印度新德里，2017年3月21日，印度领先在线旅游app平台ixigo.com宣布获得由印度红杉资本领投、复星昆仲跟投的1500万美元的B轮融资。本次融资完成后，ixigo.com将进一步强化团队实力，扩大品牌影响力，加强公司在移动旅游搜索及预订方面的技术领军地位。

此轮融资完成后，ixigo创始人兼CEO Aloke Bajpai表示，“随着智能手机的普及，航空、酒店业强劲扩张，印度在线旅游市场正处于突破性增长的尖端。Ixigo.com在移动领域一直处于领先地位，近80％的用户和68％的交易都来自智能手机。我们希望能为每个印度旅行者提供值得信赖地个性化旅行建议，我们很幸运此次携手印度红杉资本和复星昆仲，共同努力实现我们的愿景。”

此次投资ixigo.com也是复星集团VC团队——复星昆仲在印度的第一个投资项目。

“我们很高兴能够有机会与Aloke＆Rajnish共同实现愿景，通过数据的搜索功能，与数百家航空公司、酒店、旅游运营商，以及在线旅行社共享数据，依托ixigo.com这样的在线搜索平台，在旅行方面帮助消费者做出多种选择，同时也为印度旅客提供了个性化旅行推荐和行程规划。Ixigo.com在印度的二、三线城市的应用更是给了公司发展的空间。”复星昆仲（印度团队）执行总经理Tej Kapoor补充道。

在过去的12个月中，ixigo.com的用户月度活跃数达到900万，交易收入增长了四倍。去年，ixigo.com推出了印度首个基于个人旅行的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. 

关于Ixigo

Ixigo.com成立于2007年，是印度领先的在线旅游app，连接超过8000万个旅客，与25000个在线旅游及酒店合作，ixigo.com集合了飞机、火车、巴士、出租车、酒店、包裹目的地的实时旅行信息，价格及动态。 Ixigo.com的投资方包括印度红杉资本、复星集团、SAIF合作伙伴、MakeMyTrip和Micromax