Sectors/Travel/2014/Q4

Travel funding in Q4 2014

European Travel startup funding raised during Q4 2014.

In Q4 2014, 27 European Travel companies closed 28 funding rounds and raised €81M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 68.2% versus Q4 2013. Germany led by capital raised, and Alven Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€81M

+68.2% vs Q4 2013 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+3.7% vs Q4 2013

Companies

Top country

Germany

Rank among sectors

#10

3.0% of sector funding

Top-10 round share

89.5%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€19M	13
Nov	€54M	10
Dec	€9.1M	5

Top countries

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — top countries by capital, Q4 2014
Germany	€32M
Netherlands	€18M
UK	€16M
France	€8.4M
Spain	€3.2M
Estonia	€1.4M
Ireland	€1.0M
Luxembourg	€641k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Travel — stage mix, Q4 2014
Series B	€26M
Series C	€20M
Series A	€13M
Seed	€9.3M
Early VC	€6.6M
Other	€6.4M
Grant	€159k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition · 1 Merger

2 exits · €40M disclosed.

Easyvoyage

Acquisition

Dec 2014

€40M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Dreamlines	Series C	Nov 2014	€20M
TravelBird	Series B	Nov 2014	€18M
Appear Here	Series A	Nov 2014	€6.0M
WeSwap.com	Series A	Oct 2014	€6.0M
Travador	Early VC	Oct 2014	€5.6M
Capitaine Train / Captain Train	Series B	Dec 2014	€5.0M
Avvio	Seed	Nov 2014	€4.5M
Travador	Other	Nov 2014	€3.2M
Cabify	Series B	Oct 2014	€3.2M
SnapCar	Seed	Dec 2014	€2.0M
Taxify	Series A	Dec 2014	€1.4M
Meetingsbooker.com	Early VC	Oct 2014	€1.0M
T Dispatch	Other	Nov 2014	€1.0M
Triposo	Other	Oct 2014	€900k
Quicket	Seed	Oct 2014	€863k

View all 28 Travel deals in Q4 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2014, by deal count

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