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Bengaluru’s
travel and hospitality industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping travel and hospitality in Bengaluru. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore Bengaluru’s travel and hospitality leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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Explore Bengaluru’s travel and hospitality leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyExplore the live startup set in Radar
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗Travel and Hospitality industry KPIs in Bengaluru
A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
29 of 396 tracked companies have open roles.
16 of 396 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 15 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 98.9% of disclosed capital, while 96.0% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow Bengaluru travel and hospitality has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How Bengaluru travel and hospitality has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2017 | $563.31M | 19 | 1 |
| 2018 | $38.3M | 24 | 2 |
| 2019 | $329.89M | 22 | 1 |
| 2020 | $74.49K | 24 | 1 |
| 2021 | $502.96M | 15 | 3 |
| 2022 | $0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2024 | $367.65M | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | $16.91M | 4 | 1 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- BMRCL96.9%
- BLADE India1.4%
- Star Air0.6%
- Other companies1.1%
Funding by stage
19 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in travel and hospitality company rounds since 2016.
- 01Harshil Mathur 2 rounds
- 02JICA 2 rounds
- 03Laxminarasimha Swamy Penumancha 1 rounds
- 04Sai Babu Devabhaktuni 1 rounds
- 05Saurabh Mallik 1 rounds
- 06Gubba Sai Kishan 1 rounds
- 07Mary Gracy Jangam 1 rounds
- 08Rakshith Rajendra 1 rounds
- 09Campus Fund 1 rounds
- 010European Investment Bank 1 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDBacked by JICA.
Largest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundParticipating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Micro Labs and Deepak Agrawal.
Backed by Z47 and M R Amalnathan and others.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Z47 and Matrix Partners India.
Backed by Campus Fund.
Backed by Z47 and Matrix Partners India.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Ashok Chattaraj.
Backed by Rakshith Rajendra and Mitali Jassani Purohit.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 60 reporting entities from 83 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not Bengaluru market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
38 of 60 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Annual account trend
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
Profitability has two perspectives
FY2025 · 60 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEML ↗L35202KA1964GOI001530 | ₹4,022.2 crore | ₹294.2 crore | +7.3% | — | ₹5,839.3 crore |
| BMRCL ↗U16286KA1994GOI016286 | ₹808.6 crore | ₹-624.7 crore | -77.3% | — | ₹58,585.6 crore |
| Star Air ↗U74999PN1995PTC201850 | ₹620.8 crore | ₹68.8 crore | +11.1% | — | ₹400.0 crore |
| Wonderla Holidays ↗L55101KA2002PLC031224 | ₹458.6 crore | ₹109.3 crore | +23.8% | — | ₹1,861.6 crore |
| Royal Orchid Hotels ↗L55101KA1986PLC007392 | ₹203.0 crore | ₹22.5 crore | +11.1% | — | ₹441.3 crore |
| Tamara Leisure Experiences ↗U07010KA2005PTC037101 | ₹148.8 crore | ₹-16.4 crore | -11.0% | — | ₹784.7 crore |
| Varman Aviation ↗U62200KA1994PTC015955 | ₹58.5 crore | ₹1.8 crore | +3.0% | — | ₹21.4 crore |
| Grand Continent Hotels ↗L55101TN2011PLC083100 | ₹57.0 crore | ₹10.6 crore | +18.7% | — | ₹130.4 crore |
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Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.
| Industry | Covered / eligible | Revenue total | Median revenue | Net profit / loss | Aggregate margin | Profitable share | Overlap |
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Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.
Coverage, calculations & financial sources
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the Bengaluru companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Most-installed apps
16 of these companies (4%) publish at least one Android app — 22 apps in all, carrying 5.4M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| KSRTC AWATAR Booking AppKSRTC | 5.1M | 4.2 | Travel & Local |
| Rentelo - Bikes & Cars On RentRentelo | 117.2K | — | Travel & Local |
| Sarige MithraKSRTC | 97.5K | — | Tools |
| HM Leisure AmoebaHM Leisure | 9.2K | — | Entertainment |
| SELFSPIN - Car & Bike RentalsSelfspin | 9.1K | — | Travel & Local |
| KSTDC-airport taxiKSTDC | 3.1K | — | Travel & Local |
| KSM RoadlinesKSM Roadlines | 1.8K | — | Travel & Local |
| Manago:Jobs in HospitalityManago | 1.6K | — | Business |
| GoSuperBus - Redefining Bus TrGoSuperBus | 1.3K | — | Travel & Local |
| Yana.travel: Plan & Join TripsYana.travel | 1.2K | — | Travel & Local |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q2–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Operators | 4 | 5.2M | KSRTC AWATAR Booking App 5.1M | |
| Car Rentals | 5 | 10.4K | SELFSPIN - Car & Bike Rentals 9.1K | |
| Travel Hospitality & Leisure Industry Bodies | 3 | 5.5K | KSTDC-airport taxi 3.1K | |
| Tour Operators | 4 | 1.8K | Yana.travel: Plan & Join Trips 1.2K | |
| Hotel Management Services | 3 | 1.7K | Manago:Jobs in Hospitality 1.6K | |
| Hotels | 2 | 29 | Niraamaya Life 19 |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe Bengaluru travel and hospitality market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
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The Bengaluru travel and hospitality market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Segment data unavailable
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
Explore in RadarHow companies make money
Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Pet food startup Zoomies has raised â¹5 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by D2C Insider Super Angels
Bengaluru-headquartered regional carrier Star Air said it has raised ₹150 crore in Series B Round Fund to fuel its fleet expansion.
