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RailYatri
Transportation · Noida, India · Founded 2014
Provides information and updates on train timetables, and seat availability MoreLess
RailYatri is a comprehensive travel platform in India, focused on train and bus travelers. It serves as a one-stop solution for passengers, offering services that cover the entire journey lifecycle. Users can book train and bus tickets through its IRCTC-authorized platform, check the PNR status of their tickets for confirmation probability, and track live train running status in real-time. The platform's data is crowd-sourced from users' GPS and cell tower data, which allows for frequent and accurate updates on train locations.
In addition to ticketing and tracking, RailYatri provides ancillary services such as ordering food on trains and access to a wide range of travel information including train schedules, seat availability, and platform numbers. The business model appears to be commission-based, earning revenue from the booking of train and bus tickets, and potentially from food delivery partnerships. The primary clients are the millions of daily train and bus commuters in India looking for a more predictable and managed travel experience.
Keywords: train travel, ticket booking, PNR status, live train status, bus booking, Indian Railways, travel platform, food on train, travel information, real-time tracking
Company overview
RailYatri company information
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Noida, India
- Employees
- 172
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 72.5
- Investment activity
- 1 companies · latest Jan 2018
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Valuation & funding
RailYatri funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES C✓Equity / VC | Feb 2024 | $3M | $70M | Omidyar Network · NRJN Trust · Mirabilis Investment Trust | ↗ |
| DEBT✓Debt | Feb 2023 | $482K | — | Blacksoil | ↗ |
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Feb 2020 | $14M | $56M | Omidyar Network India · Nandan Nilekani | ↗ |
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Apr 2018 | — | — | Helion Venture Partners · Omidyar Network India · Nandan Nilekani · Omidyar Network | ↗ |
| GRANT✓Other financing | May 2017 | $50K | — | Google Developers Launchpad Accelerator | — |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Oct 2016 | Blume Ventures · Nandan Nilekani · Helion Venture Partners · Omidyar Network India | — | ||
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Apr 2016 | Blume Ventures · Helion Venture Partners · Omidyar Network India · Nandan Nilekani | — | ||
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Jun 2015 | Blume Ventures · Omidyar Network India · Helion Venture Partners | — | ||
| SUPPORT PROGRAM✓Other financing | Dec 2014 | Google for Startups Accelerator | — | ||
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Nov 2014 | Blume Ventures | — |
Financials
Workforce over time
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| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 172 |
| 2025 | 168 |
| 2024 | 156 |
| 2023 | 136 |
| 2022 | 126 |
| 2021 | 135 |
| 2020 | 135 |
Growth signals
RailYatri website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for RailYatri is 17M monthly website visits, down 10.5% over the last three months. RailYatri's team grew 2.4% over the past year.
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Capital deployed
RailYatri investments and acquisitions
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RailYatri's talent
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Investors
11 investors on RailYatri's cap table
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Global footprint
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