Women Friendly Cities- Women centric travel startup raises seed from Singapore based investor duo.
Wovoyage, a women centric travel startup has received seed funding from Shabir Momin & Rohit Nanda from Singapore. Wovoyage is the brain child of travel enthusiast Rashmi Chadha whose vision is to make solo travel for women, globally accessible and safe. It has operations in India and Japan currently. The capital raised is intended to scale-up the services and products offered to a wider market by building a tech-enabled ecosystem including booking services, search and planning platforms, on-demand travel, and recommendation sites.
“It is a great platform especially for women from India, out of India to explore the innate desire to be a carefree wanderlust. Well researched approach and the travel prowess make this platform really interesting to streamline travel itinerary. I look forward to work with a great mind like Rashmi, whose vision is to bring travel to another level not only in India but all across the world. I am glad to welcome Wovoyage and be a part of such a thoughtful concept”, Shabir Momin, MD & CTO, Zenga TV said.
“I have always believed in women empowerment irrespective of any field. Building a well-established platform which is a one stop travel destination and taking it to the one notch above every year are the main current agenda. We are working on various new developments to make this platform more dynamic & robust. I am glad to have this association with Momin & Nanda which indeed with their support will eventually scale up my dream venture. I believe their business acumen will help to streamline new developments at Wovoyage”, Rashmi Chadha said.
“It is an immense pleasure to work and synchronize with a versatile and young brand like Wovoyage which provides a unique travel experience. The business ethos of Wovayage is completely based on the concept of Woman’s freedom and Rashmi’s passion for travel. I am quiet thrilled to be a part of such an amazing platform. I look forward to work with the Rashmi and her team”, Says Rohit Nanda.
Wovoyage has grown to become a trusted name for women tourists who long to explore India with the best service, security and comfort. It provides safe tours for female foreign travelers by providing them with female tour guides and designing their tour with real India experience. It specializes in budget travel and safety and book women friendly hotels around India. It also organizes group departures which include concept tours like Photography, Rejuvenation, Yoga, Trekking, Cycling etc.
