The Shelter Desk
News on India's coliving, PG and student-housing market — funding, launches, IPOs, regulation and rent trends. Every story links to the original reporting.
Funding & deals
08
Dec 2025
Funding & deals
Coliving funding rebounds after three-year slump
Financial Express reported that coliving startups raised about USD 81.7 million in 2025 year-to-date, roughly ten times the USD 8.44 million raised in 2024, with debt rounds also returning.
Source: Financial Express (via Magzter)
24
Nov 2025
Funding & deals
IFC discloses equity investment in SP student housing platform
IFC disclosed a proposed equity investment in Invesdian, a new Indian student housing platform to be managed by SPIRE Investment Manager.
Source: IFC disclosures
18
Nov 2025
Funding & deals · Tribe
Tribe Stays raises USD 2.8 mn seed round
Premium coliving brand Tribe Stays closed a USD 2.8 million seed round co-led by Artha Venture Fund and Riverwalk Holdings to expand its managed hostels for young India.
Source: Realty n More
31
Oct 2025
Funding & deals · Stanza Living
Stanza Living raises USD 32 mn Series E
Stanza Living raised about USD 32 million in a Series E led by Accel with Motilal Oswal joining, to deepen its footprint across about 15 cities and invest in technology and new formats.
Source: Realty+
17
Oct 2025
Funding & deals · Hooliv
HooLiv raises Rs 24 crore pre-Series A
Student coliving platform HooLiv raised Rs 24 crore led by Negen Capital to expand into non-metro cities, add beds and upgrade its property-management tech.
Source: Entrepreneur India
01
Aug 2025
Funding & deals
Experion commits USD 300 mn to VLIV women-only coliving
Experion Group said it will put about USD 300 million into VLIV, its managed women-only coliving format that launched with 730 twin-sharing beds, and cited forecasts of the sector growing from Rs 4,000 crore in 2025 to Rs 20,000 crore by 2030.
Source: Business Standard
27
Jul 2025
Funding & deals · Zolo
Nexus Venture Partners looks to exit Zolostays
Reports said Nexus Venture Partners was preparing to sell its roughly 27% stake in Zolostays a decade after its first investment.
Source: CB Insights
01
Jul 2025
Funding & deals · Colive
Colive raises USD 20 mn Series B led by Bain Capital
Colive raised USD 20 million led by Bain Capital with Sattva Group, alongside a USD 100 million pan-India platform where Colive is the anchor operator; the partners aim to scale towards 50,000 beds over three years.
Source: Entrackr
