Sectors/Travel/2012/Q1

Travel funding in Q1 2012

European Travel startup funding raised during Q1 2012.

In Q1 2012, 25 European Travel companies closed 25 funding rounds and raised €49M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 400.7% versus Q1 2011. UK led by capital raised, and PROfounders Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€49M

+400.7% vs Q1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+257.1% vs Q1 2011

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

5.6% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

97.6%

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

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — top countries by capital, Q1 2012
UK	€26M
Israel	€15M
Spain	€3.4M
Germany	€2.8M
France	€900k
Netherlands	€773k
Sweden	€666k
Poland	€30k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — stage mix, Q1 2012
Series B	€26M
Series A	€14M
Seed	€8.3M
Other	€869k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €503M disclosed.

Gullivers Travel Associates

Acquisition

Jan 2012

€503M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Gett (GetTaxi)	Series B	Mar 2012	€15M
Hailo	Series A	Mar 2012	€13M
SilverRail	Series B	Mar 2012	€11M
Blink Booking	Seed	Mar 2012	€3.3M
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
BookItNow	Seed	Mar 2012	€193k
Triposo	Other	Mar 2012	€167k
LaComunity	Seed	Jan 2012	€100k
LocalGuiding	Other	Mar 2012	€36k

View all 25 Travel deals in Q1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2012, by deal count

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