Founder Collections
Women-led travel startups in India
Villas and homestays, women-only trips, experiential tours and the booking rails behind them.
Travel is one of the few categories where women founders shaped a whole sub-segment: women-only group travel. Alongside it sit villa and homestay brands, experiential tour operators and the quieter booking infrastructure. Many here are bootstrapped, because hospitality rewards margin discipline over fundraising noise.
15 companies · 3 with a founder story · Last updated 14 August 2026
15 companies · 3 with a founder story
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Rukmini Vaish
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2008
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2014
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Founded
- 2015
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Founded
- 2009
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Founded
- 2011
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded
- 2017
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2013
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2016
- Industry
- Travel
- Location
- New Delhi, Delhi
- Founded
- 2005
Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels LimitedVerifiedPriya PaulRead our story → | Travel | Kolkata, West Bengal | — | — |
CollarFolkRukmini Vaish | Travel | New Delhi, Delhi | Bootstrapped | 2016 |
| Travel | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Bootstrapped | 2013 | |
| Travel | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Bootstrapped | 2008 | |
| Travel | New Delhi, Delhi | Series A | 2014 | |
| Travel | Noida, Uttar Pradesh | Bootstrapped | 2016 | |
| Travel | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Series A | 2015 | |
| Travel | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Series B | 2015 | |
| Travel | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Bootstrapped | 2009 | |
| Travel | Noida, Uttar Pradesh | Series B | 2011 | |
| Travel | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Bootstrapped | 2017 | |
| Travel | New Delhi, Delhi | Bootstrapped | 2013 | |
| Travel | New Delhi, Delhi | Seed | 2016 | |
| Travel | New Delhi, Delhi | Bootstrapped | 2005 | |
Yatra OnlineVerifiedSabina ChopraRead our story → | Travel | Gurugram, Haryana | — | 2006 |
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What the data shows
Companies tracked
15
With a full founder story
3
Leading sectors
Travel
Most-represented cities
New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru
Common funding stages
Bootstrapped, Series A, Series B
How we choose what’s on this list
This collection is built straight from our verified startup directory. Every women-led company that matches this theme appears automatically, and any founder we've profiled also gets the in-depth "Read our story" link. We confirm a woman founder or co-founder, and corroborate each company's details across multiple independent sources, before it is counted — and we never pad the list to make it look fuller.
See our editorial & verification policy for how every entry is checked.
Frequently asked questions
+ – How many companies are in "Travel"?
15 women-led companies right now, 3 of them with a full founder story on Women Can Startup. The list grows as we verify and profile more founders.
+ – How is this collection put together?
This collection is built straight from our verified startup directory. Every women-led company that matches this theme appears automatically, and any founder we've profiled also gets the in-depth "Read our story" link. We confirm a woman founder or co-founder, and corroborate each company's details across multiple independent sources, before it is counted — and we never pad the list to make it look fuller.
+ – Can I get my company added to this collection?
If your company has a woman founder or co-founder and fits this theme, pitch us your story. Curated collections only include companies whose published profile supports the claim, so a full founder story is the way in.