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Getyourguide

Can a travel experiences marketplace become the end-to-end financial and distribution infrastructure for the global tours-and-activities industry?

Founded2009
HQBerlin, Germany
Total raised$650M+
Latest roundSeries F, June 2023
Valuation~$2B (2023)
IndustryMarketplace / Travel
The story

Founded in 2009 as a travel experiences booking marketplace, GetYourGuide grew from a listings aggregator into a full-stack demand platform for tours, activities, and attractions. After surviving COVID-19 via RCF financing, the company pivoted toward product diversification — launching a white-label Ticketing SaaS for operators (GetYourGuide Tickets) with embedded payment infrastructure powered by Adyen, and signing Checkout.com for its core consumer marketplace. The company is now investing in AI-driven discovery and U.S. market expansion, while professionalizing its treasury stack (Citi, Atlar) to handle multi-currency supplier payouts across 150+ countries.

Last 12 months
2023-06
2025-06
2025-09
Product timeline
2009
GetYourGuide founded in Berlin as a travel experiences marketplace enabling travelers to discover and book tours and activities.· pivot
2012
Raised seed round led by PROfounders Capital to grow the marketplace platform.· banking
2019
Raised $484M Series E led by SoftBank Vision Fund, reaching unicorn status and crossing 25 million tickets sold.· pivot
2021
Secured €80M revolving credit facility led by UniCredit with Citi, SVB, Deutsche Bank, and KfW to weather COVID-19 and prepare for travel rebound.· lending
2023
Raised $194M ($85M Series F + $109M RCF) at ~$2B valuation to expand in North America and invest in AI product development.· pivot
2024
Launched GetYourGuide Ticketing SaaS product embedding Adyen as the payment service provider for third-party operators.· banking
2025
Adopted Atlar for real-time treasury visibility across 12 banking and payment partners and digital wallets globally.· banking
The stack
Payments / PSP
Checkout.comAdyen
FX & payouts
Citi
Accounting gap: minor