Marketing funding in Q2 2014
European Marketing startup funding raised during Q2 2014.
In Q2 2014, 64 European Marketing companies closed 66 funding rounds and raised €188M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 73.0% versus Q2 2013. UK led by capital raised, and Alven Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€188M
+73.0% vs Q2 2013 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
66
+24.5% vs Q2 2013
Companies
64
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#10
5.8% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
70.3%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthMarketing — funding by month, Q2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Apr | €85M | 21 |
| May | €49M | 22 |
| Jun | €54M | 23 |
Top countries
by € raisedMarketing — top countries by capital, Q2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — top countries by capital, Q2 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €50M |
| France | €42M |
| Germany | €29M |
| Israel | €29M |
| Belgium | €9.0M |
| Sweden | €6.2M |
| Denmark | €5.6M |
| Spain | €3.7M |
Stage mix
by € raisedMarketing — stage mix, Q2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Marketing — stage mix, Q2 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Other | €40M |
| Series D+ | €36M |
| Series B | €34M |
| Series C | €29M |
| Series A | €23M |
| Early VC | €14M |
| Seed | €13M |
Exits & M&A
8 Acquisition8 exits.
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| SilverRail | Series C | Apr 2014 | €29M |
| Webtrekk | Other | Jun 2014 | €25M |
| Voluntis | Series D+ | Apr 2014 | €21M |
| Kenshoo | Series D+ | Apr 2014 | €15M |
| PeopleDoc | Series B | May 2014 | €13M |
| Dynamic Yield | Series B | Jun 2014 | €8.8M |
| OpenERP | Series B | May 2014 | €7.2M |
| Intent HQ | Early VC | May 2014 | €5.8M |
| Somo | Early VC | Apr 2014 | €4.0M |
| Adform | Series B | May 2014 | €4.0M |
| Innometrics | Series A | May 2014 | €3.6M |
| TVTY | Series A | May 2014 | €3.2M |
| creads | Early VC | Apr 2014 | €3.0M |
| SalesPREdict | Series A | May 2014 | €3.0M |
| Uberall | Series A | Apr 2014 | €2.8M |
Top investors
most active in Q2 2014, by deal count- Alven Capital2 deals
- MMC Ventures2 deals
- Seedcamp2 deals
- 360 Capital Partners1 deals
- Accel1 deals
- ALSTIN Alternative Strategic Investments1 deals
- Altair Capital1 deals
- Arts Alliance1 deals
- Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator1 deals
- Bain Capital Ventures1 deals