Travel funding in 2012
European Travel startup funding raised during 2012.
In 2012, 70 European Travel companies closed 81 funding rounds and raised €202M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €500k. UK led by capital raised, and Index Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€202M
excl. debt & grants · +€500k debt
Funding rounds
81
Companies
70
Top country
UK
Travel: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €75M | +437.4% | 23 | +130.0% | — |
| 2011 | €163M | +118.1% | 46 | +100.0% | €1.1M |
| 2012 | €202M | +24.2% | 81 | +76.1% | €500k |
Rank among sectors
#9
4.3% of sector funding
Debt financing
€500k
0.2% of total
Top-10 round share
75.7%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthTravel — funding by month, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €5.0M | 10 |
| Feb | €30k | 3 |
| Mar | €45M | 12 |
| Apr | €5.0M | 7 |
| May | €439k | 4 |
| Jun | €11M | 3 |
| Jul | €14M | 12 |
| Aug | €1.3M | 2 |
| Sep | €11M | 5 |
| Oct | €56M | 10 |
| Nov | €25M | 9 |
| Dec | €28M | 4 |
Top countries
by € raisedTravel — top countries by capital, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Travel — top countries by capital, 2012 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €108M |
| Russia | €22M |
| Switzerland | €20M |
| Israel | €18M |
| Germany | €17M |
| France | €7.1M |
| Spain | €5.0M |
| Denmark | €2.8M |
Stage mix
by € raisedTravel — stage mix, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Travel — stage mix, 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €80M |
| Series A | €32M |
| Series C | €31M |
| Growth/Late | €20M |
| Seed | €18M |
| Early VC | €17M |
| Other | €5.2M |
| Debt | €500k |
| Grant | €25k |
Exits & M&A
6 Acquisition · 1 IPO7 exits · €663M disclosed.
| Gullivers Travel Associates | Acquisition | Jan 2012 | €503M |
| Auto Escape Group | Acquisition | Apr 2012 | €77M |
| i:FAO Aktiengesellschaft | Acquisition | Jun 2012 | €67M |
| Ab-in-den-urlaub | Acquisition | Apr 2012 | €16M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| HouseTrip | Series C | Oct 2012 | €31M |
| Hailo | Series B | Dec 2012 | €24M |
| Bravofly Rumbo Group | Growth/Late | Nov 2012 | €20M |
| Gett (GetTaxi) | Series B | Mar 2012 | €15M |
| Hailo | Series A | Mar 2012 | €13M |
| OneTwoTrip | Series B | Oct 2012 | €12M |
| SilverRail | Series B | Mar 2012 | €11M |
| Secret Escapes | Early VC | Oct 2012 | €10M |
| onefinestay | Series B | Jun 2012 | €9.8M |
| carpooling.com | Series B | Jul 2012 | €7.9M |
Largest debt rounds
debt financing, 2012; not in the equity totalTop investors
most active in 2012, by deal count- Index Ventures5 deals
- Accel4 deals
- PROfounders Capital4 deals
- Atomico3 deals
- Start-Up Chile3 deals
- 2122 deals
- ENISA2 deals
- MMC Ventures2 deals
- Phenomen Ventures2 deals
- Red Swan Ventures2 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology