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Indian online travel company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ixigo (pronounced "ik-si-go") is an Indian online travel portal headquartered in Gurugram. 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.[2]
Type of site | Public |
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Traded as | |
Founded | June 2007 |
Headquarters | , India |
Owner | Le Travenues Technology Ltd |
Founder(s) | Aloke Bajpai Rajnish Kumar |
Key people | Aloke Bajpai (Chairman, MD & Group CEO) Rajnish Kumar (Director & Group Co-CEO) |
Industry | Online travel agency |
Revenue | ₹655 crore (US$78 million) (FY24)[1] |
Net income | ₹73 crore (US$8.7 million) (FY24)[1] |
Subsidiaries |
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URL | ixigo.com |
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.[3][4] In 2008, it introduced a hotel search engine on its website.[5]
In early 2014 ixigo launched its train ticket booking app.[6]
In February 2021, ixigo acquired the train discovery and ticketing platform Confirmtkt in a cash and stock deal.[7] In August 2021, ixigo acquired the bus ticket booking and fleet management portal AbhiBus in a cash and stock deal.[8]
The company went public in June 2024, listing on NSE and BSE.[9]
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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