Edtech funding in H2 2014
European Edtech startup funding raised during H2 2014.
In H2 2014, 35 European Edtech companies closed 35 funding rounds and raised €45M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 126.8% versus H2 2013. Debt rounds added €179k. UK led by capital raised, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€45M
+126.8% vs H2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€179k debt
Funding rounds
35
+16.7% vs H2 2013
Companies
35
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#22
0.6% of sector funding
Debt financing
€179k
0.4% of total
Top-10 round share
82.1%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthEdtech — funding by month, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul | €2.9M | 4 |
| Aug | €14M | 9 |
| Sep | €7.9M | 6 |
| Oct | €17M | 12 |
| Nov | €3.2M | 1 |
| Dec | €160k | 3 |
Top countries
by € raisedEdtech — top countries by capital, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Edtech — top countries by capital, H2 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €9.5M |
| Germany | €8.0M |
| Poland | €7.1M |
| Spain | €5.5M |
| Russia | €5.5M |
| France | €4.4M |
| Israel | €3.7M |
| Netherlands | €858k |
Stage mix
by € raisedEdtech — stage mix, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Edtech — stage mix, H2 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series A | €20M |
| Early VC | €12M |
| Other | €6.2M |
| Series C | €3.4M |
| Seed | €3.4M |
| Debt | €179k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brainly | Series A | Oct 2014 | €7.1M |
| webinar.ru | Series A | Aug 2014 | €5.5M |
| iversity | Early VC | Oct 2014 | €4.4M |
| JoyTunes | Series A | Aug 2014 | €3.7M |
| Sofatutor | Series C | Aug 2014 | €3.4M |
| Coorpacademy | Series A | Nov 2014 | €3.2M |
| miDrive | Other | Sep 2014 | €2.8M |
| ABA English | Early VC | Jul 2014 | €2.5M |
| CogBooks | Early VC | Oct 2014 | €2.2M |
| Odilo | Other | Sep 2014 | €2.2M |
| Eden Project | Seed | Oct 2014 | €1.9M |
| Insane Logic | Early VC | Sep 2014 | €1.3M |
| Kartable | Early VC | Oct 2014 | €1.2M |
| Tutellus | Seed | Sep 2014 | €800k |
| StudyTube | Series A | Sep 2014 | €758k |
Top investors
most active in H2 2014, by deal count- Crowdcube2 deals
- Active Partners1 deals
- Acton Capital Partners1 deals
- Aleph1 deals
- Bethnal Green Ventures1 deals
- Bpifrance1 deals
- Cii21 deals
- Club Italia Investimenti 21 deals
- DC Thomson Ventures1 deals
- Disney Accelerator1 deals