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), the operator of Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR Airport), has raised ₹9,000 crore through the largest unlisted private placement of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) in India’s airport sector.
Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd IPO Details Public Issue of 6,820,000 Equity shares of Rs. 10 each for cash at a price of Rs 165 per Equity Share aggregating Rs. 112.53 crores by Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd(The Company or Issuer) (The Issue).
The shares were priced at Rs 790 per share, resulting in an issue size of approximately Rs 540 crore.
Yatra's acquisition of Globe All India Services.
In February 2026, Apple expanded its office footprint at Embassy Zenith in Bengaluru by leasing an additional 1.21 lakh sq ft of workspace for a monthly rent of ₹2.84 crore, taking its total occupancy in the commercial tower to 3.89 lakh sq ft. The technology major’s total rental commitment at the property now stands at around ₹1,333 crore over a 10-year lease period.
KLM announced that it is cancelling 160 flights to and from Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands in May, which is less than 1% of its European flights during that period.
The contracts with defence PSU Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Private Ltd are for the procurement of TRAWL assembly for T-72/T-90 tanks.
"Recently, under the asset-light model, we have inked a property in Kufri in Himachal Pradesh," Tamara Leisure Experiences CEO Samir MC told PTI.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 228 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
2 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO1 reports
IPO1 reports
Leadership moves
6 tracked people moves
Resignation Previously President and CEO
Appointment Vice President – Engineering
Appointment Vice President – Human Resources
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Appointment Senior Vice President – Business Development
Product launches
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Contract wins
22 recorded customer wins
Customer: appleTechnology
Customer: indian armyDefense
Customer: Middle East regionInfrastructure
Customer: Apple India Pvt. Ltd
Customer: NAHCO Aviance PlcAviation
Customer: indigoAviation
Workforce actions
1 companies with reported reductions
250 rolescost reduction
Regulatory events
2 recorded events
asked to disclose financial statements and audit reports for FY22, FY23, FY24Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
fined for misclassificationSecurities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Litigation
1 tracked suits
Civil penalties for delays in processing passenger refundsRegulatory · Settled
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 47 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyeasy India→Air Pegasus ↗ | Announced | 2026-01-15 | Not stated in snapshot |
| tata sons→AirAsia India ↗ | Completed | 2025-11-01 | Not stated in snapshot |
| fairfax india holdings corporation→Kempegowda International Airport ↗ | Completed | 2025-02-20 | $255.0M |
| air india express→AirAsia India ↗ | Completed | 2025-01-01 | Not stated in snapshot |
| AirAsia India→air india express | 2024-11-09 | Not stated in snapshot | |
| yatra→Globe India ↗ | Announced | 2024-09-24 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
45 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 67-posting snapshot covers 44 employers.
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The talent market
45 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 67-posting snapshot covers 44 employers.
Most advertised job titles
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
34 postings specify a level.
Skills employers mention
Top skills across 67 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Companies hiring
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| BEML ↗ | 1,826 |
| Tamara Leisure Experiences ↗ | 1,029 |
| Wonderla Holidays ↗ | 831 |
| The Oterra ↗ | 375 |
| The Chancery Hotel ↗ | 294 |
| iTravel ↗ | 249 |
| Royal Orchid Hotels ↗ | 230 |
| Niraamaya ↗ | 114 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
135 founders and chief executives across 113 companies.
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Founders and leaders
135 founders and chief executives across 113 companies.
