Ixigo

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ixigo
Ixigo logo.svg
FoundedJune 2007;16 years ago (2007-06)
Headquarters,
OwnerLe Travenues Technology Ltd
Founder(s) Aloke Bajpai
Rajnish Kumar
Key peopleAloke Bajpai (Chairman, MD & Group CEO)
Rajnish Kumar (Director & Group Co-CEO)
Industry Online travel agency
Revenue Increase2.svg501 crore (US$63 million) (FY23) [1]
Net income Increase2.svg 23 crore (US$2.9 million) (FY23) [1]
Subsidiaries
  • AbhiBus
  • Confirmtkt
URL ixigo.com
Users 23 crore (213 million) [2]
Current statusActive

ixigo (pronounced "ik-si-go") is an Indian online travel portal headquartered in Gurugram, India. Launched in 2007, ixigo aggregates real-time travel information, prices and availability for flights, trains, buses, and hotels, and allows ticket booking through its associate websites and apps. [3]

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History

ixigo (Le Travenues Technology, Pvt. Ltd.) was started by IITK alumni Rajnish Kumar and Aloke Bajpai in June 2007, with the launch of their flights metasearch website. [4] [5] In 2008, it introduced a hotel search engine on its website. [6]

In early 2014 ixigo launched its train ticket booking app. [7]

In February 2021, ixigo acquired the train discovery and ticketing platform Confirmtkt in a cash and stock deal. [8] In August 2021, ixigo acquired the bus ticket booking and fleet management portal AbhiBus in a cash and stock deal. [9]

Funding

In August 2011, ixigo received $18.5 million investment from SAIF Partners and MakeMyTrip. In June 2015, smartphone maker Micromax Informatics invested an undisclosed amount in ixigo. [10] In March 2017, ixigo closed a funding of $15 million in Series B round by venture capital firm Sequoia Capital India and Fosun RZ Capital. [11]

In July 2021, it raised US$53 million in its pre-IPO round led by GIC with participation from investors including Orios Venture Partners, Trifecta Capital, Info Edge Ventures, among others. [12] [13]

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