Sectors/Media/2014/Q1

Media funding in Q1 2014

European Media startup funding raised during Q1 2014.

In Q1 2014, 80 European Media companies closed 82 funding rounds and raised €242M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 343.9% versus Q1 2013. Debt rounds added €1.0M. Israel led by capital raised, and Silicon Valley Bank was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€242M

+343.9% vs Q1 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.0M debt

Funding rounds

+64.0% vs Q1 2013

Companies

Top country

Israel

Rank among sectors

9.5% of sector funding

Debt financing

€1.0M

0.4% of total

Top-10 round share

71.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€105M	33
Feb	€52M	20
Mar	€87M	29

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, Q1 2014
Israel	€83M
UK	€62M
Germany	€52M
Denmark	€19M
France	€14M
Ireland	€4.9M
Ukraine	€3.6M
Belgium	€1.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, Q1 2014
Series D+	€98M
Series A	€34M
Growth/Late	€33M
Other	€29M
Series C	€18M
Seed	€14M
Early VC	€12M
Series B	€3.0M
Debt	€1.0M
Grant	€200k

Exits & M&A

4 Acquisition

4 exits · €6.0M disclosed.

Blinkbox Entertainment

Acquisition

Feb 2014

€6.0M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
SoundCloud	Series D+	Jan 2014	€44M
Kaltura	Series D+	Feb 2014	€35M
Trustpilot	Series C	Jan 2014	€18M
XJet	Growth/Late	Jan 2014	€16M
Shazam	Series D+	Mar 2014	€14M
Cortica	Other	Mar 2014	€14M
90min	Growth/Late	Mar 2014	€13M
Yotpo	Series A	Jan 2014	€7.8M
Replay Technologies	Series A	Feb 2014	€6.7M
Quill Content	Series A	Mar 2014	€6.2M
Quill	Early VC	Mar 2014	€6.1M
Basekit	Early VC	Feb 2014	€5.5M
MUBI	Series D+	Mar 2014	€5.4M
TV SMILES	Series A	Mar 2014	€5.1M
Ymagis	Other	Jan 2014	€5.0M

View all 82 Media deals in Q1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2014, by deal count

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