Sectors/Travel/2014/H1

Travel funding in H1 2014

European Travel startup funding raised during H1 2014.

In H1 2014, 75 European Travel companies closed 78 funding rounds and raised €185M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 144.7% versus H1 2013. Debt rounds added €11M. UK led by capital raised, and Alp Saul was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€185M

+144.7% vs H1 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€11M debt

Funding rounds

+90.2% vs H1 2013

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

#12

3.4% of sector funding

Debt financing

€11M

5.8% of total

Top-10 round share

67.2%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€53M	16
Feb	€8.8M	9
Mar	€30M	14
Apr	€44M	12
May	€5.7M	8
Jun	€55M	19

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — top countries by capital, H1 2014
UK	€111M
Russia	€19M
Germany	€11M
Spain	€11M
France	€9.8M
Denmark	€7.8M
Netherlands	€5.6M
Austria	€4.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — stage mix, H1 2014
Series C	€92M
Series A	€31M
Early VC	€27M
Seed	€23M
Debt	€11M
Series B	€10M
Other	€2.0M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Hailo	Series C	Jan 2014	€36M
SilverRail	Series C	Apr 2014	€29M
onefinestay	Series C	Jun 2014	€18M
Ostrovok	Series C	Jun 2014	€8.8M
No.1 Traveller	Early VC	Mar 2014	€8.5M
Aviasales	Early VC	Feb 2014	€7.4M
Momondo	Early VC	Jun 2014	€6.1M
Momondo Group	Debt	Jun 2014	€6.1M
Cabify	Series A	Apr 2014	€5.8M
Top10	Series B	Mar 2014	€5.8M
Evaneos	Series B	Jan 2014	€4.4M
Veeve	Series A	May 2014	€4.3M
TravelBird	Series A	Mar 2014	€4.1M
Ulmon	Seed	Mar 2014	€3.6M
tripsta / travelplanet24	Debt	Jun 2014	€3.5M

View all 78 Travel deals in H1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2014, by deal count

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