Transportation funding in 2010
European Transportation startup funding raised during 2010.
In 2010, 17 European Transportation companies closed 17 funding rounds and raised €93M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Ireland led by capital raised, and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€93M
excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
17
Companies
17
Top country
Ireland
Transportation: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | €76M | -48.1% | 10 | +66.7% | — |
| 2009 | €30M | -61.0% | 15 | +50.0% | — |
| 2010 | €93M | +212.1% | 17 | +13.3% | — |
Rank among sectors
#11
2.7% of sector funding
Top-10 round share
98.7%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthTransportation — funding by month, 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €500k | 1 |
| Feb | €8.6M | 2 |
| Mar | €0 | 1 |
| Jun | €9.0M | 5 |
| Jul | €2.6M | 1 |
| Aug | €209k | 3 |
| Sep | €1.6M | 1 |
| Oct | €1.8M | 1 |
| Dec | €68M | 2 |
Top countries
by € raisedTransportation — top countries by capital, 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Transportation — top countries by capital, 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Ireland | €52M |
| UK | €22M |
| France | €9.0M |
| Israel | €8.6M |
| Netherlands | €500k |
| Sweden | €0 |
| Germany | €0 |
Stage mix
by € raisedTransportation — stage mix, 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Transportation — stage mix, 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €52M |
| Growth/Late | €16M |
| Other | €7.9M |
| Series D+ | €6.0M |
| Early VC | €3.9M |
| Seed | €3.8M |
| Series A | €2.8M |
Exits & M&A
2 Acquisition2 exits · €151M disclosed.
| rentalcars.com | Acquisition | Apr 2010 | €106M |
| Tirendo | Acquisition | May 2010 | €45M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2010| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| FleetMatics | Series C | Dec 2010 | €52M |
| Zipcar Inc | Growth/Late | Dec 2010 | €16M |
| GreenRoad Technologies | Other | Feb 2010 | €7.2M |
| Ekinops | Series D+ | Jun 2010 | €6.0M |
| ShipServ | Early VC | Jul 2010 | €2.6M |
| eeGeo | Seed | Oct 2010 | €1.8M |
| Masabi | Series A | Sep 2010 | €1.6M |
| Gett (GetTaxi) | Seed | Feb 2010 | €1.4M |
| Comuto | Early VC | Jun 2010 | €1.3M |
| Boxtal - Envoimoinscher | Series A | Jun 2010 | €1.2M |
Top investors
most active in 2010, by deal count- IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft2 deals
- Amundi Private Equity Funds1 deals
- Auriga Partners1 deals
- Groupe Siparex1 deals
- Hasso Plattner Ventures1 deals
- Institutional Venture Partners1 deals
- Investcorp1 deals
- ISAI1 deals
- m8 Capital1 deals
- Meritech Capital1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology