Mappls KOGO, India's AI Travel Expert, Receives INR 9 Crore Investment from MapMyIndia
Mappls KOGO, India’s exclusive AI travel expert app, received a second-round funding infusion of INR 9 Crores from MapMyIndia, a global leader in digital maps, geospatial software, and location-based IoT technologies. Building upon a prior investment of INR 10 Crores from MapMyIndia, this new funding reaffirms their confidence in Mappls KOGO’s potential.
Co-founded by Raj K. Gopalakrishnan and Praveer Kochhar, Mappls KOGO leverages AI to enable users to plan their travel quickly with expert recommendations and cost savings. The company aims to transform travel and hyper-local experiences through its proprietary AI technology, geospatial intelligence, and real-time travel data. MapMyIndia’s expertise in mapping will further enhance KOGO’s AI travel offerings. Raj K Gopalakrishnan, CEO and Co-founder of Mappls KOGO, remarks, “We thank MapMyIndia for their continued support. Their industry leadership will continue to strengthen the real-time locational intelligence of our data. This funding reaffirms MapmyIndia’s trust in our AI stack’s potential to disrupt the travel sector.
KOGO’s AI stack offers personalized and relevant travel recommendations that can be booked, setting it apart from traditional generative AI. This innovative AI stack is supported by a vast global travel ecosystem encompassing flights, over a million hotels, 300,000+ experiences, 20,000+ detailed itineraries, and extensive route data. Praveer Kochhar, Co-founder and CTO of Mappls KOGO, said, “We have achieved a milestone that the travel tech industry has been aspiring for the confluence of Geo-Intelligence, real-time data, Generative AI, and a global travel ecosystem that delivers personalized bookable recommendations. Mappls KOGO is designed to deliver on the promise of saving time and money while enhancing the pre-, during, and post-travel experience.
Raj K Gopalakrishnan further adds, “The Crown jewel of the stack is the Kogonaut, our real-time data-aware personalized AI travel expert. Ask the Kogonaut any travel question, be it ideas for stepping out, cultural context, party places, or even where to feed pigeons; it really is the ultimate travel expert and assistant. ”KOGO is committed to revolutionizing travel, not only in terms of user experience but also through its KOGO X membership, which grants users access to its extensive travel ecosystem at exclusive member-only prices.
Praveer Kochhar noted that KOGO X Users benefit from the industry’s lowest possible prices on hotels, itineraries, and activities, aligning with the brand’s promise to save time and money for users. Having previously utilized funding to develop a world-class AI technology stack, Mappls KOGO has already established partnerships with renowned brands such as KTM, TVS, Jawa, and other OEMs, amassing a user base of over 2 million. The additional funding will propel KOGO’s AI capabilities and data refinement, enabling the app to expand its B2C business and solidify its position as the ultimate AI travel expert.
Co-founded by Raj K. Gopalakrishnan and Praveer Kochhar, Mappls KOGO leverages AI to enable users to plan their travel quickly with expert recommendations and cost savings. The company aims to transform travel and hyper-local experiences through its proprietary AI technology, geospatial intelligence, and real-time travel data. MapMyIndia’s expertise in mapping will further enhance KOGO’s AI travel offerings. Raj K Gopalakrishnan, CEO and Co-founder of Mappls KOGO, remarks, “We thank MapMyIndia for their continued support. Their industry leadership will continue to strengthen the real-time locational intelligence of our data. This funding reaffirms MapmyIndia’s trust in our AI stack’s potential to disrupt the travel sector.
KOGO’s AI stack offers personalized and relevant travel recommendations that can be booked, setting it apart from traditional generative AI. This innovative AI stack is supported by a vast global travel ecosystem encompassing flights, over a million hotels, 300,000+ experiences, 20,000+ detailed itineraries, and extensive route data. Praveer Kochhar, Co-founder and CTO of Mappls KOGO, said, “We have achieved a milestone that the travel tech industry has been aspiring for the confluence of Geo-Intelligence, real-time data, Generative AI, and a global travel ecosystem that delivers personalized bookable recommendations. Mappls KOGO is designed to deliver on the promise of saving time and money while enhancing the pre-, during, and post-travel experience.
Raj K Gopalakrishnan further adds, “The Crown jewel of the stack is the Kogonaut, our real-time data-aware personalized AI travel expert. Ask the Kogonaut any travel question, be it ideas for stepping out, cultural context, party places, or even where to feed pigeons; it really is the ultimate travel expert and assistant. ”KOGO is committed to revolutionizing travel, not only in terms of user experience but also through its KOGO X membership, which grants users access to its extensive travel ecosystem at exclusive member-only prices.
Praveer Kochhar noted that KOGO X Users benefit from the industry’s lowest possible prices on hotels, itineraries, and activities, aligning with the brand’s promise to save time and money for users. Having previously utilized funding to develop a world-class AI technology stack, Mappls KOGO has already established partnerships with renowned brands such as KTM, TVS, Jawa, and other OEMs, amassing a user base of over 2 million. The additional funding will propel KOGO’s AI capabilities and data refinement, enabling the app to expand its B2C business and solidify its position as the ultimate AI travel expert.
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