Marketing funding in January 2014
European Marketing startup funding raised during January 2014.
In January 2014, 29 European Marketing companies closed 29 funding rounds and raised €100M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 159.9% versus January 2013. Debt rounds added €100k. France led by capital raised, and SEED Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€100M
+159.9% vs January 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€100k debt
Funding rounds
29
+3.6% vs January 2013
Companies
29
Top country
France
Rank among sectors
#3
10.5% of sector funding
Debt financing
€100k
0.1% of total
Top-10 round share
93.6%
of disclosed capital
Top countries
by € raisedMarketing — top countries by capital, January 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — top countries by capital, January 2014 | |
|---|---|
| France | €23M |
| Denmark | €20M |
| Netherlands | €19M |
| Ireland | €18M |
| Israel | €13M |
| UK | €4.2M |
| Germany | €2.2M |
| Spain | €325k |
Stage mix
by € raisedMarketing — stage mix, January 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — stage mix, January 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €32M |
| Other | €25M |
| Series B | €21M |
| Series A | €12M |
| Seed | €5.6M |
| Early VC | €3.9M |
| Debt | €100k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in January 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| VocalCom | Other | Jan 2014 | €23M |
| Mendix | Series B | Jan 2014 | €18M |
| Trustpilot | Series C | Jan 2014 | €18M |
| Brandtone | Series C | Jan 2014 | €14M |
| Yotpo | Series A | Jan 2014 | €7.8M |
| Cleverbug | Series A | Jan 2014 | €4.4M |
| Spendsetter | Series B | Jan 2014 | €3.3M |
| Implisit | Early VC | Jan 2014 | €2.4M |
| Deskwolf | Early VC | Jan 2014 | €1.5M |
| Crosswise | Seed | Jan 2014 | €1.5M |
| resmio | Seed | Jan 2014 | €1.2M |
| Stocard | Other | Jan 2014 | €943k |
| Mabaya | Seed | Jan 2014 | €870k |
| Robin HQ | Seed | Jan 2014 | €725k |
| Makers Academy | Other | Jan 2014 | €653k |
Top investors
most active in January 2014, by deal count- SEED Capital2 deals
- 2B Angels1 deals
- BaltCap1 deals
- Battery Ventures1 deals
- Blumberg Capital1 deals
- BOM Capital - Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij1 deals
- Delta Partners1 deals
- Draper Esprit1 deals
- Forward Partners1 deals
- Gemini Israel Ventures1 deals