Featured in 40+ Leading Publications
From Financial Express and Forbes India to BBC and Economic Times — a decade of coliving industry leadership, covered by the world's most respected media.
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A Decade in Coliving
From building one of India's earliest coliving platforms to advising operators worldwide — here's the journey that the media has followed.
SimplyGuest Founded
Co-founded SimplyGuest, a coliving platform in Bangalore that grew to serve thousands of working professionals. Featured in Forbes India, Inc42, Scroll.in, and 20+ publications.
JumboTiger Launched
Pivoted during the pandemic to build JumboTiger, a property management software for coliving operators. Partnered with Co-Liv and covered by Economic Times.
Everything Coliving Born
Launched Everything Coliving as the growth platform for coliving operators worldwide — combining advisory, marketing, technology, and the industry's leading newsletter and podcast.
Global Industry Authority
Cited by Financial Express, RSM, and RP Realty Plus. Published the Global Coliving Report. Working with 60+ operators across 14+ countries.
What the Press Says
“Most operators follow a master leasing model, wherein the tenant leases an entire property from the owner and subleases parts of said property to other tenants. Usually, 55-60% of the revenue generated goes to the landlord. Remove all the added costs, and the operator is left with a profit margin of just about 15-20%.”
Financial Express
Aug 2025
“Globally, co-living operators use asset-light models like master leases and revenue sharing. Only 25% own their buildings outright, according to Everything CoLiving's Global Report. This opens doors for struggling office landlords to partner rather than sell.”
RP Realty Plus
Aug 2025
“SimplyGuest, started in 2015, is a technology-based platform for private and shared rental spaces. The founders, Subbu Athikunte and Mayank Pokharna, see co-living as a solution to the dearth of suitable accommodation for single people.”
Scroll.in
Oct 2018
“The likes of SimplyGuest, OYO, Nestaway and Zolostays have made a deep impact on the rental market with their coliving models.”
Inc42
Nov 2019
All Media Coverage
Complete press coverage across all ventures and personal features.
RP Realty Plus
Aug 2025Everything ColivingGlobally, co-living operators use asset-light models like master leases and revenue sharing. Only 25% own their buildings outright, according to Everything CoLiving's Global Report.
RSM US
Aug 2025Everything ColivingGlobally, co-living operators tend to use asset-light models, such as master leases or revenue sharing. Only 25 per cent own their buildings outright, according to Everything CoLiving's Global Report.
Financial Express
Aug 2025Everything ColivingAs explained by Founder of Everything Coliving, Mayank Pokharna, the current leasing model adopted by most operators in the country is proving to be a major hurdle for scalability.
GeoSquare
Aug 2025Everything ColivingAs explained by Mayank Pokharna, Founder of Everything Coliving, the current leasing model adopted by most operators in the country is proving to be a major hurdle for scalability.
Pillow Talk Sessions
Jun 2025Everything ColivingThe Coliving Playbook with Mayank Pokharna (Everything Coliving).
Abode Worldwide
Jun 2025Everything ColivingBuilding co-living for a global market: Insights from Mayank Pokharna of Everything CoLiving.
Toboggan Flats
May 2025Everything ColivingThe Artof.Co was launched by Gui Perdrix and Mayank Pokharna, two founders who have built coliving companies with over 500 units around the world.
ProptechBuzz (Video)
Aug 2024Mayank PokharnaColiving Opportunities and Challenges with Gui Perdrix & Mayank Pokharna.
Mint (Pressreader)
Mar 2024Everything ColivingCo-founder Mayank Pokharna says that while the startup couldn't survive the pandemic-led challenges, the co-living business model in general was being questioned.
Financial Express
Dec 2023Mayank PokharnaA lot of awareness building regarding the co-living concept has happened over the past 6-7 years. Businesses have also experimented with different models and offerings through this period.
ProptechBuzz
Aug 2023Mayank PokharnaColiving Consultant profile — Mayank Pokharna.
StartupTalky
Aug 2021JumboTigerFounded by Mayank Pokharna and Subbu Athikunte, JumboTiger is a real-time, collaborative, configurable, new-age property management software.
Co-Liv / Medium
Apr 2021JumboTigerCo-Liv are proud to announce an official partnership with JumboTiger, a property management software company.
Udaipur Times
Feb 2021JumboTigerRe-engineering during the pandemic brings forth JumboTiger — Mayank Pokharna of Udaipur pivots from SimplyGuest.
Economic Times
Feb 2021JumboTigerErstwhile operators of SimplyGuest launch property management software offering called JumboTiger.
Co-Liv / Medium
Feb 2021Mayank PokharnaI am on the mission to help Property Managers, Coliving & HMO Operators manage and market their rental portfolio.
Economic Times
Aug 2020SimplyGuestCo-living companies turn their properties into integrated WFH campuses and quarantine centres.
StartupTalky
Dec 2019SimplyGuestSubbu Athikunte, Ambareesha Athikunte, Mayank Pokharna thought of making house-finding hassle-free and consistent experience.
Inc42
Nov 2019SimplyGuestThe likes of SimplyGuest, OYO, Nestaway and Zolostays have made a deep impact on the rental market with their coliving models.
