Fintech funding in Q4 2014
European Fintech startup funding raised during Q4 2014.
In Q4 2014, 62 European Fintech companies closed 63 funding rounds and raised €483M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 412.6% versus Q4 2013. Debt rounds added €12M. Netherlands led by capital raised, and Northzone was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€483M
+412.6% vs Q4 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€12M debt
Funding rounds
63
+26.0% vs Q4 2013
Companies
62
Top country
Netherlands
Rank among sectors
#2
17.9% of sector funding
Debt financing
€12M
2.4% of total
Top-10 round share
83.0%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
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Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFintech — funding by month, Q4 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct | €91M | 23 |
| Nov | €127M | 22 |
| Dec | €278M | 18 |
Top countries
by € raisedFintech — top countries by capital, Q4 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fintech — top countries by capital, Q4 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | €201M |
| UK | €155M |
| France | €32M |
| Sweden | €29M |
| Luxembourg | €24M |
| Germany | €15M |
| Spain | €13M |
| Israel | €10M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFintech — stage mix, Q4 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Fintech — stage mix, Q4 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €287M |
| Growth/Late | €76M |
| Series A | €68M |
| Seed | €26M |
| Early VC | €20M |
| Debt | €12M |
| Other | €5.0M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adyen | Series B | Dec 2014 | €200M |
| PowaTAG | Series B | Nov 2014 | €64M |
| Atom Bank | Growth/Late | Dec 2014 | €31M |
| Blockchain | Series A | Oct 2014 | €24M |
| Trustly | Growth/Late | Nov 2014 | €23M |
| eToro | Growth/Late | Dec 2014 | €22M |
| Spotcap | Series A | Oct 2014 | €13M |
| Finexkap | Debt | Nov 2014 | €12M |
| Bitnet Technologies | Series A | Oct 2014 | €12M |
| Tipalti | Series B | Oct 2014 | €10M |
| Orderbird | Series B | Oct 2014 | €7.9M |
| Lendix | Seed | Nov 2014 | €7.0M |
| MarketInvoice | Early VC | Dec 2014 | €6.3M |
| Finexkap | Series A | Nov 2014 | €6.0M |
| UnifiedPost | Early VC | Dec 2014 | €6.0M |
Top investors
most active in Q4 2014, by deal count- Northzone3 deals
- ALSTIN Alternative Strategic Investments2 deals
- Seedrs2 deals
- 123Venture1 deals
- Access Industries1 deals
- Anthemis1 deals
- Artis Ventures1 deals
- Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator1 deals
- Berlin Technologie Holding1 deals
- Bill McKiernan1 deals