Sectors/Travel/2012/Q3

Travel funding in Q3 2012

European Travel startup funding raised during Q3 2012.

In Q3 2012, 18 European Travel companies closed 19 funding rounds and raised €26M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 204.6% versus Q3 2011. Debt rounds added €500k. Germany led by capital raised, and 212 was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€26M

+204.6% vs Q3 2011 · excl. debt & grants · +€500k debt

Funding rounds

+46.2% vs Q3 2011

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

#14

2.2% of sector funding

Debt financing

€500k

1.9% of total

Top-10 round share

96.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€14M	12
Aug	€1.3M	2
Sep	€11M	5

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — top countries by capital, Q3 2012
Germany	€12M
Russia	€7.9M
France	€2.2M
Denmark	€1.7M
Spain	€1.6M
Türkiye	€814k
Greece	€500k
UK	€64k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — stage mix, Q3 2012
Series A	€9.4M
Series B	€7.9M
Seed	€4.8M
Other	€3.8M
Debt	€500k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
carpooling.com	Series B	Jul 2012	€7.9M
OneTwoTrip	Series A	Sep 2012	€7.1M
Triposo	Other	Jul 2012	€3.8M
Cabify	Series A	Sep 2012	€1.5M
Capitaine Train / Captain Train	Seed	Sep 2012	€1.4M
Drivr	Seed	Sep 2012	€1.3M
Hemen Kiralik	Seed	Aug 2012	€814k
Xlander	Series A	Jul 2012	€794k
Taxibeat	Debt	Aug 2012	€500k
MorningCroissant	Seed	Jul 2012	€400k
Everplaces	Seed	Jul 2012	€318k
MobilyTrip	Seed	Jul 2012	€300k
Trip4real	Seed	Jul 2012	€80k
Diveboard	Seed	Sep 2012	€79k
Festicket	Seed	Jul 2012	€64k

View all 19 Travel deals in Q3 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2012, by deal count

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