Fintech funding in August 2014
European Fintech startup funding raised during August 2014.
In August 2014, 16 European Fintech companies closed 16 funding rounds and raised €19M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 79.2% versus August 2013. UK led by capital raised, and 212 was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€19M
-79.2% vs August 2013 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
16
+33.3% vs August 2013
Companies
16
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#12
1.2% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
98.6%
of disclosed capital
Top countries
by € raisedFintech — top countries by capital, August 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fintech — top countries by capital, August 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €14M |
| Sweden | €1.6M |
| Türkiye | €1.0M |
| Netherlands | €700k |
| France | €340k |
| Germany | €200k |
| Spain | €200k |
| Estonia | €15k |
Stage mix
by € raisedFintech — stage mix, August 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fintech — stage mix, August 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €9.7M |
| Growth/Late | €3.0M |
| Series A | €2.8M |
| Seed | €2.5M |
| Other | €540k |
Exits & M&A
1 Acquisition1 exit.
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in August 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| SumUp | Series C | Aug 2014 | €9.7M |
| Ayondo | Growth/Late | Aug 2014 | €3.0M |
| Billogram | Series A | Aug 2014 | €1.6M |
| dopay | Seed | Aug 2014 | €1.3M |
| Iyzico | Series A | Aug 2014 | €1.0M |
| Squirrel | Other | Aug 2014 | €540k |
| BlockTrail | Seed | Aug 2014 | €500k |
| Ulule | Seed | Aug 2014 | €300k |
| Equidam | Seed | Aug 2014 | €200k |
| Bitbond | Series A | Aug 2014 | €200k |
| Worldcoo | Seed | Aug 2014 | €200k |
| Weeleo | Seed | Aug 2014 | €40k |
| Investly | Seed | Aug 2014 | €15k |
Top investors
most active in August 2014, by deal count- 2121 deals
- BBVA1 deals
- Delta Partners1 deals
- Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures1 deals
- Edastra1 deals
- Groupon1 deals
- Luminor Capital1 deals
- Ona Capital1 deals
- Point Nine Capital1 deals
- SevenVentures1 deals