Everything Coliving

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.

2015

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.

2020

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.

2022

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.

2025

Global Industry Authority

Cited by Financial Express, RSM, and RP Realty Plus. Published the Global Coliving Report. Working with 60+ operators across 14+ countries.

All Media Coverage

Complete press coverage across all ventures and personal features.

RP Realty Plus

Aug 2025Everything Coliving

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.

RSM US

Aug 2025Everything Coliving

Globally, 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 Coliving

As 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 Coliving

As 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 Coliving

The Coliving Playbook with Mayank Pokharna (Everything Coliving).

Abode Worldwide

Jun 2025Everything Coliving

Building co-living for a global market: Insights from Mayank Pokharna of Everything CoLiving.

Toboggan Flats

May 2025Everything Coliving

The 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 Pokharna

Coliving Opportunities and Challenges with Gui Perdrix & Mayank Pokharna.

Mint (Pressreader)

Mar 2024Everything Coliving

Co-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 Pokharna

A 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 Pokharna

Coliving Consultant profile — Mayank Pokharna.

StartupTalky

Aug 2021JumboTiger

Founded by Mayank Pokharna and Subbu Athikunte, JumboTiger is a real-time, collaborative, configurable, new-age property management software.

Co-Liv / Medium

Apr 2021JumboTiger

Co-Liv are proud to announce an official partnership with JumboTiger, a property management software company.

Udaipur Times

Feb 2021JumboTiger

Re-engineering during the pandemic brings forth JumboTiger — Mayank Pokharna of Udaipur pivots from SimplyGuest.

Economic Times

Feb 2021JumboTiger

Erstwhile operators of SimplyGuest launch property management software offering called JumboTiger.

Co-Liv / Medium

Feb 2021Mayank Pokharna

I am on the mission to help Property Managers, Coliving & HMO Operators manage and market their rental portfolio.

Economic Times

Aug 2020SimplyGuest

Co-living companies turn their properties into integrated WFH campuses and quarantine centres.

StartupTalky

Dec 2019SimplyGuest

Subbu Athikunte, Ambareesha Athikunte, Mayank Pokharna thought of making house-finding hassle-free and consistent experience.

Inc42

Nov 2019SimplyGuest

The likes of SimplyGuest, OYO, Nestaway and Zolostays have made a deep impact on the rental market with their coliving models.

MoneyControl

Aug 2019SimplyGuest

Embassy Group to enter co-living segment, plans to build 20,000 beds. SimplyGuest among major players in the co-living segments.

Forbes India

Jul 2019SimplyGuest

Co-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 2019SimplyGuest

Start-ups fuel the Indian student housing movement. SimplyGuest among providers operating across major Indian cities.

Deccan Chronicle

Jul 2019SimplyGuest

Many 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 2019SimplyGuest

Start-ups fuel the Indian student housing movement. Student housing providers such as Stanza Living, Housr, Simplyguest currently operate across major cities.

Zee Business

Jul 2019SimplyGuest

The top 10 players in the organized student housing space collectively operating over 75,000 beds including SimplyGuest.

RealtyNXT

Jun 2019SimplyGuest

Top 10 Co-Living Space Providers in India — SimplyGuest featured for its housing options for singles, couples and working professionals.

LBB Bangalore

Jun 2019SimplyGuest

If 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 2019SimplyGuest

Can SimplyGuest fight off OYO, StayAbode, NestAway in the tight co-living market?

RP Realty Plus

Feb 2019SimplyGuest

Millennials 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 2019SimplyGuest

Co-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 2019SimplyGuest

Co-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 2018SimplyGuest

SimplyGuest, 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 2018SimplyGuest

SimplyGuest launched parking marketplace to solve parking woes of Bangaloreans.

YourStory

Jul 2018SimplyGuest

Not just Nestaway — startups acing the co-living spaces market. SimplyGuest founded by Mayank Pokharna and team.

Udaipur Times

Mar 2018SimplyGuest

The entrepreneurial bug bites, and when it bites, it stays. Mayank Pokharna began his career with startups and graduated to SimplyGuest.

YourStory

Jan 2018SimplyGuest

SimplyGuest 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 2018SimplyGuest

Mayank 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 2017SimplyGuest

SimplyGuest 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 Coliving

Mayank 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 Coliving

Everything Coliving x Outpost Club PR campaign and media coverage.

BBC Punjabi

Mayank Pokharna

BBC Punjabi coverage featuring Mayank Pokharna.

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