D V Travels Guru Pvt. Ltd
Company Overview:
Travel guru is a travel portal offering flight bookings, hotels, vacation packages and cruises across India and the world.
Management:
Name: Ashwin Damera
Position: CEO & Co-Founder
Ashwin worked for Citibank in Chennai and Mumbai in various financial and operating roles. He also worked for Dave Barger, the President and COO of JetBlue Airways. He has completed his MBA degree from Harvard Business School. Ashwin also holds a chartered accountant qualification from India.
Name: Ganesh Rengaswamy
Position: Co-Founder
At Infosys Technologies, he managed mission critical engagements for Fortune 1000 clients in financial services, transportation and online retail sectors. He was also an integral part of the Infosys Retail Business unit’s client acquisition and alliance initiatives. Ganesh did a stint with a cross border venture capital firm before joining Harvard Business School. He has a management diploma from IIM, Calcutta (India) in systems strategy and bachelors degree in engineering from IIT, Varanasi / IT, BHU, where he was a valedictorian.
Name: Deepak Mavinkurve
Position: VP Operations
Deepak has over 12 years of travel management and operations experience in companies like Thomas Cook, Carlson Wagonlit and Rosenbluth Travel. Prior to joining Travelguru, Deepak was Deputy General Manager at ICICI OneSource where he pioneered travel BPO services in India.
Deepak is an IATA/UFTAA advanced diploma holder and holds Travel Consultancy certifications from Air India, British Airways and Singapore Airlines.
Name: Hari V. Krishnan
Position: Vice President, Product & Marketing
Hari V. Krishnan has several years of experience in Strategic Alliances, Product Management & Marketing. He has worked for companies such as Cisco Systems & Yahoo! India. He was Head - Business Development & Strategy for Yahoo! India. Hari has a Masters of Science degree in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado and an MBA from INSEAD in France.
Website: www.travelguru.com
Investor:
Travelguru is funded by Sequoia Capital India, formed by a merger between Sequoia Capital and West Bridge Capital Partners.
Additional Notes:
They will shortly be expanding their services to offer a wide array of travel-related services including car rentals. Travelguru was adjudged a best practise website for user friendliness by JuxtConsult in 2007.
Key Competitors:
Contact Information:
Travelguru: Toll free 1-800-22-4878 (MTNL/BSNL lines) or 1-800-102-4878 (Airtel users) or +91-22-40304878 between 9am-9pm. Email to service@travelguru.com.
Feedback: For feedback and other inquiries, email to feedback@travelguru.com