Wellness & Beauty funding in 2014
European Wellness & Beauty startup funding raised during 2014.
In 2014, 41 European Wellness & Beauty companies closed 50 funding rounds and raised €90M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). UK led by capital raised, and DN Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€90M
excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
50
Companies
41
Top country
UK
Wellness & Beauty: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €6.5M | -78.5% | 15 | +66.7% | — |
| 2013 | €52M | +694.7% | 35 | +133.3% | — |
| 2014 | €90M | +73.8% | 50 | +42.9% | — |
Rank among sectors
#21
0.7% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
79.6%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthWellness & Beauty — funding by month, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €3.1M | 3 |
| Feb | €500k | 3 |
| Mar | €1.9M | 3 |
| Apr | €25M | 9 |
| May | €5.8M | 3 |
| Jun | €514k | 1 |
| Jul | €17M | 9 |
| Aug | €5.0M | 7 |
| Sep | €7.1M | 3 |
| Oct | €21M | 3 |
| Nov | €2.2M | 2 |
| Dec | €1.1M | 4 |
Top countries
by € raisedWellness & Beauty — top countries by capital, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Wellness & Beauty — top countries by capital, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €42M |
| Finland | €25M |
| Sweden | €6.2M |
| Switzerland | €3.1M |
| Israel | €2.6M |
| Germany | €2.3M |
| Russia | €1.9M |
| France | €1.5M |
Stage mix
by € raisedWellness & Beauty — stage mix, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Wellness & Beauty — stage mix, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Other | €23M |
| Series A | €21M |
| Series C | €21M |
| Seed | €13M |
| Early VC | €9.1M |
| Series B | €3.6M |
Exits & M&A
3 Acquisition · 1 Buyout4 exits · €206M disclosed.
| Wahanda | Acquisition | Oct 2014 | €155M |
| Treatwell | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €35M |
| Flaconi GmbH | Acquisition | Jan 2014 | €16M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahanda | Series C | Oct 2014 | €21M |
| Lifeline Ventures Oy | Other | Apr 2014 | €15M |
| Gymbox | Series A | Jul 2014 | €12M |
| Beddit | Early VC | Sep 2014 | €6.1M |
| Lifesum | Series A | Apr 2014 | €4.9M |
| Medikidz | Series B | May 2014 | €3.6M |
| Genny Mobility | Other | Jul 2014 | €3.0M |
| Big Health | Series A | Apr 2014 | €2.4M |
| Healbe | Early VC | Aug 2014 | €1.9M |
| TalkSpace | Seed | May 2014 | €1.8M |
Top investors
most active in 2014, by deal count- DN Capital2 deals
- Inventure2 deals
- SoftBank2 deals
- Spark Capital2 deals
- AlbionVC1 deals
- Alexander Azarov1 deals
- Andreas Ehn1 deals
- Ariadne Capital1 deals
- Astutia Ventures1 deals
- Atlantic Labs1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology