Bee Urban Co-Living Hostels

What Bee Urban Co-Living Hostels does

Bee Urban Co-Living Hostels operates a vertically integrated youth co-living hostel business in Pune, India. It runs three named properties — Rose, Jasmine (girls-only) and Carnation — all in the Karve Nagar neighborhood near major colleges including Symbiosis, MIT and COEP. The company rents fully furnished beds and rooms on single, two, three, four and five-sharing configurations, inclusive of utilities, WiFi, daily housekeeping, 24x7 CCTV, biometric access and shared kitchen/recreation facilities, with an optional food add-on.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from recurring monthly or term-based rental income paid by individual residents. The GTM motion is direct-to-consumer, with prospects reaching the company via website enquiry forms, phone (+91 78878 80998/784/783/782), WhatsApp, email ([email protected]) or walk-in property visits; there are no intermediaries and no disclosed enterprise or institutional contracts. Customer segmentation is horizontal, targeting students and young professionals relocating to Pune, with the girls-only Jasmine property addressing a subset concerned with security.

The company layers a community programme, 'The Bee Club', over its core rental product. Bee Club has 1,500+ members organised into ten special-interest groups (Bee Active, Bee Bookworm, Bee Focus, Bee Culture, Bee Good, Bee Socrates, Bee Startup, Bee Leader, Bee Chill, Bee Tech) and runs year-round events, career workshops and industry-expert interactions. Operationally, Bee Urban is founder-led (Krupa Shrotriya, MD & CEO), bootstrapped with no disclosed VC/PE backing, supported by a small in-house team (sales, operations, admin, accounts, finance) plus external legal and chartered-accountant advisors. There is no proprietary technology platform, no app, no API and no AI capabilities disclosed; the digital stack is limited to a Wix-hosted website, social media profiles and standard WhatsApp/telephony.

Name

Bee Urban Co-Living Hostels

Legal name

Bee Urban Co-Living Hostels

Website

https://beeurban.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bee Urban Co-Living Hostels operates three furnished co-living hostels (Rose, Jasmine, Carnation) in Pune's Karve Nagar, serving students and young professionals with shared rooms, utilities, WiFi, security and a community programme called The Bee Club.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Housing & Co-Living Hostels

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (72131), Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (721310), Accommodation (721)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Student-Focused Co-Living (Flexible, Community-Led) (THAMAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Co-Living Hostels (Work+Stay / Digital Nomad) (THAGAGAF), Co-Living Property Management (BPAJAFAJ)

Keywords

• Youth co-living hostels
• Student accommodation
• Affordable hostel rentals
• Community living programs
• Managed PG hostels

Headquarters

HQ city

Pune

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hostel Room Rental: Recurring rental income from fully furnished hostel rooms offered on single, two, three, four, and five sharing basis. Residents pay for accommodation which includes utilities, WiFi, housekeeping, and access to common facilities. Optional food facility available.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bee Urban Co-Living Hostels operates fully furnished, serviced co-living hostel accommodations in Pune, India for students and young professionals. The company runs three named properties (Rose, Jasmine, Carnation) in Karve Nagar offering single to five-sharing occupancy with included utilities, WiFi, housekeeping, security, and access to The Bee Club community program with special interest groups, workshops, and expert sessions.

Product overview

Bee Urban Co-Living Hostels is a youth co-living housing provider operating multiple hostel properties in Pune, India. The company offers three named hostel properties—Bee Urban Rose, Bee Urban Jasmine, and Bee Urban Carnation—all located in the Karve Nagar area of Pune. Properties provide fully furnished accommodation with flexible occupancy options (single to five sharing), featuring amenities including WiFi, 24×7 CCTV surveillance, biometric security, housekeeping, common kitchens, and recreational areas. The Bee Club community program complements the accommodation services with networking events, career workshops, and special interest groups for resident engagement and professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Bee Club: Bee Urban's community program offering Special Interest Groups including Bee Active (sports/adventure), Bee Bookworm (reading/education), Bee Focus (career networking), Bee Culture (arts/entertainment), Bee Good (social work), Bee Socrates (philosophy), Bee Startup (entrepreneurship), Bee Leader (civic engagement), Bee Chill (leisure), and Bee Tech (technology). The club has 1500+ student and young professional members.

Products and services

• Bee Urban Rose Co-living hostel located in Karve Nagar, Pune offering single, two, three, four, and five sharing occupancy options with fully furnished rooms, 24x7 CCTV surveillance, biometric security, WiFi access, housekeeping, and common area facilities. Targeted at college students and young professionals seeking community-based accommodation near Pune colleges.
• Bee Urban Jasmine Girls-only co-living hostel located at Rutuja Park Lane, Karve Nagar, Pune, providing fully furnished shared accommodation with security features and community living amenities for female students and young professionals.
• Bee Urban Carnation Co-living hostel situated behind Om Super Market in Karve Nagar, Pune offering shared accommodation options with standard amenities including furnished rooms, WiFi, housekeeping, security, and access to Bee Urban community programs.
• The Bee Club Community Program Community membership program with 1500+ student and young professional members featuring 10 special interest groups (Bee Active for sports/adventure, Bee Bookworm for reading/education, Bee Focus for career networking, Bee Culture for arts/music, Bee Good for social work, Bee Socrates for philosophy, Bee Startup for entrepreneurship, Bee Leader for policy/civic engagement, Bee Chill for social/leisure, and Bee Tech for technology). Includes expert talks, workshops, and professional development events for Bee Urban residents.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Hosteller: Backpacker-hostel brand operating multiple properties across India with community-focused shared-room lodging, closely overlapping with Bee Urban's hostel-led, community-driven model.
• Colive: Tech-enabled co-living operator managing multiple-format residences for students and professionals in Indian metros with bundled services — overlapping in customer profile and recurring-revenue model.
• Zolo Stays: Tech-enabled managed co-living and PG operator serving students and working professionals across multiple Indian cities with subscription-based bundled rooms — directly comparable on target customer and pricing model.
• Grexter Living: Co-living operator providing fully managed shared residences for working professionals and students in Indian cities, comparable on subscription rental and community-driven positioning.
• Stanza Living: India's largest organized student housing operator, offering fully managed co-living hostels near college campuses with app-based operations, bundled services, and community programming — directly comparable to Bee Urban's positioning in Pune.
• CoHo (Cohousing): Community-led co-living operator in India marketing curated, neighborhood-based residences for young professionals and students with bundled amenities — overlapping with Bee Urban's community + bundled-services offering.
• Your Space (formerly Your-Space): Student and young-professional housing brand with multiple properties and subscription-based rental offerings across Indian cities — comparable on customer and product profile.
• Hello World Hostellerz: Indian hostel operator running branded shared-lodging properties for young travelers and students with community programming — overlapping with Bee Urban's hostel model and community emphasis.
• Settl (Settl Homes): Managed co-living operator targeting students and young professionals with flexible monthly rentals and fully furnished rooms in Indian cities — comparable on customer base and asset-light operating model.

Broad incumbents

• OYO Life: Long-stay co-living vertical of OYO offering fully managed rentals for working professionals and students across India — broader incumbent with overlapping customer base but wider portfolio of product types.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/beeurbancoliving
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beeurbancolivinghostels
• Instagraminstagram.com/beeurbancolivinghostels

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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