Whenever on your way, how any times have people asked you "Kahan pahunche?". We are sort of an impatient lot and get very anxious while waiting and want constant updates on where the other person is at any point in time. This app is the solution to those nagging calls and messages when on your way with a very simple too to help you out.
THE IDEA
RoadCast is your solution to your travel problem of being bombarded with phones and messages asking about your whereabouts. It is the only two-way tracking platform that is transforming the travel experience for people by connecting them to others. Multiple users can connect simultaneously to their mobile devices and allow instant access to their journey, making it easy to follow each other & let others experience their journey in real-time.
MEET THE MAKERS
The co-founders of the startup are Rahul Mehra, Vishal Jain & Anshul Jain.
Vishal Jain heads the operations and is a chartered accountant by profession & has a strong background in finance with an experience of over 10 years.
Rahul Mehra, the young talent, who studied mechanical engineering & was formerly working with Ogilvy & Mather as an Art Director, has an expertise in design & technology. He is the face & the main brain behind the branding & communication for the company.
Anshul Jain, who is an IT expert has over 10 years of experience in software development, is the backbone of the technology development for RoadCast
How Roadcast Is Different -
They have a twofold advantage in the market that gives them the edge over others. When it comes to B2C, they are the only two-way tracking solution available for consumers, there is no other such service available in the market as of now. And if we talk of B2B, again they have a monopoly, as they are the only mobile based solution available for businesses and there is no one to challenge them.
FUNDING
They are currently in the bootstrapped phase.
TARGET MARKET
RoadCast caters not just to individual travels on their way but it also provides a similar service to corporates with its commercial tools for businesses that deal in logistics and transport to track vehicles and employees & schools to track their school transport & allow access to parents for their convenience. Essentially, RoadCast not only lets people share their journeys in real-time with their friends but is also a great tool to make group travel & individual travel safer, more organized & convenient.
PLAN OF ACTION
They have already reached about 1000 downloads on both Android and Apple store. In the B2B market, the company has already joined hands with big brands like Agarwal Packers & Movers, Incessant Strategic Research Firm – the consulting company for Glaxo Smith Klein, Westech Securities Pvt. Ltd. – a New Delhi-based security agency, to name a few & has various big NCR based schools as their prospective clients.
With Roadcast, their aim is to create a one of it’s kind Social Travel app for sharing travel stories & journeys. Share routes, itineraries, pictures, live video streams, blogs & much more.
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