Gaming funding in 2014
European Gaming startup funding raised during 2014.
In 2014, 44 European Gaming companies closed 46 funding rounds and raised €160M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €25M. UK led by capital raised, and London Co-Investment Fund was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€160M
excl. debt & grants · +€25M debt
Funding rounds
46
Companies
44
Top country
UK
Gaming: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €108M | -22.3% | 48 | +17.1% | — |
| 2013 | €293M | +170.5% | 68 | +41.7% | — |
| 2014 | €160M | -45.2% | 46 | -32.4% | €25M |
Rank among sectors
#16
1.4% of sector funding
Debt financing
€25M
13.5% of total
Top-10 round share
81.1%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthGaming — funding by month, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €7.9M | 6 |
| Feb | €396k | 2 |
| Mar | €1.8M | 3 |
| Apr | €15M | 3 |
| May | €8.7M | 6 |
| Jun | €45M | 6 |
| Jul | €22M | 2 |
| Aug | €3.7M | 1 |
| Sep | €54M | 5 |
| Oct | €3.2M | 2 |
| Nov | €6.9M | 4 |
| Dec | €16M | 6 |
Top countries
by € raisedGaming — top countries by capital, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Gaming — top countries by capital, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €68M |
| Finland | €62M |
| Spain | €23M |
| Germany | €21M |
| Israel | €3.7M |
| Czech Republic | €3.1M |
| Estonia | €1.3M |
| Sweden | €660k |
Stage mix
by € raisedGaming — stage mix, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Gaming — stage mix, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series D+ | €53M |
| Other | €28M |
| Series C | €28M |
| Series A | €26M |
| Debt | €25M |
| Seed | €10M |
| Series B | €9.0M |
| Early VC | €6.7M |
Exits & M&A
6 Acquisition · 1 IPO7 exits · €371M disclosed.
| Leovegas | IPO | Oct 2014 | €300M |
| Europe-Bet | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €63M |
| Valhalla | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €7.8M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| FanDuel | Series D+ | Sep 2014 | €53M |
| Social Point | Series C | Jul 2014 | €22M |
| Lifeline Ventures Oy | Other | Apr 2014 | €15M |
| Flaregames | Series B | Jun 2014 | €9.0M |
| ad2games | Series A | Dec 2014 | €7.2M |
| Space Ape Games | Series C | Dec 2014 | €5.6M |
| crobo | Other | Jun 2014 | €5.1M |
| Next Games | Series A | Jan 2014 | €4.4M |
| Seriously | Series A | Nov 2014 | €4.0M |
| JoyTunes | Series A | Aug 2014 | €3.7M |
Largest debt rounds
debt financing, 2014; not in the equity totalTop investors
most active in 2014, by deal count- London Co-Investment Fund3 deals
- Northzone3 deals
- Sunstone Capital3 deals
- Accel2 deals
- Jari Ovaskainen2 deals
- Scottish Investment Bank - Scottish Enterprise2 deals
- Upfront Ventures2 deals
- 360 Capital Partners1 deals
- 3TS Capital Partners1 deals
- Adara Ventures1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology