Overview of OYO Rooms (Oravel Stays Ltd)
OYO Hotels & Homes is a renowned hospitality company that has revolutionized the hotel industry with its innovative approach to affordable and comfortable accommodations. Founded in 2013 by Ritesh Agarwal, OYO has rapidly expanded its presence across the globe, operating in over 80 countries and managing more than 1.2 million rooms. The business offers consumers the option to choose rooms and living areas that best fit their needs at an affordable price.
Timeline
2013: Opens first oyo in Gurugram
2014: Received Series-A funding
2015: Launch of oyo app Expanded to 100 cities and crossed 10000 rooms
2016: First overseas expansionin Malaysia Hit 1 million checkin for the first time
2017: Launch of oyo townhouse
2018: Expansion outside of Asia-UK Expanded to China and Indonesia
2019: Launched in US, Europe and Middle East
2020: Acquired @Leisure to enter vacation home business across 40 countries
2021: Launched OYO360, a self onboarding platform for patrons.
Business Model
Earlier Model: OYO’s initial business model was to pre-book hotel rooms at a discounted price then sell these rooms on their platform, usually at a higher price. Their revenue was the difference between their price and the price they sold the room for.
Current Model: Slowly OYO has shifted their focus from being an aggregator to managing the entire hotel property.
Oyo presently sells the complete inventory of hotels under its very own branding. This is beneficial for hotels, listed on the OYO platform gives them more traction and helps them acquire more business. And as commission Oyo charges 22% from its hotel partners.
Funding Details
2015: $25 million from investors namely Lightspeed India, Sequoia, and others.
2015: OYO received $100 million in a Series C funding investor SoftBank.
2018: OYO got $800 million from SoftBank.
2019: OYO raised a total of $807 million from Ritesh Agarwal-led RA Hospitality Holdings and SoftBank in series F funding
2021: OYO’s latest funding has come from Microsoft in July. The firm invested $5 Million.