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June 1, 2023

Inside GetYourGuide: Germany’s $2bn travel experiences platform

The company has just raised $194m in equity and credit financing


GetYourGuide's cofounders: Johannes Reck (left) and Tao Tao.

As the tech freeze continues, fewer startups and scaleups are raising big growth rounds. But German travel unicorn GetYourGuide is bucking the trend; today it's announcing a $85m equity raise in a Series F round, as well as $109m in a revolving credit facility. 

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Tao Tao at Berlin Sifted Sessions last week, where he discussed how Germany needs to improve its stock options tax regime and decrease bureaucracy if it's to attract international talent
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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