30 Sundays raises ₹61 crore Series A led by Bessemer

Gurugram-based travel-booking platform 30 Sundays has raised a ₹61 crore Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The company plans to invest in AI, product, hiring and marketing as it expands into new international geographies and customer segments.

— Source publishedTue, 21 Jul, 2026, 06:00 IST·First seen Tue, 21 Jul, 2026, 06:11 IST·Source YourStory

What happened

Gurugram travel-booking platform 30 Sundays raised Rs 61 crore in a Bessemer-led Series A. The company will invest in AI, product, hiring and marketing while

Key facts

  • Rs 61 crore Series A funding
  • Rs 200 crore annualised gross booking value run rate
  • approximately $25 billion Indian outbound leisure travel market
  • 11.4% annual market growth
  • 2X sales-team productivity

Why this matters

30 Sundays’ expansion push could make it a more relevant partnership, distribution or acquisition candidate for travel platforms seeking AI-enabled customer growth.

What to watch

  • New destination launches and evidence of expansion beyond its existing customer base.
  • Hiring pace in AI, product, operations and destination teams.
  • Marketing intensity, influencer partnerships and customer-acquisition promotions.
  • Repeat-booking rates, trip values, cancellation rates and customer-review trends.
  • Partnerships with airlines, hotels, visa providers, insurers and local destination-management companies.
  • Competitive responses from OTAs, travel marketplaces and premium tour operators.
  • Any follow-on funding, revenue run-rate disclosures or signals of improved contribution margins.
  • Increase hiring across product, AI, destination operations, sales and customer support.
  • Launch or deepen curated international itineraries in additional high-demand outbound destinations.
  • Build AI tools for trip discovery, itinerary personalization, quotation, service workflows and post-booking support.
  • Increase brand and performance-marketing spending around holiday planning seasons.
  • Pursue supplier, hotel, activity and destination-management partnerships to improve inventory access and margins.

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