228:. In June 2013, Wego closed its Series C funding round with an investment of US$ 17 million from Tiger Global Management, Crescent Point Group, and SquarePeg Capital. The company continued to attract investments with a Series D round in October 2015 that raised US$ 11 million from existing investors Tiger Global Management and Crescent Point Group. The most recent funding round, Series E, occurred in August 2017 and raised US$ 12 million from the Middle East Broadcasting Center.
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270:. Wego has been identified as the top travel app in the MENA region for flight search and booking. In 2022, Wego holds the number 1 rank in travel bookings in the KSA. Wego partners up with various smartphone manufacturers (Samsung being a prime example) to have their app come preinstalled. Wego also inked a partnership with Huawei’s Petal Search, an easy-to-use application and search engine pre-installed on
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In 2013, Wego expanded its operations by launching regional offices in
Bangalore, Jakarta, and Dubai. The company’s initial penetration into the Middle Eastern market in 2012 proved successful as its revenue soared to US$ 1 billion worth of gross travel bookings across its entire business by 2018. In
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Each month Wego sends flight and hotel booking referrals worth US$ 2B to its travel partners. In addition to partnerships with hotels, airlines and OTAs, Wego continuously collaborates with tourism boards of various countries, such as Great
Britain, Japan, Czech Republic, Thailand, Singapore, South
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Travelstop, a platform that simplifies business travel and expense management for
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