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Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Technology, Lodging |
Founded | 2014 |
Founder | Johannes Siebers, Michael Siebers |
Headquarters |
Holidu GmbH is a vacation rental company that provides a platform and services for booking and hosting of vacation rentals. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Overview
[edit]Holidu offers a software and service solution for vacation rental hosts aimed at supporting them in listing their properties online on multiple platforms, streamlining administration, and increasing bookings.[7][8][9][10]
Holidu's booking platform offers directly managed properties and lists vacation rentals from different platforms like VRBO and Booking.com.[11]
In 2016, the company secured €5 million in Series A funding. In 2019, Holidu raised €40 million in Series C funding, led by Prime Ventures.[12][13] In 2020, Kees Koolen, one of the founders of Booking.com and former CEO of Booking.com, has invested more than €4 million into the company from his personal fund as part of a €5 million extension to the €40 million Series C round of the previous year. In May 2021, the company raised €37 million in its Series D funding.[14][15][16][17][18][19] In October 2022, Holidu raised €104 million in a Series E funding round, led by 83North.[20][10][21][22] In total, the company has raised around €200 million (as of 2024).[23][24]
History
[edit]Holidu was founded in Munich in 2014 by the German brothers Johannes and Michael Siebers, after they had a frustrating experience booking a vacation apartment for a surfing vacation in Portugal.[25][26][27][28]
The foundation was based on an investment in the high six-figure range, funding from the EXIST start-up grant from the Federal Ministry of Economics together with the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Technology and Innovation (EnTechnon) at KIT Karlsruhe and an investment from business angels.[29]
In 2016, Holidu founded its subsidiary Bookiply, a software and service solution for hosts. In 2023, Holidu has merged the brand of Bookiply with the overarching Holidu brand.[27]
Acquisitions
[edit]In 2019, Holidu announced the acquisition of the Spanish company Hundredrooms, a vacation rental metasearch with the main focus on Spanish-speaking countries, for an undisclosed amount.[30][31][32]
In 2021, Holidu acquired the vacation rental platform Spain-Holiday to expand its customer base in Spain.[33][4]
In 2022, Holidu announced the purchase of the German companies Lohospo GbmH, a service company for hosts and destination marketing organizations, and my.IRS, a specialist for destination management in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.[34]
In 2024, Holidu took over Ferienwohnungen.de, a German online portal for vacation rentals.[35] Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed. In the same year, Holidu discloses the purchase of Clubrural, a company specializing in rural rentals in Spain and Portugal, for an undisclosed sum.[4][36]
References
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- ^ "Holidu adquiere Clubrural, el portal español de alquileres vacacionales". Ecommerce News (in Spanish). 2024-05-15. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ a b c Marzo, Stefano De (2024-05-15). "Munich-based Holidu acquires the Spanish vacation rental portal Clubrural to expand in the tourism sector". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Viajes, Inout. "Holidu adquiere Club rural, el portal español de alquileres de viviendas rurales". Inout Viajes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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- ^ "Travel tech company Holidu raises £32 million in Series D after growing profitably amidst the corona crisis". The European Financial Review. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ a b Lomas, Natasha (2022-10-19). "Holidu pockets $102M to keep growing its vacation rentals business in Europe". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Lomas, Natasha (2021-05-12). "Holidu books $45M after growing its vacation rentals business ~50% YoY during COVID-19". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Nair, Praseeda (2020-09-18). "Former Booking.com CEO invests in profitable vacation rental company during COVID". Real Business. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Former Booking.com CEO Kees Koolen invests in German tech startup Holidu as the vacation rental company turns profitable - Tech Startups". 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Holidu acquires Spain-Holiday and merges it with Bookiply".
- ^ "Holidu Raises $45 million in Series D Funding - Claret Capital Partners". Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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- ^ "Former Booking.com CEO Kees Koolen backed Holidu bags £32M as British staycations boom". UKTN. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Former Booking.com CEO Kees Koolen backs Holidu in £32M investment round". Business Matters. 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Tucker, Charlotte (2021-05-12). "German traveltech company Holidu raises €37 million to continue expansion". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Holidu". primeventures. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Holidu raises €100M in oversubscribed Series E round". Just Entrepreneurs. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Dawes, Justin (2022-10-21). "Holidu Raises $102 Million for Vacation Rental Software: Travel Startup Funding This Week". Skift. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Holidu buys Ferienwohnungen.de to grow portal offering".
- ^ "Handelsblatt". www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Writer, AsiaTechDaily (2021-01-13). "How Johannes Siebers, Co-founder and CEO of Holidu Raised $48.8M To Build A Search Engine For Vacation Rentals". AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Duran, Helen (2018-09-06). ""Anything Is Possible with Good Ideas and Hard Work" – A Profile of Holidu". Munich Startup. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ a b "Holidu announces brand merger with Bookiply".
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- ^ "Holidu: Nichts wie raus?". StartingUp (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Loritz, Mary (2019-09-17). "Munich-based Holidu raises €40 million in Series C funding for its holiday rental platform". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "This Munich-based startup's search engine help you plan your holidays a lot easier - Silicon Canals". siliconcanals.com. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Redaktion (2019-09-17). "Holidu sammelt in der Series C 40 Mio. EUR ein". VC Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Holidu acquires vacation rental platform Spain-Holiday". www.phocuswire.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Holidu subsidiary Bookiply acquires Lohospo and my.IRS". www.phocuswire.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "Holidu takes over Germany-based home rental portal". www.phocuswire.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ FinSMEs (2024-05-15). "Holidu Acquires Clubrural". FinSMEs. Retrieved 2024-08-13.