Sectors/Fashion/2014/Q1

Fashion funding in Q1 2014

European Fashion startup funding raised during Q1 2014.

In Q1 2014, 26 European Fashion companies closed 26 funding rounds and raised €80M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 160.1% versus Q1 2013. UK led by capital raised, and Accel was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€80M

+160.1% vs Q1 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+73.3% vs Q1 2013

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

3.1% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

96.4%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€57M	12
Feb	€21M	8
Mar	€2.5M	6

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Fashion — top countries by capital, Q1 2014
UK	€36M
Lithuania	€19M
Germany	€13M
Russia	€9.4M
Italy	€1.4M
Finland	€1.1M
Israel	€37k
Spain	€0

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Fashion — stage mix, Q1 2014
Series B	€42M
Growth/Late	€25M
Seed	€8.3M
Series A	€3.3M
Other	€2.3M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
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
EDITED (fka EDITD)	Series A	Feb 2014	€3.3M
ASAP54	Seed	Feb 2014	€2.8M
Motilo	Other	Jan 2014	€2.3M
Nuji	Seed	Mar 2014	€1.4M
PrivateGriffe	Seed	Feb 2014	€1.2M
Swap.com	Seed	Jan 2014	€1.1M
Shareight	Seed	Mar 2014	€732k
East End Manufacturing	Seed	Jan 2014	€360k
JUNIQUE / stylemarks	Seed	Feb 2014	€300k
Crumpet	Seed	Mar 2014	€209k

View all 26 Fashion deals in Q1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2014, by deal count

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