From : Tech.eu Edinburgh, Scotland-based website has raised $192 million at a $1.6 billion valuation. . travel metasearch Skyscanner FT has the scoop The investors are Artemis, Baillie Gifford, Khazanah Nasional Berhad (the investment arm of the Malaysian government), Vitruvian Partners and Yahoo! Japan. Reuters that the funds raised include both primary and secondary proceeds, according to Skyscanner, which did not disclose the size of the stake the investors have acquired. reports Skyscanner was founded in 2003 by current CEO Gareth Williams and two friends. In October 2013, Sequoia Capital in a secondary investment, with the VC firm’s chairman Michael Moritz joining the company’s board to boot. valued the company at $800 million In 2014, the company launched ‘Skyscanner for Business’ to deliver data-led tools to the travel industry, which helped increase revenues that year (roughly $139 million), with EBITDA of £20 million (approx. $30 million). Its 2015 earnings have not (yet) been disclosed. by 42% to £93 million Skyscanner recently , previously Director of Engineering at Amazon’s S3 and Skype, to lead its global engineering teams as Senior Vice President of Engineering. hired Bryan Dove Skyscanner currently has offices in Barcelona, Beijing, Budapest, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Miami, Shenzhen, Singapore and Sofia. It currently employs over 700 people. Also read: Skyscanner opens three new offices, nabs former Amazon exec to head up global engineering Meet Skyscanner: the fast-growing European tech unicorn that should be on everyone’s radar 19 European travel startups that can help plan your next trip
