Mairdumont Ventures

Mairdumont Ventures GmbH is a venture capital firm based in Ostfildern, Germany, with an additional office in Munich. Founded in 2015, the firm specializes in investing in the tourism and travel sectors, focusing on digital travel start-ups across Europe. Mairdumont Ventures targets companies at various stages, including start-up, mid venture, and late venture phases, and typically prefers to acquire minority stakes in its investments.

Daniel Gundel

Senior Investment Director

Markus Schneider

Managing Director

Stefan Wendel

Senior Investment Manager

Past deals in Travel

Holidu

Series C in 2019
Holidu GmbH is a rapidly growing travel technology company based in Munich, Germany, that specializes in vacation rentals. Founded in 2014 by brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers, Holidu operates a platform that allows users to compare vacation homes from numerous travel websites, including Airbnb and Booking.com. Utilizing proprietary image recognition technology, the platform enables efficient price comparison and user reviews, helping users find ideal accommodations while potentially saving up to 55% on their bookings. Holidu also offers a mobile application to enhance the user experience in searching and booking vacation rentals.

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 UG is a social travel platform based in Berlin, Germany, that enables users to visualize, find, and plan their travel experiences. Launched in November 2017, the platform allows travelers to share their memories and connect with others by adding photos and details of their journeys. With a presence in over 160 countries, Mapify has gained traction globally, trending on various country App Stores. The platform facilitates collaboration among users, allowing them to comment on shared locations and curate collections of travel experiences. Since its inception in 2016, Mapify has attracted significant investment, raising $330K from MIT’s Sandbox Innovation Fund and notable angel investors.

Viselio

Seed Round in 2017
Viselio AG is a company that specializes in digital visa sourcing services for tourists and business travelers. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, the company facilitates the processing of various visa types, including tourist and business visas for China and Russia, specifically for clients in Switzerland and Germany. With a focus on bridging the gap between digital applications and traditional visa forms, Viselio provides user-friendly software tools that streamline the visa application process, allowing users to apply with minimal effort. The company emphasizes a commitment to quality service, ensuring a personal, fast, and reliable experience for its clients. In addition to its headquarters, Viselio has branches in Berlin, Germany; Vienna, Austria; and Belgrade, Serbia.

Zizoo

Venture Round in 2016
Zizoo is a prominent boat holiday platform that aims to modernize the boat rental industry, which is significantly lagging behind other travel sectors. By creating a global digital booking platform, Zizoo connects travelers with charter companies, allowing users to easily select and book boats in various locations, much like reserving a hotel room. The platform caters to both experienced sailors and those seeking to hire a boat with a captain and crew, offering a hassle-free booking experience without upfront fees. Zizoo also provides charter companies with essential inventory management tools and business insights, enhancing their operational capabilities. With affordable booking options starting at €20 a day, Zizoo strives to make boat holidays accessible to a wider audience while ensuring real-time availability and professional service.

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.

Tourias

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.

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)
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