2014 Q3 Funding Analysis of the Berlin Startup Scene

Total Startups Funded and Total Acquisitions
Twenty-nine startups announced funding in Q3, which is slightly higher than both Q1 (27) and Q2 (26). There were four acquisitions of Berlin startups in Q3. Toroleo, a Project A company, was acquired by Delticom AG for an undisclosed price. The amount is thought to be small since it was recently reported that Toroleo had hit hard times and laid off twenty employees. Yukka, a big data startup, was acquired by Neunorm Verwaltungs GmbH, a private equity company, in an undisclosed deal. FontShop International GmbH was acquired by Monotype Imaging Holdings. The deal is structured as three transactions with an aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $13 million. SightIO, which builds computer vision technology for ranking photos, was acquired by another Berlin startup, EyeEm, for an undisclosed amount.Disclosure of Funding

Breakdown of Industry Types

Breakdown of Funding Method

Top 10 Funding Rounds in Berlin Q3

Q1, Q2, Q3 Numbers Compared by Round
