Sectors/Media/2014/H2

Media funding in H2 2014

European Media startup funding raised during H2 2014.

In H2 2014, 88 European Media companies closed 89 funding rounds and raised €145M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 66.2% versus H2 2013. Debt rounds added €2.4M. UK led by capital raised, and Catagonia Capital & Consulting was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€145M

-66.2% vs H2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€2.4M debt

Funding rounds

-28.2% vs H2 2013

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

#14

2.0% of sector funding

Debt financing

€2.4M

1.6% of total

Top-10 round share

69.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€51M	16
Aug	€25M	15
Sep	€16M	14
Oct	€10M	15
Nov	€15M	13
Dec	€30M	16

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, H2 2014
UK	€52M
Israel	€26M
Germany	€20M
Russia	€17M
Sweden	€11M
France	€6.8M
Italy	€4.4M
Netherlands	€3.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, H2 2014
Series B	€39M
Series A	€37M
Seed	€20M
Series D+	€19M
Growth/Late	€12M
Other	€9.5M
Early VC	€8.0M
Debt	€2.4M
Grant	€250k

Exits & M&A

5 Acquisition

5 exits · €19M disclosed.

LinX Imaging	Acquisition	Dec 2014	€18M
Filmaster	Acquisition	Oct 2014	€1.0M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
XMOS	Series D+	Jul 2014	€19M
Mediakraft Networks	Series B	Jul 2014	€16M
Glide	Series B	Dec 2014	€16M
Zvooq	Series A	Aug 2014	€15M
RateSetter	Growth/Late	Jul 2014	€12M
Narrative	Series A	Sep 2014	€6.1M
Starcount	Early VC	Nov 2014	€6.0M
VideoDesk	Seed	Dec 2014	€3.8M
MusiXmatch	Series B	Sep 2014	€3.8M
Patsnap	Series A	Aug 2014	€3.4M
Blendle	Series A	Oct 2014	€3.0M
Crunchfish	Seed	Nov 2014	€3.0M
ROLI	Series A	Oct 2014	€2.9M
Viewbix	Series B	Dec 2014	€2.4M
Replay Technologies	Debt	Dec 2014	€2.4M

View all 89 Media deals in H2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2014, by deal count

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