The company which was last valued at $9 billion is targeting a valuation of around $12-14 billion through this IPO.
The move comes soon after OYO furloughed thousands of its international employees earlier in April after the coronavirus outbreak brought global travel to a halt, wreaking havoc in the hospitality sector.
Pink slips will most likely be handed out to staffers in the company's mid-management, business development, sales and operations roles and in some of their technology teams.
The losses highlight a period of rapid expansion by Oyo into markets such as China, the United States and the United Kingdom, which has made the six-year-old startup one of the world's biggest hotel chains by room count.