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Media funding in Q2 2014

European Media startup funding raised during Q2 2014.

In Q2 2014, 62 European Media companies closed 62 funding rounds and raised €203M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 74.8% versus Q2 2013. Russia led by capital raised, and Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€203M
+74.8% vs Q2 2013 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
62
+1.6% vs Q2 2013
Companies
62
Top country
Russia
Rank among sectors
#8
6.3% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
83.5%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
1

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
Media — funding by month, Q2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Apr€134M21
May€28M20
Jun€41M21

Top countries

by € raised
Media — top countries by capital, Q2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
Media — top countries by capital, Q2 2014
Russia€119M
Israel€26M
UK€22M
Sweden€9.2M
France€6.2M
Czech Republic€5.3M
Italy€4.8M
Ireland€4.4M

Stage mix

by € raised
Media — stage mix, Q2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
Media — stage mix, Q2 2014
Growth/Late€120M
Series A€31M
Other€18M
Series B€15M
Early VC€12M
Seed€6.6M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2014
CompanyStageDateAmount
OzonGrowth/LateApr 2014€109M
ROLISeries AMay 2014€9.2M
Mantis VisionOtherJun 2014€9.2M
Yell.ruEarly VCJun 2014€8.1M
BeamrSeries BApr 2014€6.9M
ShazamGrowth/LateMay 2014€6.5M
SlidelyOtherApr 2014€5.3M
Visual UnitySeries AJun 2014€5.3M
BloglovinSeries BApr 2014€5.1M
ViadeoGrowth/LateJun 2014€5.0M
EpoxySeries AJun 2014€4.8M
WholeWorldBandSeries AMay 2014€3.9M
Epidemic SoundSeries AMay 2014€3.6M
SportlobsterSeries BApr 2014€2.7M
PlaybuzzSeries AJun 2014€2.2M
View all 62 Media deals in Q2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2014, by deal count
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