The Logistics Infrastructure Gap Slowing India’s Tourism Boom
Tue Feb 03 2026
India hosts massive public gatherings, but the systems that support crowd safety, storage, and movement still struggle to keep up. In this episode of the ExitFund Podcast, Manjunath Jakkur Munigowda, Founder of SafeCloak, shares how smart locker infrastructure is built and scaled across railways, temples, pilgrimages, and large events. Drawing from work across 26+ cities, he explains why peak demand can’t be planned using averages, why buffer capacity matters, and why trust and uptime matter more than speed.
The conversation explores real challenges of IoT-backed public infrastructure in India, from demand swings and network failures to pricing differences and scaling hardware safely.
In this episode, we cover:
Why crowd infrastructure and short-term storage are often overlooked business opportunities
How pilgrimages and large events influence product design and capacity planning
Why planning extra capacity is critical for businesses that face peak demand
How IoT, cloud systems, and security help build trust at scale
Why pricing and usage change across different locations and user groups
What founders need to standardize before scaling a physical infrastructure business
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IntroIndia’s ₹20 lakh crore tourism sector moves billions annually across railways, airports, and tourist hubs, yet safety, storage, and crowd-flow infrastructure struggles to keep up. SafeCloak, built by Manjunath Jakkur Munigowda, closes this gap with IoT-enabled short-term storage across 26+ cities, 60+ locations, serving 360K+ customers.
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India hosts massive public gatherings, but the systems that support crowd safety, storage, and movement still struggle to keep up. In this episode of the ExitFund Podcast, Manjunath Jakkur Munigowda, Founder of SafeCloak, shares how smart locker infrastructure is built and scaled across railways, temples, pilgrimages, and large events. Drawing from work across 26+ cities, he explains why peak demand can’t be planned using averages, why buffer capacity matters, and why trust and uptime matter more than speed. The conversation explores real challenges of IoT-backed public infrastructure in India, from demand swings and network failures to pricing differences and scaling hardware safely. In this episode, we cover: Why crowd infrastructure and short-term storage are often overlooked business opportunities How pilgrimages and large events influence product design and capacity planning Why planning extra capacity is critical for businesses that face peak demand How IoT, cloud systems, and security help build trust at scale Why pricing and usage change across different locations and user groups What founders need to standardize before scaling a physical infrastructure business Follow ExitFund for more conversations on how real businesses are built in complex, capital-intensive markets. IntroIndia’s ₹20 lakh crore tourism sector moves billions annually across railways, airports, and tourist hubs, yet safety, storage, and crowd-flow infrastructure struggles to keep up. SafeCloak, built by Manjunath Jakkur Munigowda, closes this gap with IoT-enabled short-term storage across 26+ cities, 60+ locations, serving 360K+ customers.