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{{Short description|Indian travel company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Via.com
| logo = Via.com Logo.jpg
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = Travel
| area_served =
| products = Booking flights, hotels, holidays, buses, trains and cars
| services = Travel booking<ref name="qrs">{{cite news |title=VIA partners with TravelDaily to present the 2009 China Travel Distribution Summit – 环球旅讯(TravelDaily) |url=http://www.traveldaily.cn/article/35956 |date=7 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807153610/http://www.traveldaily.cn/article/35956 |archive-date=7 August 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| revenue = {{nowrap|{{up}} {{INRconvert|209|c|mode=historical|year=2019}}}} (FY19)<ref name="Financials"/>
| operating_income = {{nowrap|{{up}} {{INRconvert|30|c|mode=historical|year=2019}}}} (FY19)<ref name="Financials"/>
| net_income = {{nowrap|{{up}} {{INRconvert|16|c|mode=historical|year=2019}}}} (FY19)<ref name="Financials">{{cite web |title=Ebix Travels Private Limited |url=https://www.crediwatch.com/party/5561524a6d6f6f37fe150c0a/financials |website=Crediwatch |access-date=12 June 2024 |language=en |url-access=registration}}</ref>
| num_employees = 650+
| parent = [[Ebix|Ebix, Inc.]]
| subsid =
| foundation = {{start date and age|2006}}
| location_city = [[Bangalore]]
| location_country = India
| website = {{URL|https://via.com}}
}}

'''Via.com,''' formerly known as '''FlightRaja.com''', is an Indian travel portal and [[Online travel agency|online travel company]] based in [[Bangalore]], India. Via was founded on 25 July 2006 and incorporated in February 2007. In November 2017, Via was acquired by [[Ebix]] for $74.9 million.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=31 October 2017 |title=Ebix Inc to buy Via.com for about $74.9 million |language=en |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-ebix-inc-to-buy-viacom-for-about-7-idINASB0BPVP |access-date=2021-02-04}}</ref>

==History==
Via was founded in a small [[Automobile repair shop|garage]] on 9th A Main Road, 2nd Block, [[Jayanagar, Bangalore|Jayanagar]], [[Bangalore]]<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=10 April 2022 |title=About Us – Via.com |url=https://in.via.com/about?type=Us |access-date=10 April 2022 |website=Via.com}}</ref> on 25 July 2006 (incorporated in February 2007<ref name=":1" />) by Vinay Gupta, Amit Aggarwal, Harsh Azad, and Rohit Gaddi.

In 2007, Via received [[funding]] worth US$5 million from NEA IndoUS Ventures. This funding assisted Via in expanding themselves beyond [[airline]] services.<ref>{{cite web |title=FlightRaja Secures $5 Million Investment from NEA IndoUS Ventures |url=http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/travel/200706063135.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809213153/http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/travel/200706063135.htm |archive-date=9 August 2017 |access-date=9 August 2017 |website=Indiaprwire.com}}</ref>

In 2010, [[Sequoia Capital]] provided a US$10 million capital infusion into Via's [[holding company]] FlightRaja Travels.<ref>{{cite web |last=J |first=Preethi |date=27 January 2010 |title=Via (FlightRaja) To Receive $10M From Sequoia Capital |url=https://www.medianama.com/2010/01/223-via-flightraja-to-receive-10m-from-sequoia-capital/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809214520/https://www.medianama.com/2010/01/223-via-flightraja-to-receive-10m-from-sequoia-capital/ |archive-date=9 August 2017 |access-date=9 August 2017 |website=Medianama.com}}</ref>

In November 2017, Via.com was acquired by [[Ebix]] for $74.9 million.<ref name=":0" />

On 17 December 2023, Ebix declared [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] after defaulting on a $617 million loan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-18/short-seller-target-ebix-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy|title=Short seller Ebix files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy|date=17 December 2023|access-date=18 December 2023|publisher=Bloomberg News|language=en}}</ref> In March 2024, it was reported that Ebix had initiated the sale of its Indian operations, including Via.com.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karthik |first1=Hamsini |title=EbixCash up for sale but buyers not in sight |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/ebixcash-up-for-sale-but-buyers-not-in-sight/article67935956.ece |access-date=12 June 2024 |work=Business Line|location=Chennai |date=10 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Activities ==
It is a distributor of transportation ticketing, accommodation reservation, packaged tours, corporate travel management and other travel ancillaries. It expanded first into the Philippines, Indonesia and eventually to hundreds of cities globally.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mullins |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=plvOAwAAQBAJ&q=vinay+gupta+via+wall+street&pg=PT132 |title=The Customer-Funded Business: Start, Finance, or Grow Your Company with Your Customers' Cash |date=3 July 2014 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=9781118879139 |access-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122224434/https://books.google.com/books?id=plvOAwAAQBAJ&q=vinay+gupta+via+wall+street&pg=PT132 |archive-date=22 January 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MJt2s0laXssC&q=vinay+gupta+via+wall+street&pg=PT161 |title=The New Age Entrepreneurs |date=17 May 2012 |publisher=Random House India |isbn=9788184001204 |access-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122224451/https://books.google.com/books?id=MJt2s0laXssC&q=vinay+gupta+via+wall+street&pg=PT161 |archive-date=22 January 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The company has established a network of more than 100,000 partners across 10,000 towns and cities globally.<ref name="qrs" /> The company offers its services through a cloud based technology platform and a 24-hour customer service call center.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

==References==
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[[Category:Indian travel websites]]
[[Category:Travel ticket search engines]]
[[Category:Transport companies established in 2006]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2006]]
[[Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023]]
[[Category:Companies based in Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Online travel agencies]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2006]]

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