Gaming funding in H2 2014
European Gaming startup funding raised during H2 2014.
In H2 2014, 20 European Gaming companies closed 20 funding rounds and raised €106M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 14.4% versus H2 2013. UK led by capital raised, and Northzone was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€106M
-14.4% vs H2 2013 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
20
-44.4% vs H2 2013
Companies
20
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#17
1.5% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
98.3%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthGaming — funding by month, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Gaming — top countries by capital, H2 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €62M |
| Spain | €22M |
| Finland | €10M |
| Germany | €7.2M |
| Israel | €3.7M |
| Sweden | €660k |
| Italy | €250k |
| Netherlands | €120k |
Stage mix
by € raisedGaming — stage mix, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Gaming — stage mix, H2 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series D+ | €53M |
| Series C | €28M |
| Series A | €17M |
| Other | €4.3M |
| Seed | €4.2M |
Exits & M&A
3 Acquisition · 1 IPO4 exits · €371M disclosed.
| Leovegas | IPO | Oct 2014 | €300M |
| Europe-Bet | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €63M |
| Valhalla | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €7.8M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| FanDuel | Series D+ | Sep 2014 | €53M |
| Social Point | Series C | Jul 2014 | €22M |
| ad2games | Series A | Dec 2014 | €7.2M |
| Space Ape Games | Series C | Dec 2014 | €5.6M |
| Seriously | Series A | Nov 2014 | €4.0M |
| JoyTunes | Series A | Aug 2014 | €3.7M |
| PlayRaven | Seed | Dec 2014 | €3.3M |
| Small Giant Games | Other | Oct 2014 | €2.8M |
| deltaDNA | Series A | Nov 2014 | €2.4M |
| Poppermost Productions | Other | Sep 2014 | €660k |
| PlayCanvas | Other | Nov 2014 | €423k |
| Traplight Games | Seed | Oct 2014 | €397k |
| Soccer Manager | Other | Sep 2014 | €377k |
| Bad SEED | Seed | Jul 2014 | €250k |
| TinyLoot | Seed | Nov 2014 | €120k |
Top investors
most active in H2 2014, by deal count- Northzone2 deals
- Scottish Investment Bank - Scottish Enterprise2 deals
- Sunstone Capital2 deals
- 3TS Capital Partners1 deals
- Accel1 deals
- Aleph1 deals
- Bullpen Capital1 deals
- Comcast Ventures1 deals
- Connect Ventures1 deals
- Conversion Capital1 deals