Fashion funding in H1 2014
European Fashion startup funding raised during H1 2014.
In H1 2014, 45 European Fashion companies closed 47 funding rounds and raised €247M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 163.1% versus H1 2013. UK led by capital raised, and Accel was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€247M
+163.1% vs H1 2013 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
47
+11.9% vs H1 2013
Companies
45
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#10
4.3% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
88.7%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFashion — funding by month, H1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €57M | 12 |
| Feb | €21M | 8 |
| Mar | €2.5M | 6 |
| Apr | €11M | 2 |
| May | €53M | 8 |
| Jun | €103M | 11 |
Top countries
by € raisedFashion — top countries by capital, H1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fashion — top countries by capital, H1 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €114M |
| France | €76M |
| Lithuania | €19M |
| Germany | €18M |
| Russia | €9.4M |
| Spain | €6.7M |
| Italy | €1.4M |
| Netherlands | €1.2M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFashion — stage mix, H1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fashion — stage mix, H1 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Growth/Late | €99M |
| Series D+ | €48M |
| Series B | €42M |
| Series C | €25M |
| Seed | €12M |
| Early VC | €9.9M |
| Series A | €9.7M |
| Other | €2.3M |
| Crowdfunding | €290k |
| Grant | €22k |
Exits & M&A
6 Acquisition6 exits.
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H1 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarenza | Growth/Late | Jun 2014 | €74M |
| Farfetch | Series D+ | May 2014 | €48M |
| MyOptique | Series C | Jun 2014 | €20M |
| Vinted | Series B | Jan 2014 | €19M |
| The Cambridge Satchel Company | Growth/Late | Jan 2014 | €15M |
| Outfittery | Series B | Feb 2014 | €13M |
| Lyst | Series B | Jan 2014 | €10M |
| Lamoda | Growth/Late | Jan 2014 | €9.4M |
| eShop Ventures | Series A | Jun 2014 | €6.0M |
| SecretSales | Series C | Apr 2014 | €5.4M |
| Rocket Internet SE | Early VC | Apr 2014 | €5.1M |
| EDITED (fka EDITD) | Series A | Feb 2014 | €3.3M |
| ASAP54 | Seed | Feb 2014 | €2.8M |
| Motilo | Other | Jan 2014 | €2.3M |
| Cortexica | Early VC | Jun 2014 | €1.8M |
Top investors
most active in H1 2014, by deal count- Accel2 deals
- Crowdcube2 deals
- e.ventures2 deals
- German Startups Group2 deals
- Index Ventures2 deals
- Lanzadera2 deals
- Seedcamp2 deals
- TA Ventures2 deals
- Tengelmann Ventures2 deals
- 123Venture1 deals