Stayzilla Closes Indian Alternative Lodging Business Despite Raising $34 Million
Photo Credit: As a consumer site, Stayzilla was a six-year-old start-up, most recently offering consumers homestays, alternate stays (guest houses and lodges) and one-to-three-star hotels. It hopes to pivot to a B2B model. Stayzilla
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It was only last May that Stayzilla received $13 million in a Series C round. An impressive-seeming execution must have blinded investors to spreadsheet data showing the company was not generating enough revenue to cover its costs.
Stayzilla, a Chennai, India-based consumer startup for booking homestays, alternative lodging, and budget hotels, has suspended bookings on its website and mobile app. Chief executive and co-founder Yogendra Vasupal said in a Medium post on Thursday that his team was unable to expand while breaking even.
Stayzilla had raised $34 million since it was founded
