Fintech funding in Q1 2014
European Fintech startup funding raised during Q1 2014.
In Q1 2014, 63 European Fintech companies closed 63 funding rounds and raised €506M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 592.7% versus Q1 2013. Debt rounds added €18M. UK led by capital raised, and Entree Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€506M
+592.7% vs Q1 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€18M debt
Funding rounds
63
+117.2% vs Q1 2013
Companies
63
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#1
20.4% of sector funding
Debt financing
€18M
3.4% of total
Top-10 round share
83.8%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
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Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFintech — funding by month, Q1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €34M | 23 |
| Feb | €71M | 19 |
| Mar | €419M | 21 |
Top countries
by € raisedFintech — top countries by capital, Q1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fintech — top countries by capital, Q1 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €332M |
| Sweden | €90M |
| Israel | €29M |
| Netherlands | €22M |
| Estonia | €16M |
| Germany | €15M |
| Spain | €6.6M |
| Norway | €5.1M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFintech — stage mix, Q1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fintech — stage mix, Q1 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Other | €174M |
| Series D+ | €99M |
| Growth/Late | €90M |
| Series A | €55M |
| Series B | €40M |
| Early VC | €27M |
| Seed | €20M |
| Debt | €18M |
| Series C | €500k |
| Grant | €360k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitise | Other | Mar 2014 | €152M |
| Klarna | Growth/Late | Mar 2014 | €90M |
| borro | Series D+ | Mar 2014 | €81M |
| Zepz | Series A | Mar 2014 | €29M |
| BitFury | Other | Feb 2014 | €18M |
| Payoneer | Series D+ | Mar 2014 | €18M |
| PowaTAG | Series B | Feb 2014 | €15M |
| AASA Global | Early VC | Mar 2014 | €15M |
| Duedil | Series B | Mar 2014 | €12M |
| ezbob | Debt | Feb 2014 | €8.8M |
| Tapingo | Series B | Feb 2014 | €7.8M |
| Kreditech | Debt | Jan 2014 | €7.3M |
| Azimo | Series A | Mar 2014 | €7.2M |
| Kantox | Series A | Feb 2014 | €6.5M |
| iwoca | Early VC | Jan 2014 | €6.0M |
Top investors
most active in Q1 2014, by deal count- Entree Capital3 deals
- Passion Capital3 deals
- Seedrs3 deals
- Wayra3 deals
- Accel2 deals
- Carmel Ventures2 deals
- 3wventures1 deals
- 83North1 deals
- Accion1 deals
- Alexander Aghassipour1 deals