IntrCity By RailYatri Raises Over Rs 100 Crore Led By Nandan Nilekani

IntrCity RailYatri announced its intent to dominate the inter-city mobility space with their latest funding round, led by Nandan Nilekani and Samsung Venture Investment coming on board as a strategic investor. This round also saw participation from other existing investors, Omidyar Network and Blume Ventures. The Intercity mobility startup has so far raised a total of $30 Million.

This round comes at the right time with the IntrCity SmartBus fleet achieving PAN India scale, driven by growing demand for standardized high service quality buses, backed by the multi-modal RailYatri.in platform which contributes the bulk of the bookings.

Commenting on the development, Manish Rathi, CEO and CO-founder, IntrCity RailYatri said, “We could create India’s leading multi-modal inter-city mobility network due to our deep understanding of how Bharat travels, gained due to focused execution of last four years. We have been expanding exponentially and now positioned ourselves quite firmly in the inter-city mobility segment with our brand, IntrCity. The latest investments will help us further expand our IntrCity SmartBus network and enhance our tech platform. We intend to expand our SmartBus fleet to 300 from the current 84 in the next few months and are on track for a managed fleet of 2000 by 2022.”

In addition, Kapil Raizada, Co-Founder IntrCity RailYatri said, “We have onboarded a number of top operators on our platform in the past 18 months across North, South and West India, which coupled with our natural capability to acquire intercity travellers, has helped fuel growth on a fundamentally strong economic model. We hope to solidify our leadership in the intercity mobility space and maintain the industry-leading satisfaction ratings given to us by our customers.” 

Nandan Nilekani, one of the early backers of this venture stated, “This initiative will be of great benefit and convenience to millions of domestic intercity travellers.”

IntrCity by RailYatri is a leader in the multi modal intercity mobility segment and has revolutionized intercity bus travel through IntrCity SmartBus branded fleet of buses. The unique full-stack marketplace model provides a complete traveller experience with several bus operators as its marketplace partners. Currently, the brand is running a fleet of 84 IntrCity SmartBus across 18 hubs, covering 65 destinations and serving nearly 400,000 travellers per month. IntrCity SmartBuses offer a wide range of features that make travelling a comfortable experience for travelers.

All buses are equipped with on-board washrooms, full Wi-Fi connectivity, Automatic passenger information system and on-board infotainment. To ensure the safety of the passengers, each bus has CCTV cameras, GPS, a state-of-the-art AI enabled driver alert system and alcohol tests for drivers. All the Buses are constantly monitored from a central command centre, which tracks and monitors the buses.