Goldman Sachs et al. back GoEuro's $45m series-B

British VC Atomico Ventures and several business angels also took part in the round as new backers. Previous backers Battery Ventures and NEA Ventures from the US, and Swiss VC Lakestar committed to the series-B as well.

The company will use the fresh capital to add new partners to its platform, continue its product development and hire new staff.

Previous funding
In September 2014, GoEuro raised a $27m series-A led by NEA. Existing backers Battery, Hasso Plattner Ventures and Lakestar, which had backed the company's $4m seed round in March 2013, also participated.

Company
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Berlin, GoEuro has developed a platform that allows customers to plan an entire journey, using various methods of transportation, in one place.

The platform consolidates rail, bus and air data from several sources. It currently operates in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the UK. GoEuro claims to provide information on 20,510 railway stations, 10,000 bus stations and 207 airports.

The company employs 150 staff.

People
Naren Shaam is the founder and CEO of GoEuro. Christopher Dawe is co-head of Goldman Sachs IP Private Investments.

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