Le Collectionist, a vacation rental start-up for luxury properties, has raised €60 million in a funding round led by Highland Europe.
05/12/2022 ForbesThe French start-up targets the luxury holiday market by partnering with property owners to list their apartments and houses on the platform with concierge services and on-the-ground support like guides.
A slew of other investors participated in the funding round including luxury investors OLMA, Famille C, the venture office of the Courtin and Clarins families, Pictet and Lombard Odier alongside several angel investors.
Founded in 2013, Le Collectionist is building the premier next-generation luxury experiential travel company with the goal of becoming the leading platform for luxury villa rentals in Europe, a large yet fragmented and archaic market. Its local-meets-digital business model combines deep regional specialism with a fully-integrated digital platform in order to bring outstanding bespoke experiences across a portfolio of exceptional European properties. Le Collectionist has generated strong traction to date, being the indisputable leader in more than 25 European destinations and having the industry’s highest Net Promoter Score.
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