Sectors/Fintech/2014/Q3

Fintech funding in Q3 2014

European Fintech startup funding raised during Q3 2014.

In Q3 2014, 72 European Fintech companies closed 72 funding rounds and raised €173M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 16.4% versus Q3 2013. Debt rounds added €161M. Latvia led by capital raised, and Startupbootcamp was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€173M

+16.4% vs Q3 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€161M debt

Funding rounds

+38.5% vs Q3 2013

Companies

Top country

Latvia

Rank among sectors

7.5% of sector funding

Debt financing

€161M

48.3% of total

Top-10 round share

82.2%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€123M	29
Aug	€19M	16
Sep	€192M	27

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — top countries by capital, Q3 2014
Latvia	€155M
UK	€109M
Israel	€33M
Sweden	€20M
Italy	€6.0M
Netherlands	€2.8M
Spain	€1.6M
France	€1.4M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Fintech — stage mix, Q3 2014
Debt	€161M
Series D+	€48M
Series A	€30M
Series B	€28M
Other	€24M
Growth/Late	€15M
Series C	€15M
Seed	€13M
Early VC	€100k

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
4finance	Debt	Sep 2014	€155M
Funding Circle	Series D+	Jul 2014	€48M
RateSetter	Growth/Late	Jul 2014	€12M
KnC Miner	Series A	Sep 2014	€11M
SumUp	Series C	Aug 2014	€9.7M
Zooz	Series B	Jul 2014	€8.8M
Zooz Mobile	Other	Jul 2014	€8.8M
Osper	Other	Jul 2014	€7.3M
ThetaRay	Series B	Jul 2014	€7.3M
Crowdcube	Series B	Jul 2014	€6.9M
Satispay	Series A	Sep 2014	€5.5M
Credit Benchmark	Series A	Jul 2014	€5.1M
JFrog	Series B	Jul 2014	€5.1M
iZettle	Series C	Jul 2014	€5.0M
Monitise	Other	Sep 2014	€3.2M

View all 72 Fintech deals in Q3 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2014, by deal count

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