Sectors/Media/2014/April

Media funding in April 2014

European Media startup funding raised during April 2014.

In April 2014, 21 European Media companies closed 21 funding rounds and raised €134M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 618.2% versus April 2013. Russia led by capital raised, and 500 Startups was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€134M

+618.2% vs April 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+61.5% vs April 2013

Companies

Top country

Russia

Rank among sectors

7.1% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

99.1%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, April 2014
Russia	€109M
Israel	€14M
Sweden	€5.6M
UK	€3.3M
Switzerland	€800k
Germany	€630k
Denmark	€290k
Finland	€200k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, April 2014
Growth/Late	€109M
Series B	€15M
Other	€6.5M
Seed	€3.7M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in April 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Ozon	Growth/Late	Apr 2014	€109M
Beamr	Series B	Apr 2014	€6.9M
Slidely	Other	Apr 2014	€5.3M
Bloglovin	Series B	Apr 2014	€5.1M
Sportlobster	Series B	Apr 2014	€2.7M
Flayvr	Seed	Apr 2014	€1.5M
Faveeo	Seed	Apr 2014	€800k
Picsastock	Other	Apr 2014	€630k
BestofallWorlds	Seed	Apr 2014	€483k
Tech.eu	Seed	Apr 2014	€290k
Actimo	Seed	Apr 2014	€290k
Pocket Social	Other	Apr 2014	€209k
Tellyo	Other	Apr 2014	€200k
Tviso	Seed	Apr 2014	€200k
Limk	Seed	Apr 2014	€145k

View all 21 Media deals in April 2014 →

Top investors

most active in April 2014, by deal count

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