Sectors/Software/2014

Software funding in 2014

European Software startup funding raised during 2014.

In 2014, 501 European Software companies raised a combined €1.7B across 560 funding rounds. UK led by capital raised, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€1.7B

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

560

Companies

501

Top country

Break down 2014 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Months

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Rank among sectors

13.1% of sector funding

Debt financing

€18M

1.1% of total

Top-10 round share

31.3%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Ozon	Growth/Late	Apr 2014	€109M
Powa Technologies	Series C	Nov 2014	€64M
ironSource	Series A	Aug 2014	€64M
Blue Yonder	Growth/Late	Dec 2014

View all 560 Software deals in 2014 →

Top investors

most active in 2014, by deal count

← All-time Software funding

Exits & M&A

23 Acquisition · 2 Buyout

25 exits · €168M disclosed.

6Wunderkinder / Wunderlist	Acquisition	Oct 2014	€136M
IdMlogic	Acquisition	Dec 2014	€18M
Ros.Taxi	Acquisition	Feb 2014	€12M
Filmaster	Acquisition	Oct 2014	€1.0M
Bringr	Acquisition	Nov 2014	€700k