Sectors/Travel/2012/H1

Travel funding in H1 2012

European Travel startup funding raised during H1 2012.

In H1 2012, 38 European Travel companies closed 39 funding rounds and raised €66M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 50.0% versus H1 2011. UK led by capital raised, and PROfounders Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€66M

-50.0% vs H1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+77.3% vs H1 2011

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

#12

2.9% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

91.2%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€5.0M	10
Feb	€30k	3
Mar	€45M	12
Apr	€5.0M	7
May	€439k	4
Jun	€11M	3

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — top countries by capital, H1 2012
UK	€38M
Israel	€17M
Spain	€3.4M
Germany	€2.8M
Russia	€1.8M
France	€1.4M
Netherlands	€773k
Sweden	€666k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — stage mix, H1 2012
Series B	€36M
Series A	€17M
Seed	€10M
Early VC	€1.6M
Other	€1.5M

Exits & M&A

4 Acquisition

4 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

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Gett (GetTaxi)	Series B	Mar 2012	€15M
Hailo	Series A	Mar 2012	€13M
SilverRail	Series B	Mar 2012	€11M
onefinestay	Series B	Jun 2012	€9.8M
Blink Booking	Seed	Mar 2012	€3.3M
Moovit	Series A	Apr 2012	€2.6M
Fly Victor	Seed	Apr 2012	€1.8M
TravelRent	Early VC	Jun 2012	€1.6M
GetYourGuide	Seed	Mar 2012	€1.5M
Fly Victor	Seed	Jan 2012	€1.2M
Love Home Swap	Seed	Jan 2012	€1.0M
Gidsy	Seed	Jan 2012	€927k
Evaneos	Series A	Jan 2012	€900k
Olery	Series A	Jan 2012	€773k
Tripbirds	Other	Mar 2012	€666k

View all 39 Travel deals in H1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2012, by deal count

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