OYO
15,431 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
Find your way into OYO
81 people in our graph share verified history with the OYO team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Rahul Singhunlockedknows Ritesh Agarwal · together at OYO (overlapped)
×5knows the team · via OYO
×6knows the team · via The Thiel Foundation
OYO operates an online platform for booking budget hotels and homes, offering over 174,000 properties across 35+ countries. It also provides corporate booking services for businesses and lets property owners list their accommodations.
Founders & leadership
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Ritesh Agarwalin𝕏Founder & Group CEORitesh Agarwal is founder and CEO of OYO, a global platform that operates an online marketplace for booking budget hotels and homes across 35+ countries. He received support from the Thiel Fellowship early in building the company.
Investors · 5
2am VCBengaluru
DSG Consumer PartnersMumbai · $500K – $5M
PrismreportedStudio City
SoftBank GroupreportedTokyo
Also in the syndicate · 1
InCredlead
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountfresh funding roundNov 2025
InCred (lead)
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
The OYO mafia →15 people who came through OYO went on to found or lead other companies.
Ritesh AgarwalFounder & CEOFounded PRISMSaswat SundarCore Team, Flagship/TownhouseFounded StashFinKshitij DixitSoftware EngineerFounded Zeo Route PlannerPriyam SaraswatInternational ExpansionFounded VooshMehul JindalOperations & StrategyFounded BharatXHemant PhalakLead - OYO walletFounded EntvinHenrique WeaverCEO - BrazilFounded PagaleveAnkur JhaveryVP, Head of India Revenue & DemandFounded BachattAbhineet SawaVPFounded SnapmintPiyush KatejaProject LeadFounded AeriaPiyush AgarwalHead, Strategic projects @ OYOFounded Reo Dev SaaSAdrián CarabiasChief Revenue Officer LATAMFounded Zatlas
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Frequently asked questions
- What does OYO do?
- OYO operates an online platform for booking budget hotels and homes, offering over 174,000 properties across 35+ countries. It also provides corporate booking services for businesses and lets property owners list their accommodations.
- Who founded OYO?
- OYO was founded by Ritesh Agarwal.
- Who are OYO's investors?
- OYO's investors include 2am VC, DSG Consumer Partners, Prism, SoftBank Group.









