Sectors/Travel/2013/H1

Travel funding in H1 2013

European Travel startup funding raised during H1 2013.

In H1 2013, 41 European Travel companies closed 41 funding rounds and raised €76M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 14.0% versus H1 2012. Russia led by capital raised, and Hasso Plattner Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€76M

+14.0% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+5.1% vs H1 2012

Companies

Top country

Russia

Rank among sectors

#14

2.7% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

89.0%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€12M	4
Feb	€1.1M	6
Mar	€25M	8
Apr	€6.5M	7
May	€8.8M	7
Jun	€22M	9

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — top countries by capital, H1 2013
Russia	€22M
Germany	€21M
France	€18M
Türkiye	€7.8M
UK	€2.8M
Spain	€2.1M
Denmark	€849k
Israel	€369k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — stage mix, H1 2013
Series A	€36M
Series B	€27M
Seed	€11M
Early VC	€1.9M
Other	€163k

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits · €500M disclosed.

Opodo	Acquisition	Jan 2013	€450M
myTaxi	Acquisition	Feb 2013	€50M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Ostrovok	Series B	Mar 2013	€19M
MarcoVasco (Planetveo)	Series A	Jun 2013	€15M
GetYourGuide	Series A	Jan 2013	€11M
Dreamlines	Series B	May 2013	€7.5M
Drive YOYO	Series A	Apr 2013	€4.3M
GoEuro	Seed	Mar 2013	€3.0M
Capitaine Train / Captain Train	Series A	Jun 2013	€2.5M
Hemen Kiralik	Series A	Jun 2013	€1.9M
IQcard	Early VC	Mar 2013	€1.9M
BiTaksi	Seed	Jun 2013	€1.5M
Kigo	Series A	Apr 2013	€1.4M
Bookingtek	Seed	Jan 2013	€1.1M
ComfortWay	Seed	Jun 2013	€769k
Festicket	Seed	Mar 2013	€533k
Recommend	Seed	Feb 2013	€480k

View all 41 Travel deals in H1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2013, by deal count

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