ixigo

ixigo (pronounced "ik-si-go") is an intelligent, AI-based travel app, with a user base of over 170 million travellers. ixigo uses Artificial Intelligence for deal discovery, personalized recommendations, dynamic marketing, airfare predictions, train delay information, PNR confirmation status, infrastructure cost optimization, business intelligence and for providing fully-automated customer service over chat and voice. ixigo was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana.[1]

ixigo
Online Travel, Hotel Booking
IndustryTravel, Internet, Metasearch
FoundedGurgaon, India June 3, 2006 (2006-06-03)
FounderAloke Bajpai
Rajnish Kumar
Headquarters
Gurgaon
,
India
Key people
Aloke Bajpai, (CEO)
Rajnish Kumar, (CTO)
Websitewww.ixigo.com

History & Investors

ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Pvt. Ltd.) was started by Rajnish Kumar and Aloke Bajpai. The duo started the company in June 2007 with the launch of the flights product. BAF Spectrum (Singapore) participated in the seed round in 2008 [2].

In August 2011, ixigo received $18.5 M investment from SAIF Partners and MakeMyTrip in a landmark deal for online travel in India. In June 2015, smartphone maker Micromax Informatics[3] invested an undisclosed amount in ixigo. 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[4]

Products and Services
  • In 2007, the company launched its flights product in a bid to provide best deals and make flying accessible for all. [5]
  • In 2008, apps for hotels and buses were launched.[6]
  • In early 2014 ixigo launched trains app.[7]

References
  1. "FAQ". About ixigo. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. "ixigo investors". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. "Micromax invests in mobile travel search engine ixigo". @businessline. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. "ixigo investors". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. "India, part 3: Can a focus on trains turn Ixigo into India's leading OTA? | PhocusWire". www.phocuswire.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. "India, part 3: Can a focus on trains turn Ixigo into India's leading OTA? | PhocusWire". www.phocuswire.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. Gooptu, Biswarup (10 September 2018). "Travel meta-search company Ixigo's next bet is on rail ticket sales". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.


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