GetYourGuide raises $25m series-B

Both investors participated in the company's series-A round in 2013.

The company will use the fresh funding to expand into new markets and to develop its mobile offering.

Previous funding
In January 2013, Spark and Highland invested $14m in the company as part of its series-A. The firm had already raised $2m from PROfounders Capital and other investors in March the previous year.

In April 2013, the business bought Berlin-based Gidsy, a peer-to-peer platform backed by Sunstone Capital, Index Ventures and other private investors. As part of the deal, the VCs that were invested in Gidsy were given a stake in GetYourGuide.

Four months later, GetYourGuide bought New York-based IGottaGuide, a platform that connects tourists with local guides.

November saw the company win a Seven Ventures pitch day and with it €4m in advertising funding from the venture arm of ProSiebenSat.1.

In January 2014, Sunstone Capital invested in the business in a $4.5m series-A extension round led by two angel investors.

Company
Founded in 2008 and based in Zurich, GetYourGuide is an online booking platform for travel activities. The platform has 25,000 attractions, tours and activities in 2,400 destinations.

GetYourGuide has offices in Zurich, Berlin and Las Vegas.

People
Alex Finkelstein is a partner at Spark. Fergal Mullen is partner at Highland.

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