Transportation funding in 2014
European Transportation startup funding raised during 2014.
In 2014, 110 European Transportation companies closed 130 funding rounds and raised €442M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Israel led by capital raised, and Seedrs was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€442M
excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
130
Companies
110
Top country
Israel
Transportation: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €180M | +537.7% | 44 | +120.0% | €500k |
| 2013 | €179M | -1.0% | 73 | +65.9% | — |
| 2014 | €442M | +147.6% | 130 | +78.1% | — |
Rank among sectors
#12
3.4% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
71.4%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
1
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthTransportation — funding by month, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €39M | 7 |
| Feb | €18M | 8 |
| Mar | €7.2M | 7 |
| Apr | €25M | 15 |
| May | €20M | 10 |
| Jun | €14M | 15 |
| Jul | €119M | 13 |
| Aug | €143M | 13 |
| Sep | €22M | 11 |
| Oct | €11M | 10 |
| Nov | €12M | 9 |
| Dec | €13M | 12 |
Top countries
by € raisedTransportation — top countries by capital, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Transportation — top countries by capital, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Israel | €130M |
| France | €94M |
| UK | €62M |
| Russia | €47M |
| Germany | €41M |
| Finland | €21M |
| Netherlands | €12M |
| Spain | €11M |
Stage mix
by € raisedTransportation — stage mix, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Transportation — stage mix, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series D+ | €112M |
| Series C | €109M |
| Series A | €91M |
| Growth/Late | €42M |
| Seed | €38M |
| Series B | €24M |
| Other | €16M |
| Early VC | €9.1M |
| Crowdfunding | €600k |
| Grant | €295k |
Exits & M&A
7 Acquisition · 1 Buyout8 exits · €130M disclosed.
| Allopneus | Acquisition | Oct 2014 | €60M |
| Black Circles | Acquisition | Dec 2014 | €58M |
| Ros.Taxi | Acquisition | Feb 2014 | €12M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gett (GetTaxi) | Series D+ | Aug 2014 | €112M |
| BlaBlaCar | Series C | Jul 2014 | €73M |
| Hailo | Series C | Jan 2014 | €36M |
| AVITO.ru | Growth/Late | Jul 2014 | €29M |
| GoEuro | Series A | Aug 2014 | €20M |
| AVITO.ru | Growth/Late | Feb 2014 | €13M |
| XCOR | Series B | May 2014 | €10M |
| IndoorAtlas | Series A | Sep 2014 | €7.6M |
| CiteeCar | Series A | Apr 2014 | €7.3M |
| Carmudi | Series A | Apr 2014 | €7.3M |
Top investors
most active in 2014, by deal count- Seedrs6 deals
- Crowdcube4 deals
- Index Ventures4 deals
- OurCrowd3 deals
- Startupbootcamp3 deals
- Aleph2 deals
- Creandum2 deals
- Groupe Arnault2 deals
- High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)2 deals
- Inventure2 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology