Marketing funding in Q1 2015

European Marketing startup funding raised during Q1 2015.

In Q1 2015, 75 European Marketing companies raised a combined €307M across 76 funding rounds, up 7.3% versus Q1 2014. UK led by capital raised, and SEEDrs was the most active investor. Data as of 23 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€307M

+7.3% vs Q1 2014

Funding rounds

-11.6% vs Q1 2014

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

6.2% of sector funding

Debt financing

€1.8M

0.6% of total

Top-10 round share

64.1%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Exits & M&A

22 Acquisition · 1 Buyout · 1 IPO · 1 Merger

25 exits · €5.0B disclosed.

Informatica	Buyout	Mar 2015	€4.8B
Unruly	Acquisition	Jan 2015	€137M
Zoomin.TV	Acquisition	Mar 2015	€88M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2015

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Blippar	Series C	Mar 2015	€40M
Talan	Growth/Late	Jan 2015	€35M
Adcash	Growth/Late	Jan 2015	€20M
ironSource	Series B	Feb 2015

View all 76 Marketing deals in Q1 2015 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2015, by deal count

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