Sectors/Travel/2013/Q1

Travel funding in Q1 2013

European Travel startup funding raised during Q1 2013.

In Q1 2013, 18 European Travel companies closed 18 funding rounds and raised €38M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 22.7% versus Q1 2012. Russia led by capital raised, and Accel was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€38M

-22.7% vs Q1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

-28.0% vs Q1 2012

Companies

Top country

Russia

Rank among sectors

#11

3.6% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

98.6%

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

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — top countries by capital, Q1 2013
Russia	€21M
Germany	€14M
UK	€2.1M
France	€540k
Israel	€369k
Spain	€252k
Ukraine	€227k
Greece	€103k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — stage mix, Q1 2013
Series B	€19M
Series A	€11M
Seed	€6.6M
Early VC	€1.9M
Other	€100k

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits · €500M disclosed.

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

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Ostrovok	Series B	Mar 2013	€19M
GetYourGuide	Series A	Jan 2013	€11M
GoEuro	Seed	Mar 2013	€3.0M
IQcard	Early VC	Mar 2013	€1.9M
Bookingtek	Seed	Jan 2013	€1.1M
Festicket	Seed	Mar 2013	€533k
Recommend	Seed	Feb 2013	€480k
Portr	Seed	Mar 2013	€381k
Roomixer	Seed	Feb 2013	€369k
TRIPMYDREAM	Seed	Jan 2013	€227k
BidAway	Seed	Mar 2013	€152k
Incrediblue	Seed	Feb 2013	€103k
Reclamador.es	Other	Mar 2013	€100k
Planely	Seed	Feb 2013	€100k
Allocab	Seed	Feb 2013	€60k

View all 18 Travel deals in Q1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2013, by deal count

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