Kiwi.com
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Kiwi.com is a Czech online travel agency and flight-search platform founded in 2012 in Brno as Skypicker. Its signature technology is ‘virtual interlining’: stitching together flights from different airlines that do not cooperate, producing cheaper and faster itineraries. The company once employed about 1,200 people across four countries and is majority-owned by General Atlantic since 2019.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Company founded
Skypicker is founded in Brno, Czech Republic, pioneering 'virtual interlining' of flights across airlines.
- Workforce reduced
In January 2024 the company cuts about 18% of its staff (~200-216 jobs) across four countries as part of a restructuring to adjust to current business needs.
- Workforce reduced
A second round of layoffs cuts about 250 jobs in January 2026 as financial pressure continues years after the pandemic.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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