Encamp Adventures

1. COMPANY NAME: ENCAMP TOURISM PRIVATE LIMITED

2. NAME OF THE FOUNDER & CEO: RATAN KUMAR

3. BRAND NAME: ENCAMP ADVENTURES

4. SLOGAN: TRAVEL HASSLE-FREE & CARBON NEGATIVE

5. DOMAIN: WWW.ENCAMPADVENTURES.COM

About: Encamp Adventures is a Climate-First Company Delivering Premium Experiential Travel through Technology. We deliver all this through our WebApp which:

  • Automates the carbon footprint calculation for travelers, and further enables them to support climate action projects.
  • Lists some of the best and most experiential travel experiences that are handpicked by our team at the best possible prices.
  • “AI-Enabled Virtual Travel Assistant” will help users in planning the itinerary, and booking the end-to-end travel, and acts as a digital travel guide. Unique Selling Proposition:
  • Offbeat, local & nature-positive experiences
  • Saves time and hassle-free
  • Sustainability focused Our Vision and Mission: Encamp’s vision & mission is to make travel hassle-free and a low carbon footprint experience and to achieve it by developing a digital assistant for a connected travel experience.

Accomplishments:

o Won the business competition at NERES 1.0 and got awarded by North Eastern Council in 2020

o Product development supported by AIC SMUTBI, SAP Ariba, and CIIE.CO in 2021

o Recognized and awarded by Cisco Technologies for Travel Technology development in 2021

o Awarded by AIC SMUTBI & HDFC for building a sustainable travel platform in 2021

o Selected as Top 3 startup by World Tourism Forum Lucerne in 2022

o Selected as Top 7 startup by UNDP India at YothCoLab program in 2022 o Selected under the Top 5 startups in the sustainable travel category of

Outlook Responsible Travel Awards 2022
o Recognized by Tata Group at Tata Social Enterprise Challenge 2022
o Selected in 2 Categories as Finalists at National Startup Awards 2022 by

Startup India and DPIIT
o Supported by Assam Startup under MASI scheme in 2023
o Best Ideas for LiFE Campaign under Mission LiFE by NITI AAYOG in 2023

About Founder:

Ratan Kumar is the Founder and CEO of Encamp Adventures, providing hassle-free
travel experiences for travelers in North-East India since 2019. Postgraduate in Business Administration from Amity University in marketing and sales, Ratan founded the company, presently incubated at Atal Incubation Centre – SMUTBI, with the sole objective to offer travelers an experience to visit offbeat places in North-East India and stay up close with nature, but in a responsible and sustainable manner. The winner of the business pitching challenge of NERES 1.0 2020 – North-Eastern Council, Government of India, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, FINER (Aug 2020), Ratan is currently working on making a Carbon Footprint calculator of traveler and offset strategy as an integral part of his company’s operation which has been supported by SAP Ariba, Cisco, and HDFC.

Previously he interned at Ogilvy & Mathers in the client services department and worked as a research analyst in Grail Insights (Sept 2017 – June 2018), where he worked on multiple research profiles for clients ranging from FMCG major (Unilever) to the biggest technology investor (SoftBank) globally. He also worked in the campaign management team at Integreon (Nov 2016 – Aug 2017), assisting Chief Sales Officer worldwide in better delivery of services to the end client.