Travel funding in H2 2012
European Travel startup funding raised during H2 2012.
In H2 2012, 38 European Travel companies closed 42 funding rounds and raised €136M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 355.2% versus H2 2011. 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
€136M
+355.2% vs H2 2011 · excl. debt & grants · +€500k debt
Funding rounds
42
+75.0% vs H2 2011
Companies
38
Top country
UK
Rank among sectors
#7
5.5% of sector funding
Debt financing
€500k
0.4% of total
Top-10 round share
89.2%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthTravel — funding by month, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Travel — top countries by capital, H2 2012 | |
|---|---|
| UK | €70M |
| Russia | €21M |
| Switzerland | €20M |
| Germany | €14M |
| France | €5.6M |
| Denmark | €2.8M |
| Spain | €1.6M |
| Türkiye | €1.1M |
Stage mix
by € raisedTravel — stage mix, H2 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Travel — stage mix, H2 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €44M |
| Series C | €31M |
| Growth/Late | €20M |
| Early VC | €15M |
| Series A | €15M |
| Seed | €7.2M |
| Other | €3.8M |
| Debt | €500k |
| Grant | €25k |
Exits & M&A
2 Acquisition · 1 IPO3 exits.
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 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 |
| OneTwoTrip | Series B | Oct 2012 | €12M |
| Secret Escapes | Early VC | Oct 2012 | €10M |
| carpooling.com | Series B | Jul 2012 | €7.9M |
| OneTwoTrip | Series A | Sep 2012 | €7.1M |
| Triposo | Other | Jul 2012 | €3.8M |
| LeCab | Series A | Dec 2012 | €3.1M |
| Kabbee | Early VC | Oct 2012 | €2.5M |
| Dreamlines | Series A | Nov 2012 | €2.2M |
| Cabify | Series A | Sep 2012 | €1.5M |
| Camping and Co - Holidays and Co | Early VC | Dec 2012 | €1.5M |
| Capitaine Train / Captain Train | Seed | Sep 2012 | €1.4M |
| Drivr | Seed | Sep 2012 | €1.3M |
Top investors
most active in H2 2012, by deal count- Index Ventures3 deals
- Accel2 deals
- Atomico2 deals
- Phenomen Ventures2 deals
- 2121 deals
- Alexander Casassovici1 deals
- Anil Hansjee1 deals
- Ardian1 deals
- Astutia Ventures1 deals
- Atlas Venture1 deals