Travel and Hospitality Tech Landscape of Germany
1,767 Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in Germany, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Travel and Hospitality Tech in Germany
The leaderboard lists 1,767 German travel‑tech firms, highlighting the top hiring companies, best‑funded firms, and those currently hiring or with disclosed funding rounds.
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roadsurfer11last posted Jun 2026
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Shiftmove10last posted Jun 2026
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Funkwerk10last posted Jun 2026
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Yunex Traffic9last posted Jun 2026
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SENGER9last posted May 2026
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scheidt & bachmann9last posted Jun 2026
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TUI Cruises8last posted May 2026
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MILES Mobility7last posted Mar 2026
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FINN$2BConventional Debt · Feb 2025
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FlixBus$1.2BSeries G · Jul 2024
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GetYourGuide$1.1BSeries F · Jun 2023
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Volocopter$725.7MSeries E · Mar 2023
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Lilium$686.1MPost IPO · Jul 2023
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TIER$642.9MConventional Debt · Oct 2021
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Omio$476.4MSeries E · Jun 2022
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Holidu$195.1MSeries E · Oct 2022
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INFORM Software$125.7Msnapshot Dec 2022
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Dreamlines$49.5Msnapshot Dec 2023
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Airhelp$25.3MFY2021 filing
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Travelcircus$5.8Msnapshot Dec 2021
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berliner verkehrsbetriebe15,700tracked employees
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Sixt7,509tracked employees
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ivu traffic technologies ag945tracked employees
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TT-Line600tracked employees
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HomeToGo10.5%47 tracked events
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Lufthansa Technik10.3%46 tracked events
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Star Alliance4.0%18 tracked events
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Blacklane3.1%14 tracked events
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Tourlane2.9%13 tracked events
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How the Travel and Hospitality Tech ecosystem in Germany grew, 2016–2025
This chart shows the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, peaking at 126 in 2018 and falling to 3 in 2025.
Where Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in Germany are based
The hub map ranks German cities by company count, with Berlin hosting 351 firms, followed by Munich (151) and Hamburg (87).
The Travel and Hospitality Tech market map of Germany: what these companies actually do
The market map breaks down product sub‑categories, showing the largest groups such as consumer digital (850) and enterprise tech (674), and notes the most common revenue models like subscription (1,189).
The biggest kinds of Travel and Hospitality Tech company, by how many we track.
- Consumer Digital850 companies · $8.1B raised · 49 hiring
- Enterprise Tech674 companies · $4.9B raised · 67 hiring
- Enterprise Software421 companies · $469.9M raised · 45 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce303 companies · $3.5B raised · 22 hiring
- SaaS300 companies · $641.8M raised · 34 hiring
- Marketplaces255 companies · $3.2B raised · 19 hiring
- Travel and Hospitality SaaS232 companies · $529.3M raised · 26 hiring
- Shared Mobility217 companies · $4.4B raised · 10 hiring
- Online Travel Agencies127 companies · $1.4B raised · 11 hiring
- Online Rental120 companies · $3.1B raised · 7 hiring
- Gig Employers118 companies · $1.5B raised · 7 hiring
- Cab Ride-Hailing76 companies · $183.7M raised · 3 hiring
Monetization
How Travel and Hospitality Tech companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Travel and Hospitality Tech in Germany
- M&AIn M&A activity, it was also reported that Salzburg-based BENTELER Group agreed to acquire Frankfurt-based ioki to develop an integrated autonomous public transport platform.2026-04-25
- FundingLimehome (€75 million)2026-04-13
- M&ATransport technology provider, Tracsis, has acquired Vesputi GmbH, a German digital ticketing technology provider, for a gross initial consideration of €5.8m/£5.1m.2026-04-02
- M&AUber Technologies has acquired chauffeur service Blacklane as part of its expansion into luxury and executive travel.2026-03-30
- FundingThe transaction concluded at the end of 2025 was financed by growth-debt financing. The Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria was the funder.2026-02-03
- FundingWe are delighted to announce a €35M investment in fast-growing European holiday rental tech company, Holidu.2026-01-14
- M&AFunkwerk AG, a technologically leading provider of professional communication, information and security systems as well as technical services, has acquired GES - Gesellschaft für Elektro- und Sicherheitstechnik mbH & Co. KG, based in Munich.2026-01-08
- FundingSidley advised Great Hill Partners on its strategic majority investment in Peter Park System GmbH, a Munich-based technology company redefining off-street urban parking with a fully digital, frictionless platform. The transaction also includes a minority investment from ARBAnova Familienstiftung and the continued leadership of Peter Park’s founding management team.2025-11-25
- FundingScottish AI startup Mapify has secured investment from global VC Antler to expand its AI‑powered logistics and asset management platform.2025-11-06
- FundingApaleo (20 million euros, Series B).2025-10-21
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Travel and Hospitality Tech company in Germany was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| BENTELER Group | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-25 | |
| undisclosed | — | 2026-04-22 | ||
| Daimler Buses | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-15 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-08 | ||
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-05 | ||
| GES - Gesellschaft für Elektro- und Sicherheitstechnik mbH & Co. KG | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-01-08 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
This section details specific events such as leadership changes, product launches, and customer contract wins.
