Sectors/Fashion/2014/Q2

Fashion funding in Q2 2014

European Fashion startup funding raised during Q2 2014.

In Q2 2014, 20 European Fashion companies closed 21 funding rounds and raised €167M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 164.6% versus Q2 2013. UK led by capital raised, and Lanzadera was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€167M

+164.6% vs Q2 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-22.2% vs Q2 2013

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

#11

5.2% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

98.1%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€11M	2
May	€53M	8
Jun	€103M	11

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Fashion — top countries by capital, Q2 2014
UK	€78M
France	€76M
Spain	€6.7M
Germany	€5.1M
Netherlands	€1.2M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Fashion — stage mix, Q2 2014
Growth/Late	€74M
Series D+	€48M
Series C	€25M
Early VC	€9.9M
Series A	€6.5M
Seed	€3.2M
Crowdfunding	€290k
Other	€36k
Grant	€22k

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Sarenza	Growth/Late	Jun 2014	€74M
Farfetch	Series D+	May 2014	€48M
MyOptique	Series C	Jun 2014	€20M
eShop Ventures	Series A	Jun 2014	€6.0M
SecretSales	Series C	Apr 2014	€5.4M
Rocket Internet SE	Early VC	Apr 2014	€5.1M
Cortexica	Early VC	Jun 2014	€1.8M
Wheretoget	Early VC	May 2014	€1.8M
The Cloakroom	Early VC	May 2014	€1.2M
Chiaro	Seed	May 2014	€866k
The Chapar	Seed	Jun 2014	€615k
Mallzee	Seed	May 2014	€578k
The Idle Man	Series A	May 2014	€486k
Chic by Choice	Seed	Jun 2014	€367k
Stylect	Seed	May 2014	€361k

View all 21 Fashion deals in Q2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2014, by deal count

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