Mairdumont Ventures

MairDumont Ventures is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in companies within the travel sector, particularly in Europe. They focus on start-up, mid venture, late venture, and early stage investments in the tourism industry. The firm, founded in 2015 and based in Ostfildern, Germany, typically takes a minority stake in the companies they invest in.

Daniel Grundel

Investment Director

Daniel Gundel

Investment Director

Markus Schneider

Managing Director

24 past transactions

Holidu

Series C in 2019
Holidu is one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide that aims to finally make the search and booking of vacation rentals easy. Its search engine uses proprietary image recognition technology to compare the prices of millions of rental properties across hundred of websites including Airbnb, Booking.com, and Homeaway. This enables users to quickly find the ideal accommodation and to save up to 55% on their bookings. It was founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers and is headquartered in Munich, Bayern, Germany.

Viselio

Seed Round in 2017
Viselio AG provides digital tourist and business visa sourcing services. It provides processing services for China visa, Russia visa, China business visa in Switzerland, China tourist visa in Switzerland, Russia business visa in Switzerland, Russia tourist visa in Switzerland, and Russia business visa in Germany. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Bern, Switzerland with branches in Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria; and Belgrade, Serbia.

Travelcircus

Seed Round in 2016
Travelcircus is an online booking platform for premium travel experiences. By combining 4 and 5 star hotels with hotel services and trendy attractions, Travelcircus creates unique packages at attractive prices. Travelcircus was founded in 2014 in Berlin by Mathias Zeitler and Bastian Böckenhüser. Since its foundation, they have grown rapidly and work with their international team of meanwhile 60 colleagues on their shared vision: to offer crazy travelers like us the most breathtaking destinations and most desirable attractions at the best value for money online.

PaulCamper

Seed Round in 2018
PaulCamper is Europe's largest and most trusted RV rental marketplace. The heart of PaulCamper is a community with a passion for camping and outdoor experiences. The platform is solely build around the needs of people sharing a campervan. RV owners get a safe and easy way to rent out their vehicles, so they can make money and earn a second extra income. Outdoor travelers can rent individual RVs all over the country to hit the road and drive into their next outdoor adventure.

Fineway

Seed Round in 2015
25$m+ funded, Munich-based travel SaaS startup. Running the most advanced B2B platform for individual travel. - Top3 Winner Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award 2019 - Top3 Winner Gründerszene Growth Award 2018 - Best Consumer Product @ EyeForTravel 2018 (London)

Gronda

Venture Round in 2020
Gronda GmbH operates an online community for professionals in the gastronomy, hotel, catering, and other industries. It serves chefs, waiters, baristas, and other industry professionals. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Wattens, Austria. It has operations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.

LiveRate

Seed Round in 2017
LiveRate GmbH develops and operates platform for hotel bookings and customer engagement. The company's platform allows users to compare the prices of hotel rooms and book through the platform. Its chat platform enables the hotel and guest interaction via messaging applications. Additionally, the platform is also used to register in-house service requests. It caters to hotels and individual guests. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Munich, Germany.

Fineway GmbH

Private Placement in 2017
Fineway GmbH offers travel club services. The company is based in Munich, Germany.

PaulCamper

Private Placement in 2018
PaulCamper is Europe's largest and most trusted RV rental marketplace. The heart of PaulCamper is a community with a passion for camping and outdoor experiences. The platform is solely build around the needs of people sharing a campervan. RV owners get a safe and easy way to rent out their vehicles, so they can make money and earn a second extra income. Outdoor travelers can rent individual RVs all over the country to hit the road and drive into their next outdoor adventure.

Gronda

Seed Round in 2017
Gronda GmbH operates an online community for professionals in the gastronomy, hotel, catering, and other industries. It serves chefs, waiters, baristas, and other industry professionals. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Wattens, Austria. It has operations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.

PaulCamper

Series A in 2019
PaulCamper is Europe's largest and most trusted RV rental marketplace. The heart of PaulCamper is a community with a passion for camping and outdoor experiences. The platform is solely build around the needs of people sharing a campervan. RV owners get a safe and easy way to rent out their vehicles, so they can make money and earn a second extra income. Outdoor travelers can rent individual RVs all over the country to hit the road and drive into their next outdoor adventure.

Zizoo

Venture Round in 2016
Zizoo is a leading boat holiday platform. Zizoo is digitalising and transforming the boat rental industry (worth an estimated €33 billion), which is 10 years behind any other travel sector. They are building a global digital booking platform and website connecting suppliers (charter companies) to travelers worldwide, similar to “Booking.com for Boats”. Zizoo also provides charter companies with a powerful inventory management tool and business intelligence. They are making boat holidays affordable and accessible to everyone (bookings starts from €20 a day). Zizoo is a boat rental marketplace where you can select a boat in a location of your choice and book it as easily as a hotel room. They are not an agent; they simply connect holidayers with charters for an amazing experience on the sea. No booking fees, a simple online booking process, real time availabilities, a professional service – without the additional hassle of contacting several companies.

