Participated · Seed · Feb 2014

Wanderio offers a platform that helps customers find the best means of transport from point to point by comparing price and journey length across planes, trains, long-distance buses and airport transfers. Users can compare, book and pay for travel on the platform; Europcar car rental offers were added as part of the recent investment. The company has facilitated more than one million planned trips and lists connections to over 700 airports and more than 4,000 rail and bus stations. Wanderio was created in 2013 by CEO Matteo Colò, CTO Luca Rossi and Lead Developer Disheng Qiu and is based in Rome, Italy. The company plans to use the new funding to further consolidate its coverage and presence across Europe. No revenue or other financial metrics were disclosed in the article. Wanderio is a Rome, Italy-based provider of a web application that enables users to find, plan and book travels across flights, trains, ferries and ground transportation. The platform allows users to compare options and sort alternatives by price, travel time and CO2 emissions, and to complete bookings through the site. The company is led by Disheng Qiu, Luca Rossi and Matteo Colò and aggregates multiple transport modes to offer end-to-end travel solutions. In April 2015 Wanderio raised an additional seed funding round of undisclosed size from Club Digitale and existing investor Club Italia Investimenti 2. Previously, in February 2014, the company announced a €200K seed funding round. Wanderio intends to use the new funds to continue to expand operations. Wanderio is a Rome, Italy-based travel platform that lets users compare, combine and book flights, trains, public transport and private transfers online. Users can enter a starting address, destination and date to discover end-to-end routes that combine multiple transport modes and book with suppliers featured on the platform. The platform currently aggregates over 1,000 air carriers, 3,000 public transport companies and 20,000 private operators, covering more than 700 airports globally. The company has a team of eight people and was co-founded by Matteo Colò, Luca Rossi and Disheng Qiu, with Roberto Magnifico serving as an advisor. Wanderio raised €200k in seed funding and intends to use the proceeds to consolidate the product and release a new version of the solution.