Backed for the long journey.

Vice Chairman & CEO, HCL Healthcare · Director, HCL Corporation

A director of HCL Corporation — the holding company of the HCL Group founded by Shiv Nadar — and a board member of HCLTech, a $14B+ global technology firm. As Vice Chairman & CEO of HCL Healthcare he has built one of India's largest corporate health platforms, and serves as a trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation.

Chairman, Aarin Capital · Former CFO & Board Member, Infosys

The first Indian CFO to list a company on NASDAQ, he helped scale Infosys from $5M to $3.5B. A Padma Shri awardee and co-founder of Akshaya Patra, he now chairs Aarin Capital and is among India's most prolific backers of consumer, education and technology founders.

Chairman, Manipal Education & Medical Group · Founder, Claypond Capital

A physician turned institution-builder, he grew Manipal Hospitals into one of India's largest private hospital networks. Through his family office Claypond Capital he backs high-growth founders across consumer, fintech, healthtech and edtech.

Founder & Managing Director, Kalaari Capital

A pioneer of Indian venture capital, she built enterprise-software companies in Silicon Valley before returning to found Kalaari Capital, a leading early-stage firm in Bengaluru. She has backed and mentored a generation of India's consumer-internet companies and is among the country's most influential investors.

Of the Kanoo family of Bahrain · YBA Kanoo Group

From one of the Gulf's oldest and largest family business houses — the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group, founded in 1890 — with deep interests in travel, shipping and logistics across the Middle East. A strategic anchor for ORN's growth through the Gulf gateway.

Chairman of the Board

KK Menon (or Unni how he is fondly referred to as) is an experienced professional with a career spanning over 4 decades with one of the most powerful business families in the Middle East, the Kanoo Group. He was last serving as the CEO of the Kanoo Innovation Division. He brings a depth of knowledge and experience in industries like travel, technology, shipping and oil and has played a pivotal role in shaping the Kanoo Group as a leading conglomerate over the last 44 years.

Board Advisor

Swami Swaminathan was the Executive Chairman of Manipal Health Enterprises, a leader in the healthcare industry in India with 16 hospitals, over 5,000+ beds, connecting with over 2 million patients annually, supported by over 2,000 doctors and 6,000 nurses and support staff. Prior to joining Manipal Health Enterprises he was the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Infosys BPO with annual revenues of over USD 600 million. Swami led the firm, building a 25,000+ team worldwide of over 65+ different nationalities, with global operations in 6 centers in India and over 18 centers outside India across the Americas, Europe, LATAM and APAC.

Recognised as a thought leader in the industry, Swami is a keynote speaker at many global conferences.

Board Advisor

Andrew has held numerous senior management and director roles as part of his 25-year stint in the tourism industry, including at the Melbourne Convention Bureau, Tourism Victoria and the South Australian Tourism Commission, and is a former Managing Director of Tourism Australia.

During his time as Managing Director of Tourism Australia, Mr McEvoy worked with the industry to embed the Tourism 2020 Strategy — with its aim to double the value of overnight expenditure — a target the country is on track to achieve.

Mr McEvoy is also experienced in the media, most recently as the Managing Director of Life, Media and Events at Fairfax. He is currently the Chairman of the Sealink Travel Group (SLK) and sits on the boards of Ingenia (INA) and the Lux Group, owner of Luxury Escapes.

Founder and Group CEO

Vinay is a technology and travel entrepreneur with a track record of building global businesses at scale. He founded VIA.com and grew it across more than 60 countries, creating a technology-led travel platform with a truly international footprint. Over the years, he has continued to build at the intersection of technology, travel distribution and consumer experience, including TripFactory, which expanded that journey into large-scale holiday retail and operations. Today, Vinay is focused on building ORN into a new global travel platform — one designed to make travel more intelligent, personalised and seamless by bringing together AI, technology, mobility, supply and operations in a single ecosystem. His ambition is to build a global travel company from India that can serve millions of travellers, create economic opportunities across markets and fundamentally rethink how journeys are discovered, designed, booked and delivered.

Co-founder and Group COO

Amit is a technologist and operator with a deep interest in using technology to solve complex real-world problems at scale. As Co-Founder and CTO of VIA.com, he helped build the technology platform that supported the company’s expansion across more than 60 countries. His work has spanned travel technology, consumer behaviour, analytics, product design and operational efficiency, giving him a deep understanding of how technology can improve both the traveller experience and the economics of a travel business. At ORN, Amit brings that experience to the operating core of the company, helping shape the systems, processes and technology that power intelligent journeys and global delivery at scale. He is an alumnus of IIT Roorkee and was awarded a gold medal by the President of India.

Co-founder and Group CTO

Varun is a technology leader with extensive experience in building and scaling large consumer and transaction platforms. He was part of the early technology team at VIA.com and later served as its CTO for more than five years, during which he helped scale the engineering organisation, launch new products and modernise the platform’s backend architecture for international growth. Before VIA, Varun also founded LifeMojo, an e-commerce platform focused on wellness products and services. At ORN, Varun leads the technology vision and engineering organisation, building the intelligence, platform architecture and infrastructure required to power a deeply personalised global travel experience at scale. He holds a B.Tech in Computer Science from NSIT, Delhi.

Co-founder and Head of Global Supply

Ankit brings deep expertise in travel procurement, distribution and revenue management. Before ORN, he built and operated a leading airline wholesale business in Eastern India, handling approximately $100 million in airline ticket sales annually. His experience spans large-scale airline procurement, hotel contracting, wholesale distribution and commercial optimisation. At ORN, Ankit leads global supply and revenue management, building the airline, hotel, transport and destination partnerships that underpin the platform. His focus is on creating a strong global supply network while using scale, contracting intelligence and revenue management to deliver better availability, pricing and value for ORN travellers.

Co-founder and Head of Marketing

Ankush leads brand, growth and demand generation at ORN, shaping how travellers discover, understand and engage with the ORN way of travelling. He works across brand strategy, performance marketing, content and consumer acquisition, bringing together creative storytelling and commercial discipline. His focus is on turning ORN’s product and technology vision into a distinctive consumer proposition while building scalable demand across markets. At ORN, Ankush is responsible for creating a global brand that makes intelligent, personalised travel easier to understand, trust and choose.