PaulCamper

Private Placement in 2019
PaulCamper is Europe's largest and most trusted RV rental marketplace. The heart of PaulCamper is a community with a passion for camping and outdoor experiences. The platform is solely build around the needs of people sharing a campervan. RV owners get a safe and easy way to rent out their vehicles, so they can make money and earn a second extra income. Outdoor travelers can rent individual RVs all over the country to hit the road and drive into their next outdoor adventure.

Beach-Inspector.com

Seed Round in 2015
Beach-Inspector GmbH operates an evaluation platform for beaches. The company is based in Berlin, Germany. As of December 21, 2018, Beach-Inspector GmbH operates as a subsidiary of HolidayCheck AG.

journi

Private Placement in 2019
journi GmbH offers a travel blogging solution to record trips offline and on the go. The company offers journi, an application that helps users to log their travels for themselves and for their friends. It allows users to find trips or places they like and get help from their journi travel network while planning their next adventure; and get an overview about what's going on in their travel network, as well as real-time updates about their friends' adventures. journi GmbH was formerly known as miavia GmbH. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

Fineway

Series A in 2019
25$m+ funded, Munich-based travel SaaS startup. Running the most advanced B2B platform for individual travel. - Top3 Winner Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award 2019 - Top3 Winner Gründerszene Growth Award 2018 - Best Consumer Product @ EyeForTravel 2018 (London)

journi

Venture Round in 2019
journi GmbH offers a travel blogging solution to record trips offline and on the go. The company offers journi, an application that helps users to log their travels for themselves and for their friends. It allows users to find trips or places they like and get help from their journi travel network while planning their next adventure; and get an overview about what's going on in their travel network, as well as real-time updates about their friends' adventures. journi GmbH was formerly known as miavia GmbH. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

Mapify

Seed Round in 2018
Mapify is a social travel platform where people can visualize, find and plan travel experiences. By developing a website and app which launched in November 2017, the company has attracted users worldwide to share trips and spots in more than 160 countries and has continuously been trending on several country App Stores worldwide. The company has raised $330K from MIT’s Sandbox Innovation Fund and renowned angel investors. Mapify is based in Berlin, Germany.

tourias GmbH

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Tourias Mobile GmbH develops and delivers travel guides to various destinations for smartphones and tablets worldwide. It offers travel content to various destinations in German and English for use on Websites and applications; and produces and licenses mobile travel companions for tour operators, travel agencies, portals, and destinations on the basis of modularly structured software. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Würzburg, Germany. As of January 1, 2017, Tourias Mobile GmbH operates as a subsidiary of MAIRDUMONT Ventures GmbH.

Viselio

Private Placement in 2018
Viselio AG provides digital tourist and business visa sourcing services. It provides processing services for China visa, Russia visa, China business visa in Switzerland, China tourist visa in Switzerland, Russia business visa in Switzerland, Russia tourist visa in Switzerland, and Russia business visa in Germany. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Bern, Switzerland with branches in Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria; and Belgrade, Serbia.

tourias GmbH

Venture Round in 2015
Tourias Mobile GmbH develops and delivers travel guides to various destinations for smartphones and tablets worldwide. It offers travel content to various destinations in German and English for use on Websites and applications; and produces and licenses mobile travel companions for tour operators, travel agencies, portals, and destinations on the basis of modularly structured software. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Würzburg, Germany. As of January 1, 2017, Tourias Mobile GmbH operates as a subsidiary of MAIRDUMONT Ventures GmbH.

Zizooboats GmbH

Private Placement in 2018
Zizooboats GmbH operates an online boat rental marketplace that connects holidayers with charters. The company enables users to select a boat, such as sailboat or powerboat in a location of choice and book it. It also allows users to list their boats and start making money. The company is based in Vienna, Austria.

Travelcircus

Private Placement in 2019
Travelcircus is an online booking platform for premium travel experiences. By combining 4 and 5 star hotels with hotel services and trendy attractions, Travelcircus creates unique packages at attractive prices. Travelcircus was founded in 2014 in Berlin by Mathias Zeitler and Bastian Böckenhüser. Since its foundation, they have grown rapidly and work with their international team of meanwhile 60 colleagues on their shared vision: to offer crazy travelers like us the most breathtaking destinations and most desirable attractions at the best value for money online.

Holidu

Private Placement in 2019
Holidu is one of the fastest-growing travel tech companies worldwide that aims to finally make the search and booking of vacation rentals easy. Its search engine uses proprietary image recognition technology to compare the prices of millions of rental properties across hundred of websites including Airbnb, Booking.com, and Homeaway. This enables users to quickly find the ideal accommodation and to save up to 55% on their bookings. It was founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers and is headquartered in Munich, Bayern, Germany.