Travel startup funding in Europe
European funding attributed to this sector (companies tagged with it).
779 European Travel companies have closed 1,418 funding rounds and raised €12B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €1.0B. Germany leads by capital raised, and Bpifrance is the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
#16 sector by equity raised — 1.7% of European sector equity funding.
Equity funding
€12B
excl. debt & grants · +€1.0B debt
Funding rounds
1,418
Companies
779
Avg round
€11M
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsTravel — funding over time — interactive chart.
Data table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €75M | 23 |
| 2011 | €163M | 46 |
| 2012 | €202M | 81 |
| 2013 | €168M | 101 |
| 2014 | €445M | 135 |
| 2015 | €480M | 140 |
| 2016 | €1.0B | 172 |
| 2017 | €595M | 117 |
| 2018 | €1.1B | 94 |
| 2019 | €1.2B | 77 |
| 2020 | €947M | 76 |
| 2021 | €829M | 61 |
| 2022 | €1.0B | 68 |
| 2023 | €884M | 72 |
| 2024 | €1.0B | 46 |
| 2025 | €874M | 33 |
| 2026 | €589M | 19 |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Country | Stage | Amount | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GetYourGuide | Germany | Other | €500M | 2019-04-01 | View → |
| Travelport | UK | Other | €461M | 2020-05-06 | View → |
| Hostaway | Finland | Growth/Late | €348M | 2024-12-18 | View → |
| Gett (GetTaxi) | Israel | Growth/Late | €263M | 2016-05-01 | View → |
| Perk (formerly TravelPerk) | Spain | Debt | €258M | 2026-06-05 | View → |
| Mews | Netherlands | Series D+ | €255M | 2026-01-23 | View → |
| Perk (formerly TravelPerk) | Spain | Series D+ | €192M | 2025-01-28 | View → |
| Travelport | UK | Other | €184M | 2023-03-31 | View → |
| Skyscanner | UK | Series C | €174M | 2016-01-01 | View → |
| Mews | Netherlands | Other | €174M | 2022-12-15 | View → |
| Hostaway | Finland | Growth/Late | €164M | 2023-05-31 | View → |
| GoEuro | Germany | Series D+ | €150M | 2018-10-01 | View → |
Top investors
named, by deal count- Bpifrance22 deals
- Index Ventures16 deals
- HOWZAT Partners15 deals
- Partech Ventures15 deals
- Accel13 deals
- Global Founders Capital13 deals
- Kima Ventures12 deals
- Caixa Capital Risc11 deals
- Speedinvest11 deals
- DN Capital10 deals
Top countries
total € raised · click a bar to openTravel — top countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Travel — top countries | |
|---|---|
| Germany | €2.9B |
| UK | €2.8B |
| Spain | €2.3B |
| Netherlands | €1.0B |
| France | €947M |
| Israel | €859M |
| Finland | €537M |
| Italy | €255M |
| Ireland | €248M |
| Russia | €233M |
Stage mix
share of disclosed €Travel — stage mix — interactive chart.
Data table
| Travel — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €4.9B |
| Series D+ | €1.6B |
| Series C | €1.4B |
| Growth/Late | €1.2B |
| Series B | €1.1B |
| Debt | €1.0B |
| Series A | €1.0B |
| Seed | €417M |
| Early VC | €198M |
| Pre-Seed | €17M |
| Grant | €13M |
| Crowdfunding | €12M |
| ICO | €5.3M |