Funding · Commerce & Consumer Brands
Escape Plan raises $25M Series A round
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Escape Plan
- What it does
- Travel products platform
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- $25M
- Stage
- Series A
- Based in
- Bengaluru
- Founded
- 2025-02
What they do
Escape Plan is a platform selling luggage, backpacks, and travel accessories
What happened
It raised $25M in Series A led by Jungle Ventures, with Fireside and IndiGo Ventures
Why it matters
The company plans to expand offline to 200-plus stores and enter international markets
The details
- Escape Plan raised $25 million in a Series A round.
- The round was led by Jungle Ventures.
- Fireside Ventures and IndiGo Ventures also participated.
- IndiGo Ventures is the corporate venture arm of IndiGo Airlines.
- The company had previously raised a $5M seed round in July 2025 led by Jungle Ventures.
- Escape Plan plans to use the funds to accelerate offline retail expansion to 200-plus stores.
- It also plans to strengthen supply chain, invest in tech, and expand into adjacent travel categories.
- The company aims to enter select international geographies aligned with Indian outbound travel.
The bigger picture
- The global travel accessory market is expected to grow from $56.82B in 2025 to $80.06B by 2030.
- Escape Plan positions itself as a platform-led travel products company, not a single-brand luggage player.
- It aims to be like Decathlon for sports or Lenskart for eyewear.
- The fundraising process took only 2 to 2.5 months from first conversation to money in bank.
About the business
- Escape Plan is a travel products platform selling luggage, duffels, backpacks, slings, pouches, modular organisers, travel accessories, and mobility solutions.
- It operates omnichannel: online marketplaces, D2C, and an offline retail network.
- The company sells products from brands including HRX by Hrithik Roshan and Rare Rabbit.
- It sells both in-house and partner-manufactured products.
- Escape Plan has over 25 offline stores.
- It has served 6–7 lakh customers and ships around 2 lakh luggage pieces monthly.
- Its annualised revenue run rate is over ₹300 crore.
- Current revenue split is 80% online and 20% offline; target is 60% online, 40% offline by end of FY27.
What happens next
- Accelerate offline retail expansion to 200-plus stores by end of 2026 or early 2027.
- Strengthen supply chain and pricing.
- Widen reach beyond top 25-30% of India.
- Invest in technology.
- Expand into adjacent travel categories.
- Enter select international geographies aligned with Indian outbound travel.
- Working on own quick commerce offering.
- Target revenue split: 60% online, 40% offline by end of FY27.
- Plan to exit 2026 with 8 to 12 brands on platform.
The deal
- Type
- Series A
Investors
- Jungle Ventures (lead) — Existing investor; led both seed and Series A rounds.
- Fireside Ventures (participated) — Existing investor; participated in seed and Series A rounds.
- IndiGo Ventures (participated) — New strategic investor; corporate venture arm of IndiGo Airlines.
Founders
- Abhinav Pathak, Founder & CEO
- Abhinav Zutshi, Co-founder
About Escape Plan
- Product
- based lifestyle startup
- Customers
- Consumers buying travel accessories and luggage, plus brand partners for retail distribution.
- How it makes money
- Sells travel products through retail and brand partnerships.
- What sets it apart
- Built around modern traveller needs and retail-style brand collaborations.
- Operations
- Partners with lifestyle brands and expands through physical retail.
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