Sectors/Travel/2011/H1

Travel funding in H1 2011

European Travel startup funding raised during H1 2011.

In H1 2011, 22 European Travel companies closed 22 funding rounds and raised €133M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 2779.2% versus H1 2010. Germany led by capital raised, and Atomico was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€133M

+2779.2% vs H1 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+100.0% vs H1 2010

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

7.3% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

94.2%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€1.7M	2
Feb	€465k	2
Mar	€7.7M	3
Apr	€46M	8
May	€11M	3
Jun	€66M	4

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — top countries by capital, H1 2011
Germany	€64M
UK	€45M
Russia	€12M
Israel	€5.4M
France	€2.8M
Spain	€1.6M
Estonia	€1.4M
Denmark	€0

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — stage mix, H1 2011
Series A	€86M
Growth/Late	€34M
Seed	€6.3M
Other	€4.5M
Early VC	€2.4M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition · 1 Buyout

2 exits · €219M disclosed.

Scandlines	Buyout	May 2011	€165M
Gold Medal International	Acquisition	May 2011	€54M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Wimdu	Series A	Jun 2011	€63M
EVIIVO	Growth/Late	Apr 2011	€34M
Ostrovok	Series A	May 2011	€9.2M
Gett (GetTaxi)	Series A	Mar 2011	€5.1M
SilverRail	Other	Apr 2011	€4.5M
onefinestay	Series A	Mar 2011	€2.7M
Hailo	Seed	Apr 2011	€2.1M
HouseTrip	Series A	Apr 2011	€1.9M
fotopedia	Series A	Apr 2011	€1.8M
HOTEL Top-Level Domain	Series A	Jan 2011	€1.5M
Offerum	Early VC	Apr 2011	€1.4M
Like A Local	Seed	Jun 2011	€1.4M
Travolver	Seed	Jun 2011	€1.4M
Travelmenu	Series A	May 2011	€1.1M
MarcoVasco (Planetveo)	Early VC	May 2011	€1.0M

View all 22 Travel deals in H1 2011 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2011, by deal count

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