TToprural
Acquired by HomeAway, 2012.
Toprural no longer appears in the directory or on the maps; no funding rounds are on record.
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Toprural was a Spanish online search and booking portal for rural accommodation (casas rurales, cottages, farmhouses), founded in Madrid in 2000 by François Derbaix and Marta Esteve and grown to list roughly 19,000+ rural properties across around 10 European countries. It raised about €1.5M, mainly from Bonsai Venture Capital and angel investors, and was acquired by HomeAway in April 2012 for a reported ~€12-14.5M. The company no longer operates independently and the brand has been absorbed; its founders remain active Madrid angel investors and operators, e.g. Derbaix at Indexa Capital and Esteve at Soysuper.
SectorsTravel & Hospitality, Marketplace & E-commerce, Consumer Internet, Rural Tourism
Founders
J
Juan Andrés Álvarez
Co-founder & CTO
M
Marta Esteve
Co-founder
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News 1
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| 2024-06-07 |
François Derbaix: "Toprural podría haber sido una fábrica de champiñones" ↗
Ruralizable
2024-06-07 |