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Fintech funding in 2014

European Fintech startup funding raised during 2014.

In 2014, 229 European Fintech companies closed 262 funding rounds and raised €1.4B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €191M. UK led by capital raised, and Seedrs was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€1.4B
excl. debt & grants · +€191M debt
Funding rounds
262
Companies
229
Top country
UK

Fintech: last three years

change vs the year before
YearEquityChangeRoundsChangeDebt
2012€304M-9.1%117+46.3%—
2013€363M+19.6%170+45.3%€14M
2014€1.4B+293.8%262+54.1%€191M
Break down 2014 by period
Half-year
H1H2
Quarters
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rank among sectors
#2
12.5% of sector funding
Debt financing
€191M
11.8% of total
Top-10 round share
54.9%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
3

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Fintech — funding by month, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Jan€34M23
Feb€71M19
Mar€419M21
Apr€52M21
May€60M16
Jun€156M27
Jul€123M29
Aug€19M16
Sep€192M27
Oct€91M23
Nov€127M22
Dec€278M18

Top countries

by € raised
Fintech — top countries by capital, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
Fintech — top countries by capital, 2014
UK€668M
Netherlands€242M
Sweden€198M
Latvia€160M
Germany€93M
Israel€91M
France€37M
Estonia€35M

Stage mix

by € raised
Fintech — stage mix, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
Fintech — stage mix, 2014
Series B€499M
Other€225M
Growth/Late€204M
Debt€191M
Series A€179M
Series D+€147M
Seed€73M
Series C€55M
Early VC€48M
Grant€360k

Exits & M&A

6 Acquisition · 1 IPO

7 exits · €631M disclosed.

TradeFXAcquisitionNov 2014€458M
VerivoxAcquisitionNov 2014€170M
√ñdeAlAcquisitionJan 2014€2.7M

Largest equity rounds

by disclosed amount, 2014
CompanyStageDateAmount
AdyenSeries BDec 2014€200M
MonitiseOtherMar 2014€152M
KlarnaGrowth/LateMar 2014€90M
borroSeries D+Mar 2014€81M
PowaTAGSeries BNov 2014€64M
Funding CircleSeries D+Jul 2014€48M
iZettleSeries CMay 2014€40M
Atom BankGrowth/LateDec 2014€31M
KreditechSeries BJun 2014€29M
ZepzSeries AMar 2014€29M

Largest debt rounds

debt financing, 2014; not in the equity total
CompanyStageDateAmount
4financeDebtSep 2014€155M
FinexkapDebtNov 2014€12M
ezbobDebtFeb 2014€8.8M
KreditechDebtJan 2014€7.3M
BillGuardDebtSep 2014€2.7M
View all 262 Fintech deals in 2014 →

Top investors

most active in 2014, by deal count

Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology

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