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iXiGO.com
Company typeTravel Meta Search
IndustryTravel, Internet, Metasearch
FoundedGurgaon, India (June 3, 2006)
Headquarters
Gurgaon
,
India
Key people
Aloke Bajpai, CEO/Founder
Rajnish Kumar, CTO/Co-Founder
Websitewww.iXiGO.com

iXiGO.com (pronounced "ik-si-go") is a travel search engine based in Gurgaon, India founded by Aloke Bajpai, Dharmendra Yashovardhan and Rajnish Kumar in 2006.iXiGO is an infomediary that aggregates searches for flights, hotels and buses, by searching across 100 different websites to compare prices and information across multiple travel search criteria. They do not handle booking of tickets (unlike Online Travel Agencies), but instead redirect the user to book directly from the travel provider’s page. iXiGO.com was founded by Le Travenues Technology Pvt Ltd made up of travel search enthusiasts and veterans who combine over 25 years of experience in the travel industry. Their aim is to be the “Google of all travel in India”. iXiGO’s revenue model is based on pay per click advertising, tie ups with prominent airlines and hotels in India and selling advertising space on their website. They work with over 40 hotel aggregators such as Travelguru.com and hostelworld.com and all the leading airlines in the Indian aviation sector such as Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and Indigo Airlines. They have been voted as India’s fastest growing travel search engine.[1]

Awards

Prior to its first product launch, iXiGO was chosen as one of the top six startups in the internet space in India and the company showcased its product in the country’s premier startup showcase event, Proto.in. They were recently funded by BAF spectrum for an undisclosed sum.[2] iXiGO.com was chosen a finalist at the Red Herring Magazine Global 100, 2007.[3] and the Red Herring Asia 100, 2007,[4] the prestigious lists of innovative companies in the World and Asia respectively. iXiGO.com was also chosen as one of NASSCOM’s (India's National Association of Software & Services Companies) 100 IT Innovators 2007[5] as well as Business Today (India)'s 10 hottest startups to watch out for in 2008.[6]

Investment

In August 2011, iXiGO.com received $18.5 M investment from SAIF Partners and MakeMyTrip in a landmark deal for online travel in India.[7]

References

  1. ^ India's fastest growing search engine
  2. ^ BAF Spectrum funds iXiGO
  3. ^ Red Herring Global 100 Awards
  4. ^ Red Herring Asia 100 Awards
  5. ^ NASSCOM top 100
  6. ^ Business Today
  7. ^ Livemint Article
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