Travel & hospitality startups in Panaji
Bookings, tours, stays and the software written for the industry that pays for most of Goa.
7 companies building in Travel & hospitality here.
offshore gaming & casinos
India's only listed gaming+hospitality company and operator of the Goa offshore-casino industry — holds 3 of 6 offshore licences (Deltin Royale, Deltin Jaqk, Kings Casino on the Mandovi) plus land-based casi...
Goa's anchor economy
Goa's largest sector: directly ~16.43% of state GDP and 40-45% of direct+indirect employment. 2025 saw ~72.96 lakh domestic and ~3.36 lakh international arrivals (international up ~29% YoY). Now repositionin...
Coliving/coworking startup and digital-nomad community founded 2019 by Mayur Sontakke and partner Joy, who built a home from scratch in Assagao and grew India's most visible nomad hub there. Aims to put Indi...
Rachit Rawat
Founded 2018. Event-discovery and party-listing mobile app tuned to Goa's nightlife/tourism economy — currently Goa-only. Early-stage consumer app.
App-based ride-hailing/taxi service (founder Sachin Bhavsar) operating in partnership with the Goa government and tourism board — effectively the state-backed alternative to the local taxi cartel and to nati...
Sachin Bhavsar
Launched 2018. App-based taxi aggregator run by local firm Frotamiles, backed by the Goa Tourism Development Corporation to formalise Goa's taxi market. State's flagship mobility/traveltech platform; frequen...
Goa-HQ'd traveltech SaaS (founder Saurabh Nanda, IIT alumnus) that helps tour operators and activity agencies sell and manage tours/itineraries online — booking engine + back-office for the experiences econo...
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