印度新德里，2017年3月21日，印度領先在線旅游app平臺ixigo.com宣布獲得由印度紅杉資本領投、復星昆仲跟投的1500萬美元的B輪融資。本次融資完成后，ixigo.com將進一步強化團隊實力，擴大品牌影響力，加強公司在移動旅游搜索及預訂方面的技術領軍地位。

此輪融資完成后，ixigo創始人兼CEO Aloke Bajpai表示，“隨著智能手機的普及，航空、酒店業強勁擴張，印度在線旅游市場正處于突破性增長的尖端。Ixigo.com在移動領域一直處于領先地位，近80％的用戶和68％的交易都來自智能手機。我們希望能為每個印度旅行者提供值得信賴地個性化旅行建議，我們很幸運此次攜手印度紅杉資本和復星昆仲，共同努力實現我們的愿景。”

此次投資ixigo.com也是復星集團VC團隊——復星昆仲在印度的第一個投資項目。

“我們很高興能夠有機會與Aloke＆Rajnish共同實現愿景，通過數據的搜索功能，與數百家航空公司、酒店、旅游運營商，以及在線旅行社共享數據，依托ixigo.com這樣的在線搜索平臺，在旅行方面幫助消費者做出多種選擇，同時也為印度旅客提供了個性化旅行推薦和行程規劃。Ixigo.com在印度的二、三線城市的應用更是給了公司發展的空間。”復星昆仲（印度團隊）執行總經理Tej Kapoor補充道。

在過去的12個月中，ixigo.com的用戶月度活躍數達到900萬，交易收入增長了四倍。去年，ixigo.com推出了印度首個基于個人旅行的AI助手——ixibaba。

New Delhi, 21th March 2017 - ixigo, India’s leading travel search app has raised $15 Million (INR 100 crores) in its Series B round, led by Sequoia Capital India, with participation from Fosun Kinzon Capital, the investment arm of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International. ixigo will utilize the funds raised in this round towards strengthening its team, expanding its brand awareness, and reinforcing its technology leadership in mobile travel search & booking.

 Announcing the fundraise, ixigo CEO & Co-Founder, Aloke Bajpai said - “The online travel market in India is on the cusp of breakout growth due to the smartphone revolution and strong expansion in the aviation and hospitality sectors. ixigo has been leading from the front on mobile with nearly 80% of our users and 68% of our transactions now originating on smartphones. Our vision is to empower every Indian traveller with trustworthy & personalized travel recommendations, and we are fortunate to partner with Sequoia Capital & Fosun International Kinzon Capital to work towards that vision.” 

This deal also marks the first VC investment by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International in India. 

“We’re excited to be backing Aloke & Rajnish’s shared vision of leveraging the power of meta-search across data from hundreds of travel sellers such as airlines, hotels, tour operators & OTAs. There are a lot of choices when it comes to travel and a meta search platform like Ixigo helps consumer to make smart decisions and enables personalized discovery & planning for Indian travellers. Their team, technology and strong Tier 2 & 3 market presence makes ixigo unique.” - added Tej Kapoor, Executive Director, Fosun India Management Private Limited. 

In the last 12 months, ixigo has tripled its monthly user base to 9 million MAUs, and has grown its transactional revenue four-fold. Last year, ixigo launched ixibaba, the first AI-based personal travel assistant for Indians. 

About ixigo:

Launched in 2007, ixigo is India’s leading travel search app, connecting over 80 million travelers with content & deals from over 25,000 online & offline travel & hospitality businesses. ixigo aggregates and compares real-time travel information, prices & availability for flights, trains, buses, cabs, hotels, packages & destinations. ixigo’s investors include Sequoia Capital India, Fosun International, SAIF Partners, MakeMyTrip & Micromax. 

關于Ixigo

Ixigo.com成立于2007年，是印度領先的在線旅游app，連接超過8000萬個旅客，與25000個在線旅游及酒店合作，ixigo.com集合了飛機、火車、巴士、出租車、酒店、包裹目的地的實時旅行信息，價格及動態。 Ixigo.com的投資方包括印度紅杉資本、復星集團、SAIF合作伙伴、MakeMyTrip和Micromax