Secret Escapes Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2009

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 560

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series E2

  • Investors
  • 26

Secret Escapes General Information

Description

Operator of a travel club portal intended to provide information on hotels, cruises, and tours. The company's platform offers various discounts and holds flash sales on hotel bookings, negotiates rates for luxury hand-picked hotels and holidays, and access to offers hand-picked and curated by travel experts, enabling travelers to book luxury hotels over the internet.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
DMC Cruise
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 120 Holborn
  • 4th Floor
  • London EC1N 2TD
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 020
Primary Industry
Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
Other Industries
Information Services (B2C)
Hotels and Resorts
Corporate Office
  • 120 Holborn
  • 4th Floor
  • London EC1N 2TD
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 020

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Secret Escapes Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
11. Later Stage VC (Series E2) 10-Aug-2023 Completed Profitable
10. Later Stage VC 13-Nov-2020 Completed Profitable
9. Later Stage VC (Series E) 29-Apr-2020 Completed Profitable
8. Later Stage VC 20-Jul-2018 Completed Profitable
7. Later Stage VC (Series D) 05-Oct-2017 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Mar-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC 01-Feb-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC (Series C) 27-Jul-2015 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Later Stage VC 22-Jan-2014 $8.22M $21.1M Completed Startup
2. Early Stage VC (Series B) 15-Oct-2012 $12.9M $12.9M Completed Startup
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Secret Escapes Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Ordinary
Ordinary
Series E
Series D Convertible Preferred
Series C
Series C
Ordinary
Ordinary
Series B2 95,900 $0.001303 $65.43 $65.43 1x $65.43 1.08%
Series B 334,387 $0.001303 $23.38 $23.38 1x $23.38 3.75%
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Secret Escapes Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Operator of a travel club portal intended to provide information on hotels, cruises, and tours. The company's platform o
Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
London, United Kingdom
560 As of 2024

Sydney, Australia
 

Richmond, United Kingdom
 
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Secret Escapes Competitors (11)

One of Secret Escapes’s 11 competitors is Hotels Combined, a Corporate Backed or Acquired company based in Sydney, Australia.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Hotels Combined Corporate Backed or Acquired Sydney, Australia
Mr & Mrs Smith Formerly PE-Backed Richmond, United Kingdom
Opodo Formerly PE-Backed Madrid, Spain
Best At Travel Corporation London, United Kingdom
Etraveli Group Private Equity-Backed Uppsala, Sweden
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Secret Escapes Investors (26)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Jupiter Asset Management Asset Manager Minority
SquareOne Venture Capital Venture Capital Minority
Stride.VC Venture Capital Minority
Chrysalis Investments Venture Capital Minority
The Acceleration Group Accelerator/Incubator Minority
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Secret Escapes Acquisitions (7)

Secret Escapes’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with LateRooms. The deal was made on 30-Sep-2019.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
LateRooms 30-Sep-2019 Merger/Acquisition Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
Pigsback.com 21-Feb-2019 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
TravelBird 13-Nov-2018 Merger/Acquisition Social/Platform Software
Slevomat.cz 01-Oct-2017 Merger/Acquisition Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
Asset XYZ-Acquired 24-Jul-2014 Merger/Acquisition Application Software
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (5)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Evasions Secretes Paris, France 2016
JustBook Berlin, Germany 2012
Travelist Warsaw, Poland 2012
Slevomat.cz Karlin, Czech Republic 2010
Pigsback.com Dublin, Ireland 2000

Secret Escapes FAQs

  • When was Secret Escapes founded?

    Secret Escapes was founded in 2009.

  • Where is Secret Escapes headquartered?

    Secret Escapes is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Secret Escapes?

    Secret Escapes has 560 total employees.

  • What industry is Secret Escapes in?

    Secret Escapes’s primary industry is Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure.

  • Is Secret Escapes a private or public company?

    Secret Escapes is a Private company.

  • What is Secret Escapes’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Secret Escapes is .

  • How much funding has Secret Escapes raised over time?

    Secret Escapes has raised $331M.

  • Who are Secret Escapes’s investors?

    Jupiter Asset Management, SquareOne Venture Capital, Stride.VC, Chrysalis Investments, and The Acceleration Group are 5 of 26 investors who have invested in Secret Escapes.

  • Who are Secret Escapes’s competitors?

    Hotels Combined, Mr & Mrs Smith, Opodo, Best At Travel, and Etraveli Group are some of the 11 competitors of Secret Escapes.

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