ixigo

ixigo is an India-based online travel technology company that helps travellers plan, book, and manage trips across rail, air, buses, hotels, and cabs. Launched in 2007 by Aloke Bajpai and Rajnish Kumar, the company focuses on empowering Indian travellers with AI-driven, personalized travel recommendations. Through its ixigo, ConfirmTkt, and AbhiBus apps, it operates as the leading OTA (online travel agency) for India’s “Next Billion Users” segment — travellers in tier 2/3 cities who are newer to digital booking.

Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana, India

Founded: 2006/2007

Industry: Travel Technology / Online Travel Agency (OTA)

Ownership: Public company, listed on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE: IXIGO)

Products & Services:

• Train, flight, bus, and hotel booking across its ixigo, ConfirmTkt, and AbhiBus platforms
• AI-powered travel utility tools built on in-house proprietary algorithms and crowd-sourced data
• Trip planning, tracking, and personalized recommendation features

Key Financials & Scale:

Recent Strategic Developments:

• Deepened its partnership with OpenAI in February 2026, targeting an “AI-first” travel experience for users
• Acquired a majority stake in Trenes.com, Spain’s second-largest train booking platform, for €11.70 million (~$13.8M) in February 2026 — extending its train-booking technology and AI leadership into the European OTA market
• Dutch tech investor Prosus acquired a 10.1% stake in ixigo’s parent company, a move expected to significantly boost the company’s AI development

Why It Matters for Job Seekers:
As a publicly listed, AI-forward Indian travel-tech company actively expanding internationally (Spain) and deepening its OpenAI partnership, ixigo offers exposure to both consumer-scale engineering (150M+ users) and cutting-edge applied AI work in travel search, booking, and personalization.