Flipkart and August One Invest $5 Million in TravClan
The Delhi-based platform for travel agents also takes debt from Trifecta Capital as it grows its global supply
Key Takeaways
- TravClan raised $5 million in equity from Flipkart and August One, plus debt from Trifecta Capital.
- More than 15,000 travel agents use TravClan to sell packages, hotels and activities.
- Flipkart holds a minority stake and will use TravClan for international holidays on Cleartrip and Flipkart Travel.
- The money goes into global supply, new destinations and the team.
TravClan, a Delhi-based startup that builds software for travel agents, has raised $5 million in equity from Flipkart and Singapore-based August One. Trifecta Capital added debt financing on top.
The round comes just weeks after Flipkart announced it had taken a minority stake in the company to strengthen its own travel business.
TravClan funding at a glance
| Detail | TravClan |
|---|---|
| Equity | $5 million from Flipkart and August One |
| Debt | From Trifecta Capital |
| Sector | B2B travel tech |
| Based in | Delhi |
| Use of funds | Global supply, new destinations, team |
What TravClan does
TravClan does not sell trips to travellers. It sells tools to the travel agents who do. More than 15,000 agents use its platform to build and book holiday packages, hotels and activities for their customers and to run their business online.
For a small agent in a smaller city, this means access to supply, pricing and booking tools that would be too costly to build alone.
TravClan's journey so far
| When | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Founded by Arun Bagaria, Chirag Agrawal and Ashish Thapliyal |
| 2019 | Seed round led by Leo Capital |
| September 2021 | $2.2 million round backed by Leo Capital |
| April 2022 | $4.7 million round led by Hashed Emergent Fund |
| October 2026 | Flipkart takes a minority stake for Cleartrip and Flipkart Travel |
| October 2026 | $5 million equity from Flipkart and August One, plus debt from Trifecta Capital |
What the founder and investors said
"The next generation of travel software will not just help sellers search faster. It will increasingly execute work for them."
"Our ambition is to make TravClan the infrastructure that any travel business can build on instead of having to recreate the entire travel stack itself. This capital allows us to invest aggressively behind that opportunity."
"TravClan has built a capital efficient model by owning supply rather than buying demand, and distributing through agents in underserved markets."
"Investing in TravClan strengthens our ability to offer international holiday packages while deepening our travel capabilities."
The Flipkart angle
Flipkart owns two travel businesses, Cleartrip and Flipkart Travel. By backing TravClan, it gets access to the startup's supplier network and destination operations, which it plans to use for international holiday packages.
Where the money will go
TravClan will use the funds to grow its global supply, add destinations and build its team.
Why this deal matters
Online travel in India is dominated by consumer apps, but a large share of holidays is still sold by local agents. TravClan is building the software layer under those agents, and Flipkart's backing gives it a large new channel to sell through.
What to watch next
The next step to watch is how quickly TravClan's packages show up on Cleartrip and Flipkart Travel, and whether that brings in new agents and destinations.
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