delivery Hero	Series D+	Sep 2014	€265M
Ozon	Growth/Late	Apr 2014	€109M
Takeaway.com	Series B	Apr 2014	€75M
Westwing Home & Living	Growth/Late

View all 169 E-commerce deals in 2014 →

Top investors

most active in 2014, by deal count

← All-time E-commerce funding

Exits & M&A

17 Acquisition · 1 Merger

18 exits · €1.2B disclosed.

Yemeksepeti	Acquisition	Oct 2014	€535M
uSwitch	Acquisition	Nov 2014	€192M
Verivox	Acquisition	Nov 2014	€170M
Wahanda	Acquisition	Oct 2014	€155M
Easyvoyage	Acquisition	Dec 2014	€40M
Treatwell	Acquisition	Nov 2014	€35M