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.
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
10
Sep 2025
Policy & regulation
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.
Source: Bar & Bench
09
Sep 2025
Expansion & launches · Colive
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.
Source: Geosquare
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
13
May 2025
Market reports
Demand-supply gap pulls investors to student housing
Realty+ noted that roughly 11% of India's population is aged 18–23 and that the PBSA gap is drawing investor interest despite capital intensity.
Source: Realty+
15
Mar 2025
Operators · Zolo
Zolostays moves group properties to Hotelogix
Zolostays adopted Hotelogix's cloud PMS to centrally manage its coliving, student housing and Z Vacations resort brands.
Source: Hospitality Magazine
