Bengaluru-based travel technology startup Onto has raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Stargazer Fund, with participation from Singapore-based White Venture Capital. The funding coincides with the launch of its hotel booking platform.
Founded in June 2026 by former Groww professionals Jagdeep Singh and Shubham Goyal, Onto enables travellers to discover and book hotels while monitoring eligible reservations for price changes after booking.
The startup’s initial offering, Price Drop Refund, tracks hotel rates after a reservation is made. If the same hotel room for the same dates becomes available at a lower eligible price, the platform arranges a booking at the reduced rate and refunds the difference to the traveller’s original payment method.
The feature also supports qualifying hotel reservations made through other booking platforms. Travellers can receive price-change and refund updates through WhatsApp and app notifications. Onto has integrated with multiple hotel suppliers to provide accommodation options across domestic and international destinations.
The company plans to use the funding to expand operations, strengthen its technology infrastructure and develop additional products.
Onto is also developing AI-based capabilities intended to personalise travel recommendations using customer preferences and previous travel behaviour. The company plans to extend its services beyond hotel reservations to other aspects of travel planning.
