Media funding in June 2014
European Media startup funding raised during June 2014.
In June 2014, 21 European Media companies closed 21 funding rounds and raised €41M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 35.5% versus June 2013. Israel led by capital raised, and Lanzadera was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€41M
-35.5% vs June 2013 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
21
-22.2% vs June 2013
Companies
21
Top country
Israel
Rank among sectors
#9
5.1% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
93.5%
of disclosed capital
Top countries
by € raisedMedia — top countries by capital, June 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Media — top countries by capital, June 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €11M |
| Russia | €8.1M |
| France | €6.2M |
| Czech Republic | €5.3M |
| Italy | €4.8M |
| UK | €3.1M |
| Spain | €836k |
| Finland | €317k |
Stage mix
by € raisedMedia — stage mix, June 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Media — stage mix, June 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series A | €12M |
| Other | €11M |
| Early VC | €9.9M |
| Growth/Late | €5.0M |
| Seed | €2.7M |
Exits & M&A
3 Acquisition3 exits.
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in June 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mantis Vision | Other | Jun 2014 | €9.2M |
| Yell.ru | Early VC | Jun 2014 | €8.1M |
| Visual Unity | Series A | Jun 2014 | €5.3M |
| Viadeo | Growth/Late | Jun 2014 | €5.0M |
| Epoxy | Series A | Jun 2014 | €4.8M |
| Playbuzz | Series A | Jun 2014 | €2.2M |
| Cortexica | Early VC | Jun 2014 | €1.8M |
| Recommend | Seed | Jun 2014 | €735k |
| Lost My Name | Seed | Jun 2014 | €615k |
| Meludia | Other | Jun 2014 | €514k |
| Picfair | Other | Jun 2014 | €468k |
| Mobile Media Content | Other | Jun 2014 | €400k |
| Compath Me | Other | Jun 2014 | €367k |
| Tellybean | Seed | Jun 2014 | €317k |
| Tradiio | Seed | Jun 2014 | €250k |
Top investors
most active in June 2014, by deal count- Lanzadera2 deals
- 3TS Capital Partners1 deals
- Advancit Capital1 deals
- BDMI (Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments)1 deals
- Caixa Capital Risc1 deals
- Carmel Ventures1 deals
- Duncan Jennings1 deals
- Espírito Santo Ventures1 deals
- Forward Partners1 deals
- Greycroft Partners1 deals