New Delhi: Travel portal Yatra Online's founders have opened discussions to sell a controlling stake with feelers having been sent to competitors and other potential buyers, people aware of the development said.The companies they have approached include Makemytrip, Paytm Travel, Rapido, Ixigo and a private equity fund, the people said. Yatra is working with advisors on the sale, they said. Suitors could submit non-binding term sheets to formally document their interest next week. Any formal offers will be subject to due diligence, they said.Also Read: Yatra bets on corporate travel as India’s business travel market heads toward $20 billion by FY27Yatra's founders include Dhruv Shringi, Manish Amin and Sabina Chopra. Shringi, also the chairman, said "there is no substance" to this information."We just reported record profits for the year, hence no reason for anyone to sell," Shringi said when ET sought his comment. "This would anyways not be the right time to do something in the travel industry," he said. The other two founders of Mumbai- and New York-listed Yatra could not be reached for comment. Emailed queries to the company did not elicit a response till press time Sunday.Ixigo and Paytm denied any interest in purchasing a controlling stake in Yatra. Makemytrip and Rapido said they would not comment on "market rumours"."That said, our inorganic growth playbook of investing in niche organisations across travel-adjacent categories has not changed," said a MakeMyTrip spokesperson.Also Read: Indians may be roaming closer to home because of a war far away"Online travel booking is becoming a crowded market. It looks ripe for consolidation," said a fund manager at an international investment firm on condition of anonymity.Yatra Online refers to itself as India's largest corporate travel services provider. The company reported consolidated total income from operations of ₹199.3 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2026, down from ₹228.5 crore a year earlier. Net profit for the quarter fell to ₹8.2 crore from ₹15.2 crore.On an annual basis, the company reported total income from operations of ₹1,032 crore for fiscal year 2026, and a net profit of ₹47 crore. Yatra said it reported its most profitable year in its history despite some "very significant" macro headwinds that impacted three months of the year.CEO Siddhartha Gupta said that its quarter four was affected by geopolitical disruptions and war-related uncertainty, which weighed on international travel demand, particularly in MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences & exhibitions).