MoneyControl
Aug 2019SimplyGuestEmbassy Group to enter co-living segment, plans to build 20,000 beds. SimplyGuest among major players in the co-living segments.
Forbes India
Jul 2019SimplyGuestCo-living allows landlords to take yields up by renting apartments per bed or per room. A host of startups like NestAway, Colive, and SimplyGuest match tenants with apartment owners.
RP Realty Plus
Jul 2019SimplyGuestStart-ups fuel the Indian student housing movement. SimplyGuest among providers operating across major Indian cities.
Deccan Chronicle
Jul 2019SimplyGuestMany start-ups have entered the fray including SimplyGuest. They collectively operate over 75,000 beds, with plans to touch nearly two lakh beds by 2020.
CNBC TV18
Jul 2019SimplyGuestStart-ups fuel the Indian student housing movement. Student housing providers such as Stanza Living, Housr, Simplyguest currently operate across major cities.
Zee Business
Jul 2019SimplyGuestThe top 10 players in the organized student housing space collectively operating over 75,000 beds including SimplyGuest.
RealtyNXT
Jun 2019SimplyGuestTop 10 Co-Living Space Providers in India — SimplyGuest featured for its housing options for singles, couples and working professionals.
LBB Bangalore
Jun 2019SimplyGuestIf you're on the quest of finding the perfect spot to rent and live in, you will find a helpful friend in SimplyGuest.
Online Marketplaces
May 2019SimplyGuestCan SimplyGuest fight off OYO, StayAbode, NestAway in the tight co-living market?
RP Realty Plus
Feb 2019SimplyGuestMillennials are opting to rent — but with perks. Startups like StayAbode, CoHo and SimplyGuest have spaces in cities like Delhi, Noida, Pune and Bengaluru.
MoneyControl
Feb 2019SimplyGuestCo-living space in demand, offers business potential worth $93 billion per year. Among the existing players are RentMyStay, Rentroomi, SimplyGuest and Flathood.
Mint / LiveMint
Jan 2019SimplyGuestCo-living is a fragmented industry with most players being startups. Nestaway, Oyo Living, SimplyGuest, Stanza Living are key players operating in this space.
Scroll.in
Oct 2018SimplyGuestSimplyGuest, started in 2015, is a technology-based platform for private and shared rental spaces. The founders see co-living as a solution to the dearth of suitable accommodation.
OpenPR
Oct 2018SimplyGuestSimplyGuest launched parking marketplace to solve parking woes of Bangaloreans.
YourStory
Jul 2018SimplyGuestNot just Nestaway — startups acing the co-living spaces market. SimplyGuest founded by Mayank Pokharna and team.
Udaipur Times
Mar 2018SimplyGuestThe entrepreneurial bug bites, and when it bites, it stays. Mayank Pokharna began his career with startups and graduated to SimplyGuest.
YourStory
Jan 2018SimplyGuestSimplyGuest is a Bengaluru-based platform that aggregates housing options for working professionals, and also has a hostel of its own.
Man's World India
Jan 2018SimplyGuestMayank Pokharna recounts a transaction where an owner preferred to deal with SimplyGuest at a lower rental, simply due to the comfort factor.
Gadgets360 (NDTV)
Nov 2017SimplyGuestSimplyGuest is a Bengaluru-based company looking to solve the rental problem. It started off with housing rentals, but what stands out is you don't just rent the house.
Co-Liv.org
Everything ColivingMayank runs Everything Coliving, has been in the coliving world since 2015. He co-founded SimplyGuest Coliving and JumboTiger, and worked with 60+ coliving operators in the last decade.
TechWaves PR
Everything ColivingEverything Coliving x Outpost Club PR campaign and media coverage.
BBC Punjabi
Mayank PokharnaBBC Punjabi coverage featuring Mayank Pokharna.
As Seen in Podcasts & Interviews
Mayank Pokharna has been featured as a guest on leading coliving and proptech podcasts worldwide.
The Coliving Playbook with Mayank Pokharna
Unpacking the operational, cultural, and economic realities of coliving on a global scale with Jessica Gillingham and Kristian Lupinski.
Building a Strong Community with Mayank Pokharna
CoLiving and Real Estate startup experiences, strategies to build community, and tips for getting into Co-Living.
Building Communities That Thrive: Lessons from 60+ Coliving Spaces
Insights from visiting coliving spaces across 6 continents and working with 60+ brands.
Coliving Opportunities and Challenges
A conversation with Gui Perdrix and Mayank Pokharna on the opportunities and challenges in the global coliving industry.
Building Co-living for a Global Market: Insights from Mayank Pokharna
How Everything Coliving is helping operators scale across borders with advisory, marketing, and technology.
Meet Mayank Pokharna, Co-Liv’s Head of Marketing
On a mission to help Property Managers, Coliving & HMO Operators manage and market their rental portfolio.
Everything Coliving Podcast
Deep conversations with coliving operators, investors, and innovators from around the world. Insights you won't find anywhere else.
Coliving Innovators
by Everything Coliving
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