Marketing funding in H2 2014
European Marketing startup funding raised during H2 2014.
In H2 2014, 118 European Marketing companies closed 128 funding rounds and raised €450M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 39.2% versus H2 2013. Debt rounds added €1.7M. UK led by capital raised, and Wayra was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€450M
+39.2% vs H2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.7M debt
Funding rounds
128
+4.1% vs H2 2013
Companies
118
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#8
6.3% of sector funding
Debt financing
€1.7M
0.4% of total
Top-10 round share
66.2%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthMarketing — funding by month, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — top countries by capital, H2 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €224M |
| Israel | €106M |
| Germany | €61M |
| France | €21M |
| Poland | €9.0M |
| Italy | €8.3M |
| Denmark | €3.4M |
| Belgium | €3.2M |
Stage mix
by € raisedMarketing — stage mix, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — stage mix, H2 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series A | €110M |
| Series D+ | €89M |
| Other | €88M |
| Series B | €82M |
| Seed | €38M |
| Growth/Late | €22M |
| Series C | €11M |
| Early VC | €9.5M |
| Debt | €1.7M |
Exits & M&A
9 Acquisition · 1 Buyout10 exits · €12M disclosed.
| Falk Realtime | Acquisition | Dec 2014 | €11M |
| Bringr | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €700k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 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 |
| BrandMaker | Series B | Sep 2014 | €23M |
| QuBit | Series B | Sep 2014 | €20M |
| SimilarWeb | Series D+ | Nov 2014 | €12M |
| B2X Care Solutions | Series B | Oct 2014 | €12M |
| Supersonic | Series B | Jul 2014 | €11M |
| APSU | Growth/Late | Oct 2014 | €9.0M |
| Ifinity | Seed | Aug 2014 | €9.0M |
| Performance Horizon Group | Series B | Sep 2014 | €7.6M |
| ad2games | Series A | Dec 2014 | €7.2M |
| Tag Commander | Series B | Oct 2014 | €6.5M |
| QualiSystems | Growth/Late | Oct 2014 | €6.4M |
Top investors
most active in H2 2014, by deal count- Wayra4 deals
- Kima Ventures3 deals
- Notion Capital3 deals
- P1013 deals
- Seedrs3 deals
- Atlante Ventures2 deals
- Balderton Capital2 deals
- Berlin Ventures2 deals
- Bpifrance2 deals
- Crowdcube2 deals