Telecom funding in 2014
European Telecom startup funding raised during 2014.
In 2014, 42 European Telecom companies closed 45 funding rounds and raised €704M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €200k. UK led by capital raised, and Intel Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€704M
excl. debt & grants · +€200k debt
Funding rounds
45
Companies
42
Top country
UK
Telecom: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €99M | -11.1% | 29 | +0.0% | €5.3M |
| 2013 | €262M | +165.4% | 39 | +34.5% | — |
| 2014 | €704M | +168.6% | 45 | +15.4% | €200k |
Rank among sectors
#8
5.4% of sector funding
Debt financing
€200k
0.0% of total
Top-10 round share
92.4%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
1
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthTelecom — funding by month, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €23M | 3 |
| Feb | €17M | 2 |
| Mar | €19M | 6 |
| Apr | €51M | 4 |
| May | €27M | 2 |
| Jun | €1.6M | 3 |
| Jul | €463M | 3 |
| Aug | €9.2M | 5 |
| Sep | €4.7M | 5 |
| Oct | €57M | 5 |
| Nov | €18M | 2 |
| Dec | €14M | 5 |
Top countries
by € raisedTelecom — top countries by capital, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Telecom — top countries by capital, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €506M |
| Sweden | €63M |
| France | €42M |
| Netherlands | €38M |
| Switzerland | €22M |
| Finland | €12M |
| Spain | €11M |
| Israel | €10M |
Stage mix
by € raisedTelecom — stage mix, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Telecom — stage mix, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Growth/Late | €544M |
| Series C | €80M |
| Series B | €42M |
| Early VC | €16M |
| Series A | €14M |
| Seed | €8.5M |
| Other | €350k |
| Debt | €200k |
Exits & M&A
6 Acquisition6 exits · €95M disclosed.
| Lacoon Mobile Security | Acquisition | Dec 2014 | €87M |
| Booxmedia | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €7.9M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helios Towers Africa | Growth/Late | Jul 2014 | €461M |
| Truecaller | Series C | Oct 2014 | €48M |
| O3b Networks | Growth/Late | Apr 2014 | €36M |
| Silent Circle | Growth/Late | May 2014 | €22M |
| Intersec | Series B | Nov 2014 | €18M |
| Nujira | Growth/Late | Apr 2014 | €15M |
| SIGFOX | Series C | Mar 2014 | €14M |
| Truecaller | Series B | Feb 2014 | €14M |
| Nexmo | Series C | Jan 2014 | €13M |
| FON | Growth/Late | Jan 2014 | €10M |
Largest debt rounds
debt financing, 2014; not in the equity totalTop investors
most active in 2014, by deal count- Intel Capital2 deals
- OpenOcean2 deals
- Qualcomm Ventures2 deals
- Sequoia Capital2 deals
- TIM Ventures2 deals
- Access Partners1 deals
- Albright Capital Management1 deals
- Aleph1 deals
- Almi Invest1 deals
- Altair Capital1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology