# Colin Farmer

> Colin Farmer is a private equity investor at Certares (New York) backing Travel and Leisure. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Certares](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/certares)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-farmer-420729/

Colin Farmer is a private equity investor at Certares in New York focused on Travel and Leisure. Colin Farmer is the Senior Managing Director and Head of Management Committee at Certares Management.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 100% |
| Leisure | 1 | 100% |
| Tourism | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Avoya Travel | Avoya Travel is a travel & tourism company that offers Vacation Packages. |  | Private Equity | Nov 22, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Certares

VC Fund · New York, United States

Certares is a group of seasoned private equity and operating executives with extensive industry, investment, transaction, and management experience. Certares investment activities are concentrated in several key sectors, including travel and tourism, hospitality, business and consumer services.

5 contacts available at Certares.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dhiren Fonseca | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dhiren-fonseca |
| Amy C. Stuart | Managing Director & Head of Capital Formation | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amy-c-stuart |
| Colin Farmer | Senior Managing Director and Head of Management Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colin-farmer |
| Jennifer Zhao | Director, Capital Formation | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jennifer-zhao |
| Michael Gregory O’Hara | Founder and a Senior Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-gregory-o-hara |

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## FAQ

### What does Colin Farmer invest in?

Colin Farmer invests primarily in Travel, Leisure and Tourism startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Colin Farmer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Colin Farmer closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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