ClearTrip
Company Overview:
Cleartrip is an online travel portal that targets domestic air and hotel travel in India. The company came out of its stealth in Sep 2005 and it provides consumers with real time bookings of flights and hotels.
Management:
Name: Sandeep Murthy,
Designation: CEO
Sandeep obtained an MBA from the Wharton School in 2005. Prior to that, he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Economics degree from the Wharton School, both obtained in 1998.
Sandeep is also a partner with Sherpalo Ventures, and focuses on investment opportunities in India and evaluates and manages investments in India for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Name: Hrush Bhatt
Position: Co-Founder & Director, Product & Strategy
Hrush is the co-founders of Cleartrip. He graduated from Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and History. Hrush has worked with Plexus Technologies. In 1999, co-founded Paper Plane a boutique consulting firm focussed on business strategy and design in the online space. Bhatt also writes for Cleartrips Corporate Blog
Name: Stuart Crighton
Position: Co-Founder & Director, Business Development
Stuart is the co-founders and holds responsibility for all commercial and operational aspects of their business. He manages and develops Cleartrip’s strategic partnerships with hotels, airlines and other travel suppliers.
Name: Matthew Spacie
Position: Co-Founder & Director, Marketing
Matthew is co-founders and is responsible for leading the marketing team and successfully implementing marketing strategies at Cleartrip. Matthew also manages media planning and buying, advertisers, wholesale travel partners and online distribution partners.
Following his graduation and numerous management positions in the United Kingdom, Matthew was posted to India as Chief Operating Officer of Cox & Kings, India.
Name: PKX Thomas
Position: CTO
As Chief Technology Officer, Thomas is responsible for their technology platform, architecture and software development. He also ensures that the various business groups at Cleartrip are empowered with the right technology tools. Prior to this, Thomas was the founding CTO of Investment Research and Information Services (IRIS).
Investors:
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers
Sherpalo Ventures
Additional Information:
ClearTrip has launched a new service where one can book Air tickets via sms. Cleartrip’s total strength stands close to 150 people.
Key Competitors:
MakeMyTrip, Yatra, TravelGuru, Travelocity
Website: www.cleartrip.com
Contact:
Cleartrip
126 New Mahalaxmi Silk Mills,
Mathuradas Mills Compound
N.M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel
Mumbai 400013
India
Customer Support: customersupport@cleartrip.com
General information: information@cleartrip.com
Jobs: jobs@cleartrip.com
Business Inquiries: partners@cleartrip.com
Travel suppliers, hotels and airlines: suppliers@cleartrip.com
Customer support: 1 800 22 5327 (toll free from MTNL/BSNL) or +91 22 30014999 (standard STD / local charges apply)