Marketing funding in 2014
European Marketing startup funding raised during 2014.
In 2014, 248 European Marketing companies closed 280 funding rounds and raised €923M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €2.8M. UK led by capital raised, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€923M
excl. debt & grants · +€2.8M debt
Funding rounds
280
Companies
248
Top country
UK
Marketing: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €590M | +65.8% | 188 | +26.2% | — |
| 2013 | €539M | -8.5% | 234 | +24.5% | €8.3M |
| 2014 | €923M | +71.2% | 280 | +19.7% | €2.8M |
Rank among sectors
#6
7.1% of sector funding
Debt financing
€2.8M
0.3% of total
Top-10 round share
39.3%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthMarketing — funding by month, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €100M | 29 |
| Feb | €124M | 26 |
| Mar | €62M | 31 |
| Apr | €85M | 21 |
| May | €49M | 22 |
| Jun | €54M | 23 |
| Jul | €61M | 21 |
| Aug | €83M | 18 |
| Sep | €79M | 31 |
| Oct | €57M | 21 |
| Nov | €108M | 20 |
| Dec | €63M | 17 |
Top countries
by € raisedMarketing — top countries by capital, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — top countries by capital, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €348M |
| Israel | €183M |
| Germany | €123M |
| France | €94M |
| Denmark | €32M |
| Ireland | €23M |
| Netherlands | €22M |
| Czech Republic | €21M |
Stage mix
by € raisedMarketing — stage mix, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — stage mix, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Other | €175M |
| Series A | €167M |
| Series B | €152M |
| Series C | €139M |
| Series D+ | €125M |
| Seed | €70M |
| Early VC | €50M |
| Growth/Late | €47M |
| Debt | €2.8M |
Exits & M&A
24 Acquisition · 1 Buyout25 exits · €58M disclosed.
| Appsfire | Acquisition | Jan 2014 | €27M |
| Social Moov | Acquisition | Feb 2014 | €19M |
| Falk Realtime | Acquisition | Dec 2014 | €11M |
| Bringr | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €700k |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buyapowa | Other | Nov 2014 | €72M |
| ironSource | Series A | Aug 2014 | €64M |
| Huddle | Series D+ | Dec 2014 | €41M |
| NewVoiceMedia | Series D+ | Jul 2014 | €37M |
| eCommera | Series C | Feb 2014 | €30M |
| SilverRail | Series C | Apr 2014 | €29M |
| Webtrekk | Other | Jun 2014 | €25M |
| BrandMaker | Series B | Sep 2014 | €23M |
| VocalCom | Other | Jan 2014 | €23M |
| Voluntis | Series D+ | Apr 2014 | €21M |
Largest debt rounds
debt financing, 2014; not in the equity totalTop investors
most active in 2014, by deal count- Kima Ventures5 deals
- Notion Capital5 deals
- Wayra5 deals
- EC1 Capital4 deals
- Seedrs4 deals
- Crowdcube3 deals
- Forward Partners3 deals
- Gemini Israel Ventures3 deals
- Iris Capital3 deals
- OurCrowd3 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology