Marketing funding in Q1 2014

European Marketing startup funding raised during Q1 2014.

In Q1 2014, 84 European Marketing companies raised a combined €286M across 86 funding rounds, up 147.7% versus Q1 2013. UK led by capital raised, and Draper Esprit was the most active investor. Data as of 7 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€286M

+147.7% vs Q1 2013

Funding rounds

+48.3% vs Q1 2013

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

11.1% of sector funding

Debt financing

€1.1M

0.4% of total

Top-10 round share

62.5%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Exits & M&A

7 Acquisition

7 exits · €46M disclosed.

Appsfire	Acquisition	Jan 2014	€27M
Social Moov	Acquisition	Feb 2014	€19M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
eCommera	Series C	Feb 2014	€30M
VocalCom	Other	Jan 2014	€23M
Socialbakers	Series C	Feb 2014	€19M
Buyapowa	Other	Feb 2014

View all 86 Marketing deals in Q1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2014, by deal count

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