Sectors/Foodtech/2014/Q4

Foodtech funding in Q4 2014

European Foodtech startup funding raised during Q4 2014.

In Q4 2014, 16 European Foodtech companies closed 16 funding rounds and raised €20M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 7.4% versus Q4 2013. France led by capital raised, and P101 was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€20M

-7.4% vs Q4 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-11.1% vs Q4 2013

Companies

Top country

France

Rank among sectors

#21

0.7% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

94.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€5.3M	6
Nov	€7.8M	4
Dec	€6.8M	6

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Foodtech — top countries by capital, Q4 2014
France	€7.0M
Germany	€5.2M
Italy	€2.7M
UK	€2.7M
Ireland	€1.6M
Türkiye	€641k
Netherlands	€100k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Foodtech — stage mix, Q4 2014
Seed	€7.1M
Series B	€5.5M
Series A	€4.0M
Early VC	€2.1M
Other	€1.2M

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits · €547M disclosed.

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

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Ynsect	Series B	Dec 2014	€5.5M
Marley Spoon	Series A	Nov 2014	€4.0M
CheckoutSmart	Seed	Nov 2014	€1.9M
Drop	Seed	Oct 2014	€1.6M
Cortilia	Early VC	Nov 2014	€1.5M
La Belle Assiette	Seed	Oct 2014	€1.5M
Bonaverde	Other	Oct 2014	€1.2M
Meal Box	Early VC	Dec 2014	€641k
Hubbub	Seed	Oct 2014	€556k
Wineverse	Seed	Oct 2014	€500k
Gourmant	Seed	Nov 2014	€419k
wineOwine	Seed	Dec 2014	€300k
CRU Kafe	Seed	Dec 2014	€226k
Oedipus Brewing	Seed	Dec 2014	€100k

View all 16 Foodtech deals in Q4 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2014, by deal count

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