Tushar Khandelwal

Travel‑first founder who builds consumer travel products that connect people: Tushar co‑founded Voyagin (a tours & activities marketplace focused on Japan/Asia) and scaled it through partnerships and product growth, culminating in a majority acquisition by Rakuten. He later founded TourHero to enable community‑led group travel and creator‑centric trip products. techcrunch+2

Operator with community and product roots: early roles (Community Developer at Producteev, Project Manager at JUMP Bikes, student leadership at Columbia) show hands‑on product/operations and community building experience that feed into his later work running marketplaces and creator programs. torre+1

International, multicultural background informs product perspective: he was raised/educated in Japan (St. Mary’s International School), studied engineering at Columbia in the U.S., and has worked across Tokyo, Singapore and New York — a background that has shaped his focus on inbound travel, localized experiences, and cross‑border product growth. torre+2

Recognized industry profile and public storyteller: covered in major outlets (Forbes, TechCrunch) and featured in interviews where he frames product lessons and post‑acquisition learnings, signaling credibility within the travel‑tech ecosystem. forbes+2