Ravi Kumar

udChalo (Upcurve Business Services Pvt. Ltd.)

IATA approved

Travel Tech / DefencePuneFounded 2012

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THE FOUNDER & VENTURE

Building with purpose.

Founded 2012 Pune; Army Institute of Technology alumni (Varun Jain CEO, Ravi Kumar COO); exclusive defence travel: flights, hotels, taxis, buses, financial services; partners: IndiGo, SpiceJet, Air Asia, Vistara; Upcurve Business Services Pvt Ltd legal entity

THE JOURNEY

Milestones along the way.

Founded 2012 → IATA approval → 50+ defence counters → Entrepreneur India Award 2019 → Angel $733K (2021) → 2M+ monthly users

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

IATA approved; 150+ workforce; 50+ defence counters; Top 10 OTA Silicon India 2019; recognized Travel Partner for Indian Armed Forces; Travel Startup of the Year 2019

RECOGNITION

Travel Startup of the Year – Entrepreneur India 2019; Top 10 Online Ticket Booking – Silicon India 2019; Stanford GSB Seed Program

GROWTH & FUNDING

$733K Angel round (Oct 2021); Stanford GSB Seed Program alumni

BUSINESS MODEL