The fortunes of 4 British startups in 2014

2014 was a mixed bag for tech companies around the world, with the likes of Uber seemingly never out the headlines for all of the wrong reasons, while younger upstarts like Slack gained praise across the board.

A number of notable stories emerged from the U.K. over the past 12 months too. For example, SongKick reported record numbers (in both users and revenue), however its fellow London-headquartered company Hailo unfurled the white flag on its American dream, with Uber’s brute force proving too much. And Shazam nabbed another $20 million to continue on its path to music-tagging market domination.