🧳 Travel Reimagined: Perpule’s Founder Launches Escape Plan with $5M Seed Round

🧳 Travel Reimagined: Perpule’s Founder Launches Escape Plan with $5M Seed Round I wasn’t particularly seeking this out, but I came across an interesting read: Escape Plan, a new travel-accessories platform launched by Abhinav Pathak (ex-Perpule, acquired by Amazon) and Abhinav Zutshi (ex-Splash India, Landmark, Forever 21), has raised $5 million in seed funding. The round is co-led by Jungle Ventures’ FirstCheque@Jungle and Fireside Ventures, with participation from several angels. What caught my attention: • Not just another D2C luggage brand — Escape Plan wants to become a full-stack travel lifestyle platform, from luggage to neck pillows, even offering refurbishments and accessories. • 1–2 hour delivery in key cities, tapping into quick-commerce infrastructure. • Physical retail vision: Plans to scale from 6–7 cities now to 100+ stores in the next 18–24 months. • Founding team blends tech exit experience (Perpule to Amazon) with retail ops expertise. Whether this becomes a category-creator or another well-funded experiment — time will tell. But as India’s travel and consumption habits evolve, it’s a space worth watching. #Startups #EscapePlan #SeedFunding #TravelTech #RetailInnovation #D2C #Perpule