Media funding in October 2014
European Media startup funding raised during October 2014.
In October 2014, 15 European Media companies closed 15 funding rounds and raised €10M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 80.8% versus October 2013. UK led by capital raised, and Alan White was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€10M
-80.8% vs October 2013 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
15
-48.3% vs October 2013
Companies
15
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#16
1.2% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
99.4%
of disclosed capital
Top countries
by € raisedMedia — top countries by capital, October 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Media — top countries by capital, October 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €4.1M |
| Netherlands | €3.0M |
| Germany | €2.4M |
| Türkiye | €318k |
| Finland | €200k |
| Norway | €24k |
| Sweden | €0 |
Stage mix
by € raisedMedia — stage mix, October 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Media — stage mix, October 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series A | €5.9M |
| Seed | €2.1M |
| Other | €2.0M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in October 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blendle | Series A | Oct 2014 | €3.0M |
| ROLI | Series A | Oct 2014 | €2.9M |
| vive // Tripod Technology | Seed | Oct 2014 | €1.2M |
| Triposo | Other | Oct 2014 | €900k |
| Woto | Other | Oct 2014 | €450k |
| Smartzer | Other | Oct 2014 | €360k |
| Musikki | Seed | Oct 2014 | €330k |
| Reachpod - Inovaktif Bilisim | Seed | Oct 2014 | €318k |
| Panono | Other | Oct 2014 | €302k |
| Videoly | Seed | Oct 2014 | €200k |
| Vidsy | Seed | Oct 2014 | €35k |
| Socius | Seed | Oct 2014 | €24k |
Top investors
most active in October 2014, by deal count- Alan White1 deals
- Atlantic Internet1 deals
- Axel Springer1 deals
- Balderton Capital1 deals
- Catagonia Capital & Consulting1 deals
- Dr Ralph Eric Kunz1 deals
- FirstMark Capital1 deals
- Horizons Ventures1 deals
- Index Ventures1 deals
- Marnix Groet1 deals