ixigo co-founder

Rajnish Kumar: ixigo co-founder and Group Co-CEO

From a software engineer in France to the head of a listed travel company.

Rajnish Kumar is a co-founder and Group Co-CEO of ixigo. He studied computer science at IIT Kanpur and graduated in 2001. His co-founder Aloke Bajpai was a batchmate.

Both worked at Amadeus in France before ixigo. Kumar started there as a software engineer around 2003 and later led its technical function. They returned to India and started ixigo in 2007 as a flight metasearch site.

ixigo moved into rail and bus booking. It bought ConfirmTkt in February 2021 and AbhiBus in August 2021. In March 2020 Covid brought bookings to zero, and the founders turned down a low buyout offer.

ixigo listed on the NSE and BSE in June 2024. Shares debuted at a 48.5 percent premium. It reported revenue of Rs 655 crore and a net profit of Rs 73 crore for FY24.

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Who is Rajnish Kumar of ixigo?

Rajnish Kumar is a co-founder of ixigo (Le Travenues Technology) and its Director and Group Co-CEO. He started the company in 2007 with Aloke Bajpai.

Where did Rajnish Kumar study?

He graduated from IIT Kanpur in 2001 with a B.Tech in computer science and engineering. IIT Kanpur gave him its Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2023.

What did Rajnish Kumar do before ixigo?

He worked at Amadeus in France, first as a software engineer and later leading its technical function. He then returned to India to start ixigo.