PeakworkFalk Rudolph · Appointment → Director of Business DevelopmentJan 2026
FLYLAFabian Höhne · DepartureDec 2025
Lufthansa Systemsrenewed pairing optimizer (crew planning)Apr 2026
BlueBox SystemsTradelane Intelligence (Data Analytics Platform)Mar 2026
KONUXCoBrix platform (Rail infrastructure management)Dec 2025
Design Hotelswon marriottMar 2026
STARCAR~650 roles reported · insolvencyJan 2026
- chris v amazoninjury compensation · SettledNov 2025
- lilium v Weilheim District CourtBankruptcy proceeding · FiledFeb 2025
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +16.0%, half slower.
Who is building Travel and Hospitality Tech in Germany
The founders section profiles 786 founders and CEOs across 543 firms, noting frequent alma maters like Harvard (8) and common prior employers such as Bain (5).
Ex- Airbus Group, Siemens. Technical University of Braunschweig 1994
Dusseldorf University of Applied Sciences 2010, Technical University Munich 2012, 2015
Limited Partner - Speedinvest · Co-Founder TIER Mobility, Fruity Ventures, ex-NIST, BCG Digital Ventures · Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich PhD
Founder & CEO GoEuro Corp, ex-Deloitte & Touche, Cummins. HBS MBA, Tennessee Technological University MSc
Founder Hynt.com, ex-Co-Founder Next Commerce, Getprice, Earthport. Deakin University BSc 1998
Ex- Rocket Internet SE, Roland Berger · ESB Reutlingen 2010, LSE 2012
World Economic Forum, ex-Konux, ex-Unternehmertum Center For Innovation And Business Creation, Technische Universität München (TUM), 2015
Ex-Co-Founder Firstfon, SemperLink, DAI-Labor. University of Applied Sciences of Offenburg 1998 & MSc 2001
Ex-Founder & CEO Bonial.com. WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management 2008
- flagged as repeat founders7
- no repeat-founder flag652
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Who funds Travel and Hospitality Tech in Germany
Since 2016, 397 funding rounds have been recorded from 516 investors, with a typical round size of $5.7 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Europa | 64 | — | Jan 2024 |
| HV Capital | 25 | 10 | Nov 2024 |
| Coparion | 11 | 3 | Oct 2023 |
| DN Capital | 11 | 2 | Oct 2023 |
| Speedinvest | 10 | 2 | Nov 2023 |
| IBB Ventures | 9 | 4 | Jun 2024 |
| HTGF | 9 | 4 | May 2026 |
| b2venture | 9 | 1 | Mar 2022 |
| New Enterprise Associates | 8 | 3 | Jun 2022 |
| Lakestar | 8 | 3 | Nov 2022 |
The typical round is $5.7M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Travel and Hospitality Tech funding rounds in Germany
The notable funding list includes the largest disclosed round—FlixBus’s $650 million Series G—and ten other large rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Gmega-round | $650M | Jun 2021 | Canyon Partners, General Atlantic, Permira +5 more | |
| Series Fmega-round | $560.9M | Jul 2019 | TCV, Permira, European Investment Bank +2 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $484M | Apr 2019 | SoftBank Vision Fund, Temasek, Lakestar +3 more | |
| Series Cmega-round | $250M | Nov 2020 | Mubadala, Northzone, White Star Capital +6 more | |
| Series D | $240.9M | Mar 2021 | BlackRock, Avala Capital, Continental +12 more | |
| Series C | $239.5M | Mar 2020 | Tencent, Atomico, Obvious Ventures +2 more | |
| Series D | $200M | Oct 2021 | Mubadala, M&G, SoftBank Vision Fund +7 more | |
| Series E | $182M | Nov 2022 | GLy Capital, Neom, Sumitomo | |
| Series E | $170M | Mar 2022 | WP Investment, Honeywell, Whysol Investments +2 more | |
| Series C | $150M | Oct 2018 | Kinnevik, Temasek, Hillhouse |
29 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
- Seed$2.1MMay 2026
Series B$12.9MApr 2026
Series A$7.7MFeb 2026
What the news says about Travel and Hospitality Tech in Germany
Over the last year, 436,467 news articles covered the sector, focusing on geopolitical disputes, international entities, and political relations.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Travel and Hospitality Tech news in Germany. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas≥300,324▲+33%
- International and transnational geographic entities≥300,318▲+33%
- Administrative and political subdivisions≥300,271▲+33%
- International political relations≥63,950→+8%
- Security and defense policies≥44,284▲+23%
- International sports competitions≥38,221▼-42%
- Sports history and legacy stories≥27,233▲+673%
- International relations and diplomacy≥26,961▲+18%
- Sportsmanship and ethics in sports≥23,983▲+1126%
- Professional league updates≥23,763→+8%
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49 Travel and Hospitality Tech companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Travel and Hospitality Tech coverage in Germany as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in Germany Travel and Hospitality Tech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Travel and Hospitality Tech jobs in Germany: who is hiring and what they ask for
From 112 employers, 2,131 job postings were published in the past year, emphasizing skills like frontend, React, AWS, Java, and mobile development, with a median salary of $36 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Travel and Hospitality Tech employers in Germany put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
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- mobile development2→
- mysql2▲
- invoicing2▼
- negotiation1▲
- kubernetes1→
- app store1▼
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