Sectors/Foodtech/2014/H2

Foodtech funding in H2 2014

European Foodtech startup funding raised during H2 2014.

In H2 2014, 39 European Foodtech companies closed 44 funding rounds and raised €713M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 688.7% versus H2 2013. Germany led by capital raised, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€713M

+688.7% vs H2 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+18.9% vs H2 2013

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

9.9% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

97.0%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€28M	11
Aug	€383M	7
Sep	€282M	10
Oct	€5.3M	6
Nov	€7.8M	4
Dec	€6.8M	6

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Foodtech — top countries by capital, H2 2014
Germany	€667M
UK	€13M
France	€9.3M
Spain	€6.2M
Israel	€6.1M
Italy	€5.1M
Ukraine	€3.0M
Ireland	€1.6M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Foodtech — stage mix, H2 2014
Growth/Late	€333M
Series D+	€310M
Series A	€21M
Series C	€18M
Seed	€12M
Other	€11M
Series B	€5.5M
Early VC	€2.1M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits · €547M disclosed.

Yemeksepeti	Acquisition	Oct 2014	€535M
e-food.gr	Acquisition	Nov 2014	€12M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Rocket Internet SE	Growth/Late	Aug 2014	€333M
Delivery Hero	Series D+	Sep 2014	€265M
Foodpanda	Series D+	Aug 2014	€45M
Quandoo	Series C	Jul 2014	€18M
Gousto	Series A	Sep 2014	€6.3M
EatWith	Series A	Sep 2014	€6.1M
La Nevera Roja	Other	Jul 2014	€6.0M
Ynsect	Series B	Dec 2014	€5.5M
Marley Spoon	Series A	Nov 2014	€4.0M
Pact Coffee	Series A	Aug 2014	€2.5M
CheckoutSmart	Seed	Nov 2014	€1.9M
Zakaz	Other	Sep 2014	€1.9M
Ynsect	Series A	Aug 2014	€1.8M
Drop	Seed	Oct 2014	€1.6M
La Belle Assiette	Seed	Oct 2014	€1.5M

View all 44 Foodtech deals in H2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2014, by deal count

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