Tripoto

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Tripoto.com
File:Tripoto Logo.jpg
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Type Private, Startup company
Traded as Tripoto
Founded October 2013
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Area served Worldwide
Founder(s) Anirudh Gupta, Michael Pargal Lyngdoh[1]
Industry Travel, Travel technology, Travel services
Products Metasearch, Travel Guide, Travel Itinerary, Virtual Travel Assistant
Services Travel Community, Travel Blog
Employees 30+
Parent Tripoto Travel Private Limited
Slogan(s) The Global Travel Community
Website tripoto.com
Written in PHP, HTML5, JavaScript,Java (programming language)
Type of site Travel search engine
Registration Optional
Users 1.5 Million
Available in English
Current status Online
Native client(s) on iOS, Android

Tripoto is a travel community and travel search engine portal based on user-generated content .[1][2][3] The platform was launched on October 2013 by founders Anirudh Gupta and Michael Pargal Lyngdoh. Tripoto allows users to write travel stories and discover those written by other travelers.

History

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Tripoto Logo

Michael and Anirudh came up with the idea of Tripoto while pursuing MBA from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad [4] Before this, Gupta, who is an Indian Institute of Technology Delhi alumnus, had co-founded another Startup company called Notion Ink. He had also been the Entrepreneur in Residence at Rocket Internet in Dubai for a year. Lyngdoh has a Master of Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, and had earlier founded a start-up in the Space-based solar power.

Funding

In 2014, Tripoto raised a Seed money from prominent Angel investor that include the founders of Snapdeal, Makemytrip institutional investors, Outbox Ventures and Palaash Ventures.[5][6][7] In March 2015, the company raised another round of investment from IDG Ventures.[8][9] In October 2015 Tripoto raises its third round of funds from IDG Ventures and 500 Startups.[10][11][12][13][14]

Partners

Some of the company’s current partners and clients include Airbnb, Wildcraft, Canon Inc., Expedia, Inc., Booking.com, Agoda.com and TUI Group.

Platforms

Tripoto.com is running on two platforms as web/mobile website and Android/iOS mobile app.

Web & Mobile Website

  • Users can find and read a curated list of travel accounts written by travellers these are stories that offer recommendations and tips.
  • After creating an account, users can write their own stories, upload pictures from their trips and offer advice to help others plan their vacation.
  • With a chat function, users can exchange messages with each other.
  • With a Tripoto Artificial intelligence function, users can ask their queries related to travel.[15]

Mobile App

In January 2015, Tripoto launched its iOS and Android app. As of August 2015, it has approximately 250,000 downloads on the Google Play and App Store (iOS).

Achievements and Awards

  • In 2015, Tripoto was one of the finalists in the Business World "Young Entrepreneur Awards".

See also

External links

References

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  3. ↑ "Next generation travel startups catch investors eye with niche expertise", The Economic Times, 5 Jun, 2015
  4. ↑ "Tripoto is a place for your travel stories, where celebrities share too", Techinasia, Oct 22, 2013
  5. ↑ "Funding for travel websites gathers pace", Livemint, Dec 29, 2014
  6. ↑ "Tripoto raises Rs 2.4 crore from investors for technology upgrade", The Economic Times, November 12, 2014
  7. ↑ "Travel startup Tripoto raises $400K from Outbox Ventures, Palaash Ventures & others", VCCircle, November 12, 2014
  8. ↑ "How discovery startups like Limeroad, Wooplr, Tripoto are catching both consumers & investors' interest", The Economic Times, Apr 5, 2015
  9. ↑ "Travel Startup Tripoto Raises Pre-Series A Round Led by IDG", IamWire, March 19, 2015
  10. ↑ "IDG Ventures Leads New Round of Funding in Tripoto", The Economic Times, Mar 19, 2015
  11. ↑ "Exclusive: Tripoto Raises Funding from 500 Startups, IDG ventures and Others", IamWire, Oct 12, 2015
  12. ↑ "Tripoto gets funding from 500 Startups, IDG, others", VCCircle, Oct 12, 2015
  13. ↑ "Tripoto raises its thirdround of funds from IDG Ventures", The Economic Times, Oct 13, 2015
  14. ↑ "Tripoto raises its thirdround of funds from IDG Ventures", NDTV, Oct 13, 2015
  15. ↑ "Tripoto.ai", Product Hunt, March 11, 2016
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