6 Indian Startups that Set New Trends in Online Travel


Founded in 2006 by Dhruv Shringi, Manish Amin and Sabina Chopra, Yatra.com is India’s leading online travel company. Positioned as a brand “Creating Happy Travellers”, it provides information, pricing, availability, and booking facility for domestic and international air travel, railway reservation, hotel bookings, holiday packages, buses, and car rentals. We offer a host of travel services designed to make business and leisure travel easier.

Funding Details: Yatra Online has raised $14.49 M series D funding from a group of five investors by issuing preferred stocks which can be converted to common shares of the company.

Acquisition Details: Yatra Online bought Travelocity’s Travelguru in July 2012 to boost its hotel bookings portfolio. In January’12, the company acquired events and entertainment portal Buzzintown.com to expand its customer base by adding over 3 million registered users of Buzzintown.com. Previously, Yatra.com acquired ticket consolidator Travel Services International. In July 2011, Yatra.com acquired hotel Aggregation Company Magic Rooms offering access to a live inventory of over 3,000 hotels across India.