Sectors/Telecom/2014/H1

Telecom funding in H1 2014

European Telecom startup funding raised during H1 2014.

In H1 2014, 19 European Telecom companies closed 20 funding rounds and raised €138M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 1.9% versus H1 2013. Debt rounds added €200k. Netherlands led by capital raised, and Intel Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€138M

-1.9% vs H1 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€200k debt

Funding rounds

+5.3% vs H1 2013

Companies

Top country

Netherlands

Rank among sectors

#13

2.4% of sector funding

Debt financing

€200k

0.1% of total

Top-10 round share

97.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€23M	3
Feb	€17M	2
Mar	€19M	6
Apr	€51M	4
May	€27M	2
Jun	€1.6M	3

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Telecom — top countries by capital, H1 2014
Netherlands	€37M
UK	€29M
Switzerland	€22M
France	€20M
Sweden	€14M
Spain	€10M
Israel	€6.4M
Finland	€450k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Telecom — stage mix, H1 2014
Growth/Late	€83M
Series C	€32M
Series B	€14M
Series A	€6.4M
Seed	€2.5M
Other	€350k
Debt	€200k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
O3b Networks	Growth/Late	Apr 2014	€36M
Silent Circle	Growth/Late	May 2014	€22M
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
DelfMEMS	Series C	May 2014	€5.3M
Teridion	Series A	Mar 2014	€3.6M
YEVVO	Series A	Feb 2014	€2.7M
Cozy Cloud	Seed	Jun 2014	€1.1M
Optalysys Ltd	Seed	Mar 2014	€652k
Booxmedia	Seed	Mar 2014	€450k
Axign	Other	Jun 2014	€300k
Undagrid	Debt	Jun 2014	€200k

View all 20 Telecom deals in H1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2014, by deal count

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