Gokulam Group invests in road restroom start-up Travlounge

Travlounge, which provides premium restroom services to travellers on road, has received an investment of ₹25 crore from Sree Gokulam Group of companies.

Promoted by the Kozhikode-based Beacon Group, it has already set up units at Walayar in Palakkad and Adimali near Munnar. Travlounge’s co-founder P.T. Safeer said that apart from building more units, the company would also be partnering with existing businesses that operate on the highways across the country.

The services offered to travellers include hygienic toilets, cafeteria and sleeping pods. “We have had 1.5 lakh customers so far at our Walayar unit, which became operational two years ago,” Mr. Safeer said. “We have received a lot of interest from States outside Kerala as well, especially Tamil Nadu.”

Travlounge’s app was launched here by Kerala’s Minister for Tourism and Public Works P.A. Mohamed Riyas, who said the government was also open to the idea of cooperating with the project. The start-up was seed-funded by Abdul Azeez of AZCCO Global. Gokulam’s chairman Gokulam Gopalan said his company made the investment in Travlounge because the business had a lot of potential.

Mamta Mohandas, brand ambassador, said she wanted to be part of the company after discovering Travlounge’s maiden unit on her drive from Chennai. “This was something travellers, especially women, badly needed in India,” the popular actress said. “I wanted to be part of the company.”