2023
An idea, and one person who believed in it
When Athul Dev invested in 2023, Xplor was a set of designs and an early prototype. He said:
“Nived, I'm not investing in the idea. I'm investing in the person.”
We started with a conductor's cash bag.
Kerala's buses carry millions of people every day. Most of what happened on them was still written on paper. Xplor exists to change that.
November 2023 · Kochi
Xplor is incorporated to fix how public transport runs, starting with Kerala's private buses: cash bags, paper trip sheets and phone calls.
April 2024 · Thrissur
Our first system goes live on the ground, digitising 50 private buses.
Cherthala
When we arrived, the network was fragmented: traditional ticketing, no tracking, no visibility for anyone. Eighteen months later, 95% of operators here run their fleets on Xplor, and we opened our Cherthala Hub with the operators and their families.
December 2025 · Kochi
We deploy an AI intelligence layer for KMRL's feeder buses. Monthly operator revenue rises 20%, and digital payments go from 26% to 55%.
2026
Metro ticketing goes live in Bengaluru and Delhi through ONDC. Kochi gets its own transit card. And the KMRL network we're part of wins the UITP Impact Award and two Urban Mobility India awards.
See the awards →Today
- 55M+
- tickets
- 500
- buses
- 200+
- operators
- 95%
- of them stay with us
- 14
- cities
The proof, in his hands
Last month Athul visited us in Kochi. We booked him a metro ticket on the Xplor app. He skipped the queue, scanned his phone and walked through. The idea he backed before it existed, working in his hands.
What's next
One nation, one interface for mobility.
Commuters shouldn't need a new app in every city. We're building one open, intelligent network for how India moves.
Part of award-winning public transport.
Xplor runs the feeder bus services in KMRL's multimodal network in Kochi.
UITP Impact Award 2026
Winner · Multimodal integration
with KMRL
Brussels, Belgium · 23 June 2026
Urban Mobility India 2026
Metro station with best multi-modal integration
with KMRL
19th UMI Conference & Expo · 24 October 2026
Urban Mobility India 2026
Excellence in innovation & smart mobility solutions
with KMRL
UMI 2026
Programmes and recognition
- #1 MaaS startup to watch, StartUs Insights 2026
- Featured at the National Urban Mobility Impact Forum 2026 (MoHUA, GIZ)
- Mobility partner, Huddle Global 2025
- Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) grants
- Stanford SEED Spark
- WISE Tech Accelerator, SPJIMR
- DPIIT-recognised startup
- Indian Startup School, Cohort 2
Our vision
To redefine public transportation by making it smarter, seamless and universally accessible, creating a future where mobility is effortless and sustainable.
What we value.
Innovative
Start with a real problem. Find a better way to solve it.
Smart and sustainable
Use data to make better use of buses and energy.
Convenient and safe
Make everyday journeys simpler and safer.
Inclusive
Build public mobility that works for everyone.
Efficient and reliable
Make every fare, trip and record count.
Meet the founder
Nived Priyadarsan
Founder & CEO
Engineer by training, designer by instinct. Eight years building startups in EV and public transit.
Founded November 2023 in Kochi