Ritesh Agarwal
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SoftBank-backed Oyo sees signs of recovery after pandemic pummels travel
The COVID-19 pandemic will mean holiday-goers will shy away from larger hotels for the foreseeable future in favor of boutiques ......
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Former Innov8 exec to head Oyo founder-backed VC firm Aroa Ventures
Ritesh Agarwal, the founder of SoftBank Vision Fund-backed Oyo Hotels and Homes, has floated a venture-stage investment vehicle that will ......
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SoftBank-backed Oyo to offload more loss-making hotels amid pandemic
India’s Oyo Hotels and Homes, backed by SoftBank Group, plans to offload more properties around the world, three sources familiar ......
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SoftBank-backed Oyo sees signs of recovery in China after coronavirus outbreak
Oyo Hotels and Homes has started to see a recovery in bookings in China, its second-largest market, as the coronavirus ......
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SoftBank-backed Oyo lays off over 1,000 employees amid profit push
SoftBank-backed (9984.T) Oyo Hotels and Homes is laying off hundreds of employees in India, according to a source and an ......
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Grapevine: Top Oyo execs to pool angel bets; Ola looks to raise funding from Microsoft
Oyo Hotels and Homes CEO Ritesh Agarwal and CFO Abhishek Gupta have likely created a separate vehicle for their personal ......
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Oyo to raise $1.5 bn from founder Ritesh Agarwal, existing investors
OYO Hotels & Homes will raise $1.5 billion (about Rs 10,651 crore at current exchange rates) in a Series F ......
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SoftBank-backed Oyo faces backlash as some hotels cry foul and check out
India's Oyo Hotels and Homes shot out of nowhere to become one of the world's largest hotel chains with a ......
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How a 10-month lead in backing OYO boosted Lightspeed's returns over Sequoia
Lightspeed Venture Partners is set to outshine Sequoia Capital India in reaping the bumper returns both the venture capital firms ......
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Ritesh Agarwal to triple stake in SoftBank-backed OYO for $2 bn
OYO Hotels & Homes founder and chief executive Ritesh Agarwal on Friday said he will deploy $2 billion (Rs 13,763 ......
