Sectors/Foodtech/2014/Q2

Foodtech funding in Q2 2014

European Foodtech startup funding raised during Q2 2014.

In Q2 2014, 29 European Foodtech companies closed 29 funding rounds and raised €196M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 930.2% versus Q2 2013. Debt rounds added €1.5M. Germany led by capital raised, and Angels Den was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€196M

+930.2% vs Q2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.5M debt

Funding rounds

+163.6% vs Q2 2013

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

6.2% of sector funding

Debt financing

€1.5M

0.8% of total

Top-10 round share

98.4%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€143M	11
May	€6.9M	7
Jun	€48M	11

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Foodtech — top countries by capital, Q2 2014
Germany	€105M
Netherlands	€75M
UK	€16M
France	€1.7M
Türkiye	€735k
Spain	€200k
Italy	€180k
Greece	€100k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Foodtech — stage mix, Q2 2014
Series D+	€98M
Series B	€75M
Other	€8.1M
Early VC	€7.8M
Seed	€4.0M
Series A	€3.4M
Debt	€1.5M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits · €5.3B disclosed.

Grubhub

Acquisition

Apr 2014

€5.3B

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Takeaway.com	Series B	Apr 2014	€75M
Delivery Hero	Series D+	Apr 2014	€62M
HelloFresh	Series D+	Jun 2014	€37M
Rocket Internet SE	Early VC	Apr 2014	€5.1M
Barburrito	Other	May 2014	€5.0M
Deliveroo	Series A	Jun 2014	€3.4M
Hubbub	Other	Jun 2014	€2.8M
Chilango	Early VC	Jun 2014	€2.7M
La Ruche qui dit Oui!	Debt	May 2014	€1.5M
Marley Spoon	Seed	Jun 2014	€1.1M
Meal Box	Seed	Jun 2014	€735k
PREoday Limited	Seed	Apr 2014	€725k
Gousto	Seed	May 2014	€217k
Alegria	Seed	Jun 2014	€200k
Bagel Corner	Seed	Jun 2014	€200k

View all 29 Foodtech deals in Q2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2014, by deal count

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