Sectors/Media/2014/Q3

Media funding in Q3 2014

European Media startup funding raised during Q3 2014.

In Q3 2014, 45 European Media companies closed 45 funding rounds and raised €92M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 11.0% versus Q3 2013. UK led by capital raised, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€92M

-11.0% vs Q3 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-29.7% vs Q3 2013

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

#12

2.1% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

89.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€51M	16
Aug	€25M	15
Sep	€16M	14

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Media — top countries by capital, Q3 2014
UK	€37M
Germany	€18M
Russia	€17M
Sweden	€6.3M
Israel	€4.2M
Italy	€3.8M
Spain	€2.5M
France	€2.4M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Media — stage mix, Q3 2014
Series A	€29M
Series B	€20M
Series D+	€19M
Growth/Late	€12M
Other	€5.3M
Seed	€4.8M
Early VC	€1.0M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
XMOS	Series D+	Jul 2014	€19M
Mediakraft Networks	Series B	Jul 2014	€16M
Zvooq	Series A	Aug 2014	€15M
RateSetter	Growth/Late	Jul 2014	€12M
Narrative	Series A	Sep 2014	€6.1M
MusiXmatch	Series B	Sep 2014	€3.8M
Patsnap	Series A	Aug 2014	€3.4M
Social Studios	Series A	Aug 2014	€2.3M
Odilo	Other	Sep 2014	€2.2M
Coub	Series A	Aug 2014	€1.9M
YouTab	Other	Sep 2014	€1.5M
Glowbl	Other	Sep 2014	€1.1M
Unbabel	Seed	Jul 2014	€1.1M
MinuteBuzz	Early VC	Aug 2014	€1.0M
Jukedeck	Seed	Sep 2014	€629k

View all 45 Media deals in Q3 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2014, by deal count

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