Itinerary planning startup Trip.me has announced undisclosed Series A funding led by Recruit Holdings of Japan.
The Berlin-based startup, (TLabs here), enables travellers to connect and book with local travel agencies in a destination as well as build personalised itineraries.
The funding will be used to continue Trip.me's expansion in the German and English-language market while expansion in other languages is planned for a later stage.
The startup claims to have achieved 'record levels' of revenue in the past few months as well as bookings growth since launch last year.
Tokyo-based Recruit Holdings launched RGIP, its corporate venture capital arm, earlier this year with a fund of about £26 million.
The first investment was in vacation rental aggregator Tripping.
Kazumasa Watanabe, chief executive of RGIP, says:
"We've been looking to become involved in the startup scene in Berlin, Germany for a while now. We were looking to add to our portfolio of highly innovative, disruptive travel companies; trip.me fits this description perfectly. They're offering people a better deal and putting them in control of their travel experiences. We're confident that this is the way forward in the personalized travel market."