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RailYatri is a technology company.
RailYatri has raised $30.5M across 5 funding rounds.
RailYatri has raised $30.5M in total across 5 funding rounds.
RailYatri is a one stop solution that furnishes an expanse of data-based travel discovery at your disposal. It offers services like Smart Bus booking, Food on Train service, Train Ticket booking & journey information.
RailYatri is a leading Indian travel technology company that operates as an end-to-end platform for train and bus bookings, connecting over 20 million users across 230 cities through its RailYatri app for trains and IntrCity SmartBus for buses.[1][2] It serves both B2C consumers seeking seamless ticket bookings, real-time notifications, and travel insights, and B2B providers tracking revenue and vehicle locations, addressing pain points like scattered railway information and peak-period booking challenges in India's massive rail network of 23.9 million daily passengers.[1][2] With strong growth momentum—including ₹25.4 Cr+ revenue in FY23, $22.73 Mn+ in Series C funding as of February 2024, 17 Mn monthly web traffic, and 170 employees—the company has scaled via Google Cloud migration for 60% faster provisioning and AI-enhanced features like real-time alerts.[1][3]
RailYatri was founded in 2013 (with formal incorporation as Stelling Technologies Private Limited in 2014) by a group of technology experts in Noida, India, who identified the "information black-box" surrounding Indian Railways, the primary transport mode for millions despite fragmented data availability.[1][2][3] The idea emerged from their shared frustration with unreliable train information, prompting them to build a mobile-friendly portal delivering real-time insights, PNR status, and travel planning tools to empower informed decisions.[2] Early traction came swiftly: launched as a train-focused app, it won the mBillionth South Asia Award, Best Utility in Vodafone Appstar 2014, and widespread media acclaim, evolving into a comprehensive platform adding bus bookings via IntrCity and food-on-train services.[1][2]
RailYatri rides India's booming digital travel wave, fueled by 1.4B population's reliance on affordable rail/bus amid urbanization and post-pandemic mobility surge, timing perfectly with smartphone penetration hitting 800M+ users.[1][2][3] Market forces like government rail modernization (e.g., Vande Bharat) and rising inter-city demand favor its real-time platform, while cloud/AI adoption counters legacy infra woes. It influences the ecosystem by pioneering B2B2C models for operators, boosting efficiency in a $20B+ travel tech market, and setting benchmarks for inclusive, data-driven mobility in emerging economies.[1][3]
RailYatri is primed for hypergrowth by deepening AI personalization, expanding IntrCity buses, and leveraging Google Cloud for pan-India dominance amid EV/rail tech trends. Regulatory tailwinds and funding will fuel acquisitions or international forays, evolving it from train advisor to full-spectrum travel OS—cementing its role as India's go-to mobility innovator for millions on the move.[1][3]
RailYatri has raised $30.5M in total across 5 funding rounds.
RailYatri's investors include Mirabilis Investment Trust, BlackSoil, Nandan Nilekani, Omidyar Network, Entrust Family Office, Fundamentum, Neha Singh.
RailYatri has raised $30.5M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $3.5M Debt / Series C in February 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2024 | $3.5M Debt / Series C | Mirabilis Investment Trust | BlackSoil, Nandan Nilekani, Omidyar Network |
| Feb 1, 2020 | $14.0M Series B | Entrust Family Office | Fundamentum, Neha Singh |
| Apr 1, 2018 | $8.0M Series B | Fundamentum, Neha Singh | |
| Oct 1, 2016 | $3.0M Seed | Fundamentum, Neha Singh | |
| Apr 1, 2016 | $2.0M Series A | Fundamentum, Neha Singh |