Simran Tiwana
Star Air ↗Ex-GHODAWAT ENTERPRISES, Aerotech Aviation India, OSS Air Management. Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology BE 2008
Ashok Chattaraj
Siesta Hospitality ↗ex-ITC, ICICI Lombard. St Thomas School, Ranchi
Arun Chittilappilly
Wonderla Holidays ↗MD Wonderla Holidays. Ramaiah Institute Of Technology BE 2000, Swinburne University of Technology MEng 2002
Gautham Somana
Raho ↗Ex-Make Developers, Radhika Somana Designer, ABKJ. RV College Of Engineering BE 2012, MIT MS 2024
Malasidda Banasode
Pimerail Infralabs ↗Ex-SECON, Larsen & Toubro. School of Management-NITK Surathkal Official BE 1988, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay MTech 1990
Nishanth R
Q Experiences ↗Co-Founder Findmyouting, ex-Co-Founder Inddetours, YCRJ & Associates India. Surana College BCom 2013
Raghav Belavadi
Hype Luxury ↗Founder Brandellion, ex-ProAGILITY Fitness, JROX, ANDIAST Tech. University of Mysore 1995, Penn State University MS 2006
Ayush Kedia
Neverold ↗Ex-Co-Founder Rocket Internet, BetterPlace, RentoMojo, Snapdeal, Myntra, TCS, Futures First. National Institute of Technology Durgapur BTech 2008…
Mudasseer Ahamed
MetroGuru ↗Ex-Cognizant, Accenture health and life sciences. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences 2003, Institute of Clinical Research India MSc 2008
Satya Singh
Manago ↗Ex-Delite Chaat House, InnerChef, The Park Hotels. Punjab Technical University 2010, Institute Of Professional Studies Meruth MBA 2014
Ankit Bhardwaj
Banjara & Gypsy ↗Kyndryl, Netcore Solutions, ex- IgluLabs, JPMorgan Chase, HLL Lifecare . ITM University Gurgaon 2009, BITS Pilani MBA 2014
Joydeep Ghosh
Oscotel ↗Oscotel, ex-Warwick Dubai, ex-Movenpick Hotels And Spa Bangalore, Institute of Professional Sciences and Management., 1996
Education networks
12 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
3 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
66,575 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
66,575 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Travel and Hospitality coverage tagged Bengaluru · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
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| 2021Q2 | 7,036 |
| 2021Q3 | 7,448 |
| 2021Q4 | 6,980 |
| 2022Q1 | 8,889 |
| 2022Q2 | 9,735 |
| 2022Q3 | 11,063 |
| 2022Q4 | 13,171 |
| 2023Q1 | 17,392 |
| 2023Q2 | 15,588 |
| 2023Q3 | 16,846 |
| 2023Q4 | 16,309 |
| 2024Q1 | 15,262 |
| 2024Q2 | 15,855 |
| 2024Q3 | 17,846 |
| 2024Q4 | 20,777 |
| 2025Q1 | 20,022 |
| 2025Q2 | 15,006 |
| 2025Q3 | 16,499 |
| 2025Q4 | 16,289 |
| 2026Q1 | 17,623 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
262 recorded company events across 10 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Travel and Hospitality coverage tagged Bengaluru · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
India comparison coverage
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| tariff negotiations | 11,643 | 5,726 | 103% |
| bilateral trade | 4,614 | 2,447 | 89% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 4,521 | 2,217 | 104% |
| trade barrier reduction | 4,497 | 2,453 | 83% |
| trade facilitation commitments | 4,332 | 2,203 | 97% |
| countries | 4,193 | 1,860 | 125% |
| free trade deals | 4,082 | 2,447 | 67% |
| multilateral diplomacy | 3,931 | 2,729 | 44% |
| diplomatic strategies | 3,845 | 2,362 | 63% |
| bilateral trade imbalance | 3,281 | 2,061 | 59% |
| odi cricket | 6,139 | 9,974 | -38% |
| limited overs cricket | 5,889 | 9,671 | -39% |
| odi tactics | 5,744 | 9,114 | -37% |
| odi series | 5,346 | 8,641 | -38% |
| odi rankings | 5,102 | 8,341 | -39% |
Event and signal lenses
India comparison coverage
Regulatory Risk
1,942,357 classified articlesterritories, disputed islands, test cricket
43.1% critical · 27.6% positiveFunding Momentum
260,144 classified articlespre-ipo valuation, ipo prospectus, ipo pricing
48.3% critical · 45.8% positiveGrowth
539,936 classified articlesgdp growth rate, economic output growth, economic growth statistics
46.7% critical · 50.4% positiveTravel and Hospitality coverage tagged Bengaluru. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
Travel and Hospitality in Bengaluru: key questions
Clear definitions for making better comparisons.
What does this landscape measure?
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
Can segment counts be added together?
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
What does a missing figure mean?
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 3 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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