
Consortium in $100m round for Omio
A consortium of investors, including Temasek, Kinnevik, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, NEA and Kleiner Perkins, has led a $100m round for Omio, a Berlin-based booking platform.
The fresh capital will be used for organic growth activities and M&A opportunities.
Previous funding
In December 2015, the company raised a $45m series-B round, led by Goldman Sachs. Other new investors in this round include Atomico, Yuri Milner and Tom Stafford, Sebastian Siemiatkowski (Klarna) and Ilkka Paananen (Supercell).
In October 2016, Silver Lake Kraftwerk and Silicon Valley-based VC fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led a $70m funding round for Omio.
In October 2018, the company raised $150m in a funding round led by Kinnevik and Temasek, with participation from Hillhouse Capital.
Company
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Berlin, Omio (formerly GoEuro) offers a multi-mode search tool that compares and combines rail, air, bus and car for destinations. It employs 294 people, according to LinkedIn.
People
Omio – Naren Shaam (founder, CEO); Jan Kemper (managing director, chief financial officer).
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