New Delhi, July 2025 — Passprt Trips, a tech-driven travel startup, has secured $500,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Aroa Venture Partners. The funding will accelerate product development, scale its growing traveler community, and support expansion into 20 new destinations across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Middle East regions within the next quarter.
Founded in 2023 by Ujjwal Garg and Manoj Rai, Passprt Trips is positioned as a next-generation travel advisory platform that simplifies the holiday planning process. It enables users to discover, plan, and book personalized trips with real-time assistance, aiming to deliver a seamless travel experience through a single interface.
At the core of Passprt’s offering is a vertically integrated AI stack that leverages community-generated data and a deep supply network. The platform addresses the fragmentation often seen in travel planning by integrating inspiration, itinerary design, bookings, and on-trip support, thus offering travelers a flexible and hyper-personalized experience.
The company is focused on building an AI-powered ecosystem that caters to modern travelers’ evolving preferences, with plans to grow rapidly in strategic tourism hotspots across APAC and the Middle East.
Aroa Venture Partners, which launched a ₹400 crore (~$50 million) fund in February 2024, has a history of backing high-growth Indian startups such as Unacademy, CRED, Urban Company, Pine Labs, Magicpin, Cars24, and MPL. Their investment in Passprt Trips aligns with their strategy to support early-stage ventures disrupting large, underserved markets.
With this funding, Passprt Trips aims to continue innovating in the travel tech space and strengthen its presence across key international markets.