Sectors/Sports/2014/H2

Sports funding in H2 2014

European Sports startup funding raised during H2 2014.

In H2 2014, 20 European Sports companies closed 20 funding rounds and raised €79M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 599.2% versus H2 2013. Debt rounds added €2.4M. UK led by capital raised, and Active Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€79M

+599.2% vs H2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€2.4M debt

Funding rounds

+53.8% vs H2 2013

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

#19

1.1% of sector funding

Debt financing

€2.4M

3.0% of total

Top-10 round share

98.1%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€16M	6
Aug	€3.0M	2
Sep	€54M	4
Oct	€4.9M	3
Dec	€3.0M	5

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Sports — top countries by capital, H2 2014
UK	€54M
Germany	€11M
Israel	€7.1M
Ireland	€5.4M
Sweden	€1.8M
Spain	€1.2M
Finland	€501k
France	€300k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Sports — stage mix, H2 2014
Series D+	€53M
Series B	€11M
Seed	€5.7M
Other	€4.9M
Series A	€3.0M
Debt	€2.4M
Early VC	€900k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
FanDuel	Series D+	Sep 2014	€53M
eGym	Series B	Jul 2014	€11M
365Scores	Other	Oct 2014	€4.4M
Kitman Labs	Series A	Aug 2014	€3.0M
Replay Technologies	Debt	Dec 2014	€2.4M
FishBrain	Seed	Jul 2014	€1.8M
Fanmode	Seed	Jul 2014	€1.8M
Oviceversa	Early VC	Jul 2014	€900k
Elivar	Seed	Sep 2014	€682k
Yoogaia	Seed	Oct 2014	€501k
Soccer Manager	Other	Sep 2014	€377k
FanZone	Seed	Jul 2014	€366k
Sport Heroes - Running Heroes	Seed	Dec 2014	€300k
Glassy	Seed	Jul 2014	€183k
PayasUgym	Other	Dec 2014	€139k

View all 20 Sports deals in H2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2014, by deal count

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