<p>Online travel services provider MakeMyTrip today said it has acquired Mygola, a startup travel guide firm, and the latter's entire team has joined the firm.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The acquisition is done through the company's earlier announced innovation fund, which is formed to invest in start up or early-stage companies in the travel technology space, MakeMyTrip said in a statement.<br /><br />The firm did not disclose financial details of the deal.<br /><br />MakeMyTrip Group CEO Deep Kalra said the company has acquired 100 per cent of Mygola.<br /><br />"I've known the Mygola team for over four years now and they have fantastic product expertise, especially in the mobile space," he added.<br /><br />Mygola, founded in 2009 by Anshuman Bapna and Prateek Sharma, has raised capital from Helion Ventures, Blumberg Capital and 500Startups, among other angel investors.<br /><br />"Mygola team's deep understanding of travellers' planning and in-destination experience preferences will be very valuable in strengthening our proposition in these and related areas of customer engagement," MakeMyTrip India Co-Founder & CEO Rajesh Magow said.<br /><br />Mygola CEO Anshuman Bapna said: "Our team is super excited to bring all the knowledge to the millions of MakeMyTrip travellers."<br /><br />MakeMyTrip's services and products include air tickets, customised holiday packages, hotel bookings, railway tickets, bus tickets, car hire and facilitating access to travel insurance</p>
<p>Online travel services provider MakeMyTrip today said it has acquired Mygola, a startup travel guide firm, and the latter's entire team has joined the firm.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The acquisition is done through the company's earlier announced innovation fund, which is formed to invest in start up or early-stage companies in the travel technology space, MakeMyTrip said in a statement.<br /><br />The firm did not disclose financial details of the deal.<br /><br />MakeMyTrip Group CEO Deep Kalra said the company has acquired 100 per cent of Mygola.<br /><br />"I've known the Mygola team for over four years now and they have fantastic product expertise, especially in the mobile space," he added.<br /><br />Mygola, founded in 2009 by Anshuman Bapna and Prateek Sharma, has raised capital from Helion Ventures, Blumberg Capital and 500Startups, among other angel investors.<br /><br />"Mygola team's deep understanding of travellers' planning and in-destination experience preferences will be very valuable in strengthening our proposition in these and related areas of customer engagement," MakeMyTrip India Co-Founder & CEO Rajesh Magow said.<br /><br />Mygola CEO Anshuman Bapna said: "Our team is super excited to bring all the knowledge to the millions of MakeMyTrip travellers."<br /><br />MakeMyTrip's services and products include air tickets, customised holiday packages, hotel bookings, railway tickets, bus tickets, car hire and facilitating access to travel insurance</p>