Ritesh Agarwal

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10 July, 2018

SoftBank-backed OYO buys AblePlus in second takeover deal

Budget hospitality chain OYO has bought Mumbai-based Internet of Things (IoT) technology company AblePlus Solutions Pvt. Ltd to bolster its ......

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19 March, 2018

OYO makes first acquisition, buys service apartment firm

Budget hospitality chain OYO said on Monday that it had made its first acquisition by buying Chennai-headquartered service apartment company ......

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22 January, 2018

We are now on-boarding 10,000 rooms in a month: OYO's Ritesh Agarwal

Ritesh Agarwal was one of the youngest Indian entrepreneurs to head a startup valued at $100 million. He arguably could ......

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27 October, 2017

Oyo, Zo Rooms cross swords over acquisition shrouded in mystery

The mystery over the supposed acquisition of rival Zo Rooms by budget hotel chain OYO deepened on Friday with both ......

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29 September, 2017

PE deal of the month: SoftBank leaves little room for doubt with top-up in Oyo

Ever since Japanese telecom and Internet conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp raised its mammoth $93 billion Vision Fund in May this ......

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07 September, 2017

Oyo raises $250 mn in Series D round from SoftBank, Hero promoters & others

Branded budget hotels marketplace OYO has raised $250 million (Rs 1,600 crore) in a Series D round of funding led ......

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27 February, 2017

OYO may raise $500 mn from SoftBank, check into unicorn club

Branded budget hotels marketplace OYO Rooms, run by Oravel Stays Pvt. Ltd, is in talks to raise $300-500 million (Rs ......

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18 November, 2015

Consolidation coming, room for only a couple of competitors: OYO's Agarwal

Being predictable isn't necessarily boring, says Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of OYO Rooms which has made 'predictability' the mainstay ......

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28 August, 2015

Entrepreneurship is a lonely journey, persevere

OYO Rooms is being built on the belief that predictability in hotel accommodation will push more Indians to travel and ......

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07 March, 2014

Short-stay accommodation portal Oravel raises funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners

Delhi-based Oravel Stays Pvt Ltd, the company behind the online short-stay accommodation portal Oravel.com, has received an undisclosed amount in ......