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Funding & deals

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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.

08 Dec 2025

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.

24 Nov 2025

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.

18 Nov 2025

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.

31 Oct 2025

Expansion & launches

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Union Living takes Pune portfolio to 1,000 beds

Union Living launched two build-to-suit properties, Eden in Balewadi and X90 in Baner, and set a revenue target of about Rs 90 crore for FY27.

27 Jul 2026

Union Living adds 2,000+ beds across Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad

The bootstrapped operator added a 1,000-bed property in Baner, a 450-bed flagship in BKC, 200 beds in Kharghar and 250 more, targeting Rs 100 crore ARR in FY27 from Rs 45 crore in March 2026.

17 Jun 2026

Colive to add 10,000–12,000 beds via USD 100 mn platform

Colive, with Bain Capital and Sattva Group, plans built-to-suit coliving on 8–10 land parcels across Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad.

09 Sep 2025

Settl. opens four coliving centres in Bengaluru

Settl. set up four centres with 200+ beds in Bengaluru and said it would expand to Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune and Delhi-NCR.

10 Nov 2022

IPOs & markets

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Elevate Campuses opens Rs 2,100 crore IPO

Student-housing owner-operator Elevate Campuses priced its fresh-issue IPO at Rs 343–362 a share; it reports 20,368 owned and 55,487 managed beds across 21 campuses.

24 Sep 2026

Analysts split on Elevate Campuses IPO structure

Value Research called the student-accommodation model real but flagged that over half the proceeds would fund acquisitions from promoter-linked entities.

22 Sep 2026

Elevate Campuses: owned-bed occupancy eased to 89% in FY26

Offer documents show occupancy in Elevate's owned portfolio fell from about 99.9% in FY24 to 89.4% in FY26, with the top three institutions contributing over 61% of revenue.

20 Sep 2026

Policy & regulation

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Karnataka High Court lays down PG safety guidelines

The High Court issued guidelines on licensing, inspection, fire safety and privacy for Bengaluru PGs, barring CCTV in rooms and bathrooms.

10 Sep 2025

BBMP survey: 4,513 PGs, over 1,200 non-compliant

A BBMP survey found 2,193 authorised and 2,320 unauthorised PGs across eight zones, with 1,261 non-compliant and 21 shut.

30 Sep 2024

BBMP extends PG compliance deadline amid owner objections

The PG owners' association opposed the 70 sq ft per person and 90-day CCTV retention rules; BBMP extended the application deadline and signalled revisions.

18 Sep 2024

BBMP issues licensing guidelines for PGs

BBMP set rules for PG licences including CCTV at entry points with footage retention, minimum space per resident and food-safety norms.

10 Aug 2024

Market reports

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NOESIS report: 6.6 million beds of demand vs about 3 lakh organised

A NOESIS Capital Advisors report put national coliving demand at roughly 6.6 million beds in 2025 against about 300,000 organised beds, a 22-fold gap; even with expansion, penetration may only cross 10% of a 9.1 million-bed demand pool.

21 Aug 2026

Organised coliving projected to near 1 million beds by 2030

Citing Colliers, industry players expect organised penetration to double from around 5% to over 10% by 2030, taking inventory close to one million beds as students and young professionals shift to managed rentals.

20 Aug 2026

India coliving market estimated at USD 1.5 bn in 2025

GRI Institute analysis pegs the market at about USD 1.5 billion in 2025, with demand concentrated in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune and mid-market developers emerging as supply partners for operators.

09 Jun 2026

Stanza Living reports profit in FY25 filings

RoC filings show Stanza Living posted a profit of about Rs 130 crore in FY25 versus a Rs 273 crore loss a year earlier, aided by Rs 277 crore of other income; operating revenue fell 6.6% to Rs 545.5 crore.

15 Jan 2026

Operators

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Zolostays moves group properties to Hotelogix

Zolostays adopted Hotelogix's cloud PMS to centrally manage its coliving, student housing and Z Vacations resort brands.

15 Mar 2025

Zolostays adopts AxisRooms channel manager

Zolostays, which runs 400+ accommodations across 10+ cities under Zolo Scholar, Zolostays and ZeAssetz, rolled out AxisRooms to distribute short-stay inventory on travel platforms.

21 Mar 2024

Union Living: 70% of revenue from student housing

A profile of Union Living noted 1,000+ operational beds in two cities, with student accommodation making up about 70% of revenue and plans to raise Rs 10 crore.

21 Feb 2024

Zolostays appoints Siddharth Kumar as CMO

Zolostays named Siddharth Kumar its Chief Marketing Officer and later relaunched its website and app with interactive search features.

02 May 2023