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Hardware funding in H1 2014

European Hardware startup funding raised during H1 2014.

In H1 2014, 39 European Hardware companies closed 46 funding rounds and raised €94M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 17.3% versus H1 2013. Debt rounds added €200k. UK led by capital raised, and Crowdcube was the most active investor. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€94M
-17.3% vs H1 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€200k debt
Funding rounds
46
+142.1% vs H1 2013
Companies
39
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#16
1.6% of sector funding
Debt financing
€200k
0.2% of total
Top-10 round share
92.4%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Hardware — funding by month, H1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Jan€39M9
Feb€400k3
Mar€19M11
Apr€23M10
May€3.6M3
Jun€9.0M10

Top countries

by € raised
Hardware — top countries by capital, H1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
Hardware — top countries by capital, H1 2014
UK€42M
Sweden€17M
France€14M
Israel€6.7M
Spain€5.2M
Finland€4.0M
Netherlands€1.8M
Switzerland€1.5M

Stage mix

by € raised
Hardware — stage mix, H1 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
Hardware — stage mix, H1 2014
Series C€50M
Series B€16M
Series A€9.4M
Other€8.9M
Seed€8.0M
Early VC€1.5M
Debt€200k
Grant€100k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2014
CompanyStageDateAmount
HailoSeries CJan 2014€36M
BimaSeries BApr 2014€16M
SIGFOXSeries CMar 2014€14M
EVRYTHNGSeries AApr 2014€5.1M
TytoCareSeries AMar 2014€4.3M
IndoorAtlasSeedJun 2014€3.3M
NuuboOtherMay 2014€3.0M
NuuboOtherJun 2014€2.2M
FastTrack Company / EviateOtherJan 2014€1.5M
dizmoOtherJun 2014€1.5M
NeuraEarly VCApr 2014€1.5M
YepzonSeedJun 2014€660k
CobiSeedMay 2014€550k
AtomationSeedJun 2014€514k
CubeSensorsSeedJun 2014€514k
View all 46 Hardware deals in H1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2014, by deal count
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