Sectors/Travel/2014/Q2

Travel funding in Q2 2014

European Travel startup funding raised during Q2 2014.

In Q2 2014, 38 European Travel companies closed 39 funding rounds and raised €96M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 155.4% versus Q2 2013. Debt rounds added €9.6M. UK led by capital raised, and Alp Saul was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€96M

+155.4% vs Q2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€9.6M debt

Funding rounds

+69.6% vs Q2 2013

Companies

Top country

Rank among sectors

#12

3.3% of sector funding

Debt financing

€9.6M

9.1% of total

Top-10 round share

84.0%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€44M	12
May	€5.7M	8
Jun	€55M	19

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — top countries by capital, Q2 2014
UK	€59M
Russia	€12M
Spain	€10M
Denmark	€7.8M
Greece	€3.5M
Poland	€3.4M
Ireland	€2.2M
Ukraine	€2.2M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — stage mix, Q2 2014
Series C	€56M
Series A	€20M
Seed	€13M
Debt	€9.6M
Early VC	€6.1M
Other	€271k

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
SilverRail	Series C	Apr 2014	€29M
onefinestay	Series C	Jun 2014	€18M
Ostrovok	Series C	Jun 2014	€8.8M
Momondo	Early VC	Jun 2014	€6.1M
Momondo Group	Debt	Jun 2014	€6.1M
Cabify	Series A	Apr 2014	€5.8M
Veeve	Series A	May 2014	€4.3M
tripsta / travelplanet24	Debt	Jun 2014	€3.5M
AirHelp	Seed	Apr 2014	€3.4M
Busfor	Series A	Jun 2014	€2.9M
ByHours	Series A	Apr 2014	€2.6M
Homestay.com	Series A	Jun 2014	€2.2M
Gill Business Systems	Series A	Jun 2014	€2.2M
Snapshot	Seed	Apr 2014	€1.6M
GoMore	Seed	Jun 2014	€1.5M

View all 39 Travel deals in Q2 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2014, by deal count

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