Stasher raises £3m to grow luggage-storage lockers across UK and Europe
What's the deal? London travel tech company StasherDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised £3 million in combined financing to expand its luggage storage marketplace and smart locker network across the UK and Europe. The total is made up of two separate financings: a £1 million strategic equity investment from smart locker operator Hive Box, and approximately £2 million in growth financing — structured as venture debt, not equity — from Gilion.
The structure: The two financings are recorded separately: Hive Box's £1 million is booked as an equity round, while Gilion's roughly £2 million is a debt/venture-debt facility, not additional equity. Combined, the two add up to the £3 million Stasher announced.
What's the endgame? Founded in 2015 by Jacob Wedderburn-Day and Anthony Collias, Stasher runs a platform for booking short-term luggage storage at hotels and local businesses. Its network now spans more than 10,000 locations across over 1,200 cities worldwide.
Where the money goes: Stasher will add marketplace locations, increase marketing, and accelerate its smart locker rollout. Under the Hive Box deal, it will receive an initial 100 lockers for deployment by mid-2027, with Hive Box supplying the hardware and remote management technology.
By the numbers: Stasher says bookings across its locker network are growing 108% month on month, with its best location generating £2,500 a week. After a November 2025 pilot at Premier InnDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → London St Pancras, its lockers now operate at 17 Premier Inn properties in London, Edinburgh, and Manchester.
Why now? The capital marks a step-up from Stasher's previous round as the company shifts from a purely marketplace model to owned hardware. It will use booking and search data to place lockers where existing storage sites hit capacity or demand runs outside staffed hours.
What they're saying: "This funding gives us the firepower to accelerate the next stage of growth," said Wedderburn-Day, chief executive officer and co-founder. Gilion investment director Fredrik Johansson called Stasher "a clear leader in its market, growing fast while keeping customer acquisition costs low."
The signal: Stasher's move into unattended lockers points to a broader shift in travel tech, where marketplaces are backing physical infrastructure to capture demand at transport hubs, attractions, and high-footfall sites.
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