China News Venture Capital China’s H World Group sells 0.15% stake in India’s OYO in private market In a strategic move, Chinese hospitality giant H World Group Ltd sold… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 31, 20232 minute read
Business News Startups Oyo aims for $1-1.2 billion IPO, may file DRHP next week: Report 2021 has already shaped up to be golden year for India’s top… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 23, 20212 minute read
News Startups OYO to merge its hotel and residential units business in Japan OYO Japan announced that it will be consolidating its two units –… Chinni SinghAugust 3, 20202 minute read
Business News Startups OYO invokes “force majeure” clause, ceases all payments to partner hotels: Report After OYO raised concerns over declining business last week, asking its partner… Upneet SinghApril 3, 20202 minute read
Business News Startups OYO warns partner hotels of disruption in payment cycle due to Coronavirus outbreak It is no hidden truth, that the impact of ongoing COVID 19… Upneet SinghMarch 27, 20202 minute read
News Startups Oyo makes lay offs official, over 5,000 fired globally amid profitability rush Oyo is making its rumoured lay-offs, official. The company announced today, that… Sajid SaleemMarch 4, 20202 minute read
Business News Startups Oyo revenues surge to $951M in FY 2019, losses grow six fold to $335M amid China expansion Oyo hotels and homes private limited, the parent company that owns and… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 17, 20202 minute read
News Startups OYO lay offs reach US, over 350 employees being let go across multiple verticals: Report Oyo lay-offs, something that has been on a rise for some time… Jeet SutharFebruary 3, 20202 minute read
Startups OYO appoints Ankit Gupta as COO & SVP of Frontier Businesses OYO has been making major changes to its senior management and in… Jeet SutharDecember 21, 20191 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Startups OYO to reportedly lay off 2000 employees by February 2020 OYO, the multi-billion dollar Indian hotel aggregator upstart, may finally be showing… Upneet SinghDecember 19, 20192 minute read
Business Startups Oyo plans a fresh $1.5Bn Series F round, founder Ritesh Agarwal to put nearly half of that via pledged shares In a major bet, perhaps one of the biggest in terms of… Staff@The Tech PortalOctober 7, 20192 minute read
Security Startups Cybersecurity expert gets access to past booking details of an OYO property through WiFi login page A cyber-security researcher named Jay Sharma has reported an alarming security breach… Tamaghno ChaudhuriOctober 1, 20192 minute read
Business Startups OYO acquires Danish data science firm Danamica for $10 million OYO, on Monday, announced the acquisition of Danamica, a Danish data science… Shreyes MadgaonkarSeptember 3, 20192 minute read
Startups OYO to invest €300 million in its OYO Vacation Homes business in Europe OYO said on Wednesday that it will invest €300 million ($334 million)… Shreyes MadgaonkarAugust 14, 20192 minute read
Business Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal will buy back shares in the company in a $2Bn round Confirming previous reports, Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal, via Cayman Islands-registered company RA… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 19, 20192 minute read
Business Startups Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal plans $1.5B share buy back from early investors : Report In a move aimed at increasing control over the company, Oyo founder… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 8, 20192 minute read
News Startups Oyo’s $1Bn round comes to a close with fresh $100Mn from Didi Chuxing Oyo’s fund-raising rally shows no signs of stopping. The budget hotel startup… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 15, 2019No comments1 minute read
News Startups Singapore’s Grab could invest $100 million in OYO Singapore-based ride-hailing upstart Grab, is reportedly in talks with Oyo for investing… Jeet SutharDecember 3, 20182 comments2 minute read
News Startups Oyo to hire 5,000 people in the next eight months to expand on its ‘Townhouse’ model Gurugram-based Oyo Rooms plans to hire 5,000 people over the next eight… May 29, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups Oyo Rooms close to raising $250Mn from SoftBank for its international expansion plans Oyo Rooms, India’s largest budget hotel chain, is reported to be on… Jeet SutharApril 24, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups Oyo Rooms plans to raise $300-500 million funding via SoftBank Vision Fund Oyo Rooms is reportedly in talks to raise around $300-500 million in… Jeet SutharFebruary 27, 2017One comment2 minute read