Next wave will come from niche play and not from generic OTAs: Deep Kalra of MakeMyTrip

MakeMyTrip is now 12 years old, having pivoted in 2005 from being an online travel agency (OTA) focused on US-based NRIs to take the first step and eventually emerge as the largest player in the mature Indian OTA business. It was also the time when the Indian air travel market saw its early set of [...

Sonam Gulati

Deep Kalra on three areas in MakeMyTrip’s focus for acquisitions

NASDAQ-listed Indian OTA MakeMyTrip is exploring three broad verticals for inorganic expansion to grow its business and is looking to use much of the funds raised in the recent past to bankroll the acquisitions, its founder & CEO Deep Kalra told Techcircle.in in an exclusive interaction (watch v...

Nandana Das

Deep Kalra on startup funding, niche travel startups & future of OTAs

Founded in 2000, MakeMytrip, which started India operations in 2005, has changed the way we travel. Makemytrip got listed at NASDAQ in the year 2010 in a fairytale listing. The man behind the bid daddy of OTAs, Deep Kalra started his career at ABNAmro bank and worked at GE Capital, but in between hi...

Anand Rai, Nandana Das & Sonam Gulati

Digirati: Top 25 powerful people in Indian digital business

They provide smart insights into hot trends and create strategies that redefine businesses. They innovate opportunities for themselves and others – writing some success stories that inspire awe. Meet the homegrown Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerbergs and Warren Buffetts who have made waves in the digital ...