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Tarzan Way raises $250,000 for AI travel planning

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Company
Tarzan Way
What it does
AI-powered travel planning platform
Kind
Funding
Amount
$250,000
Stage
seed
Sector
Professional & Local Services

What they do

Tarzan Way uses AI and human specialists to plan complex trips

What happened

It raised $250,000 from Inflection Point Ventures, We Founder Circle, and Prateek Maheshwari

Why it matters

The startup also received a $25,000 grant from JSS STEP

The details

  • Tarzan Way makes complex travel planning effortless using AI and human travel specialists.
  • The platform handles intelligent design and optimisation, while humans bring cultural understanding and real-time problem solving.
  • It raised $250,000 from investors including Inflection Point Ventures, We Founder Circle, and Prateek Maheshwari.
  • The startup also received a $25,000 grant from JSS STEP.
  • Support came from Meta and NSTEDB as well.
  • Planning a multi-country holiday can take over 40 hours of research; Tarzan Way aims to cut that time.

The bigger picture

  • Most AI tools stop at inspiration, but Tarzan Way focuses on execution.
  • Europe alone has 29 countries with different visa rules, transport systems, and pricing.
  • Founder Shikhar Chadha faced challenges accessing investors as a first-time founder in India.

About the business

  • Tarzan Way offers seamless, bookable, end-to-end trips tailored to budget and style.
  • The network includes remote villages, fishing communities, local artisans, and grassroots operators.
  • It can plan trips to remote Indian villages.
  • Live support is provided during the trip.

The deal

Type
funding

Investors

Founders

  • Shikhar Chadha, Founder

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