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Media funding in January 2014

European Media startup funding raised during January 2014.

In January 2014, 33 European Media companies closed 33 funding rounds and raised €104M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 583.3% versus January 2013. Germany led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€104M
+583.3% vs January 2013 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
33
+57.1% vs January 2013
Companies
33
Top country
Germany
Rank among sectors
#2
11.0% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
94.2%
of disclosed capital

Top countries

by € raised
Media — top countries by capital, January 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
Media — top countries by capital, January 2014
Germany€46M
Israel€24M
Denmark€19M
France€8.0M
Ireland€4.9M
UK€1.3M
Estonia€508k
Netherlands€399k

Stage mix

by € raised
Media — stage mix, January 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
Media — stage mix, January 2014
Series D+€44M
Series C€18M
Growth/Late€16M
Series A€12M
Other€8.3M
Seed€5.6M
Early VC€870k
Grant€200k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in January 2014
CompanyStageDateAmount
SoundCloudSeries D+Jan 2014€44M
TrustpilotSeries CJan 2014€18M
XJetGrowth/LateJan 2014€16M
YotpoSeries AJan 2014€7.8M
YmagisOtherJan 2014€5.0M
CleverbugSeries AJan 2014€4.4M
PanonoOtherJan 2014€1.1M
GigmitSeedJan 2014€1.0M
AirtameOtherJan 2014€943k
VodkasterSeedJan 2014€870k
MindieEarly VCJan 2014€870k
WhoDoYouSeedJan 2014€653k
WhydOtherJan 2014€630k
Leaf Media GroupSeedJan 2014€508k
PR SlidesSeedJan 2014€500k
View all 33 Media deals in January 2014 →

Top investors

most active in January 2014, by deal count
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