Kiwi.com
About
Kiwi.com is online travel tech company that consists of an extensive database of more than 800 air and ground carriers worldwide.
- Brno,Jihomoravsky kraj,Czech Republic
- 501 - 1000
- https://www.kiwi.com/en/
Details
- Last Funding Type
- Seed
- Last Funding Money Raised
- $500K
- Industries
- Leisure,Tourism,Travel
- Founded date
- Apr 1, 2012
- Number Of Employee
- 501 - 1000
- Operating Status
- Active
- Legal Name
- Kiwi.com s.r.o.
Founded by Oliver Dlouhý and Jozef Képesi in 2012, Kiwi.com is an online search engine allowing users to combine transportation from non-cooperating carriers. It is powered by its proprietary algorithm (Virtual Interlining) that allows users to combine flights and ground transportation from over 800 carriers, accompanied by industry-leading Kiwi.com Guarantee. Today, the company sees more than 100 million searches every day and employs over 2,000 people worldwide. Kiwi.com ranked seventh in the 2017 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA list, becoming the highest-ever rated Czech company. Following the previous success, Kiwi.com ranked fifth in the very same program in 2018. In November 2019, the company announced a change in its vision of becoming the first Virtual Global Supercarrier and won the People’s Choice Award at Phocuswright Conference in Miami. In March 2020, Kiwi.com was selected as part of the FT1000; Europe’s fastest-growing companies, ranking first among companies from the Czech Republic.
Funding Rounds
| Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2022 | Debt Financing | €100M | — | — | — | Detail |
| Jun 5, 2019 | Private Equity（PE） | — | 1 |
General Atlantic
|
— | Detail |
| Aug 19, 2015 | Series Unknown | — | 1 |
Touzimsky Kapital
|
— | Detail |
| Feb 5, 2015 | Series A | — | 1 |
Impulse Ventures
|
— | Detail |
| Feb 1, 2015 | Series Unknown | €0.90M | — | — | — | Detail |
Investments
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Date
Company Name
|
Round | Money Raised | Industry | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 6, 2022
GroMo
|
Series A | $11M | Banking | — |
|
Aug 29, 2022
ApniBus
|
Pre-seed | — | Information Technology | — |
|
Nov 9, 2021
Battery Smart
|
Seed | $7M | Automotive | — |
|
Apr 11, 2019
Zuri
|
Seed | €200K | Aerospace | Yes |
|
Sep 18, 2015
UNIFER
|
Series Unknown | — | Advertising | Yes |
Investors
| Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
|---|---|---|
|
General Atlantic
|
Yes | Private Equity（PE） |
|
Touzimsky Kapital
|
Yes | Series Unknown |
|
Impulse Ventures
|
Yes | Series A |
Jiri Hlavenka
|
— | Angel |
Employee Profiles
Acquisition
Kiwi.com has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was WhichAirline on Jan 1, 2014. They acquired WhichAirline for 0.
|
Date
Company Name
|
Industry | Acquisition Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jan 1, 2014
WhichAirline
|
Transportation | merge | — | Detail |
|
Jan 22, 2016
Trinerdis
|
Information Technology | acquisition | — | Detail |
