Travel accessories startup Escape Plan has secured $5 million in seed funding, led by Jungle Ventures’ First Cheque@Jungle initiative and Fireside Ventures, the company announced in a press release.
Abhinav Pathak and Abhinav Zutshi founded Escape Plan in 2025 to build a multi-brand platform dedicated to travel essentials. The travel accessories will feature a diverse range of products — including luggage, backpacks, passport covers, and neck pillows — with a promise of delivery within two hours of order placement.
“From a solution standpoint, we’re not a luggage brand; we’re a platform. Our focus is on solving for every micro category, however small, with a distinct approach tailored to different customer needs and experiences. We’re also building a rewards ecosystem and exploring services like second-hand purchases and refurbishment. The goal is to create a focused platform that addresses all the needs of a traveller, with quick delivery and multi-brand retail stores,” said Abhinav Pathak, Co-founder and CEO of Escape Plan.
This is Abhinav Pathak’s second entrepreneurial venture, following the successful founding and sale of retail tech startup Perpule to Amazon in 2021. Abhinav Zutshi brings over 10 years of retail experience from leading brands such as Landmark Group, Forever 21, and Sahara. Most recently, he served as the chief operating officer at Splash India.
The Bengaluru-headquartered travel accessories startup intends to engage customers via a hybrid retail model, combining physical stores, hyperlocal delivery, and interactive shoppable experiences. The company will direct a portion of the newly raised capital toward expanding category depth, boosting inventory, forging partnerships with leading brands, and enhancing quick commerce integration.
The funding will also fuel rapid retail expansion, with the company targeting over 100 stores within the next 18 to 24 months.
“Indian consumers today are exposed to global tastes but left with few local choices that reflect that sensibility. The founders bring hard-won lessons from retail and tech, and their approach to product, distribution, and customer experience is a genuine departure from the category’s legacy players, addressing a clear whitespacein the Indian consumer market,” shared Rishab Malik, Partner, Seed investments, at Jungle Ventures.
“There’s a massive opportunity to build a dedicated travel vertical today, something that wasn’t feasible even three years ago. The supply chain for travel products is fundamentally different, and existing horizontal players can’t prioritise it because it makes up less than 1% of their business. That’s where we see a gapand an opportunity to step in and enhance the entire travel retail experience,” added Pathak.
