Travel funding in 2026
European Travel startup funding raised during 2026.
In 2026, 18 European Travel companies closed 18 funding rounds and raised €562M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €258M. Netherlands led by capital raised, and BBVA was the most active investor. Data as of 28 Oct 2026.
Equity funding
€562M
excl. debt & grants · +€258M debt
Funding rounds
18
Companies
18
Top country
Netherlands
Travel: last three years
2026 is to date; no change shown against a full yearRank among sectors
#16
1.0% of sector funding
Debt financing
€258M
31.5% of total
Top-10 round share
97.2%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
2
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthTravel — funding by month, 2026 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €263M | 2 |
| Feb | €59M | 2 |
| Mar | €101M | 2 |
| Apr | €600k | 1 |
| May | €97M | 2 |
| Jun | €258M | 1 |
| Jul | €8.8M | 1 |
| Aug | €6.5M | 1 |
| Sep | €15M | 3 |
| Oct | €10M | 3 |
Top countries
by € raisedTravel — top countries by capital, 2026 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Travel — top countries by capital, 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | €295M |
| Spain | €266M |
| Italy | €107M |
| UK | €67M |
| France | €59M |
| Germany | €17M |
| Denmark | €8.4M |
Stage mix
by € raisedTravel — stage mix, 2026 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Travel — stage mix, 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Debt | €258M |
| Series D+ | €255M |
| Other | €131M |
| Series B | €106M |
| Series C | €50M |
| Growth/Late | €8.8M |
| Series A | €8.0M |
| Seed | €2.3M |
Exits & M&A
7 Acquisition · 1 Merger8 exits.
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2026Largest debt rounds
debt financing, 2026; not in the equity total| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perk (formerly TravelPerk) | Debt | Jun 2026 | €258M |
Top investors
most active in 2026, by deal count- BBVA2 deals
- Airbnb1 deals
- Amitours1 deals
- Atomico1 deals
- Backed VC1 deals
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria1 deals
- Banco Sabadell1 deals
- Battery Ventures1 deals
- Blue Owl Capital1 deals
- Caesar Ventures1 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 28 Oct 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology