Product Details:
Yado is an innovative SaaS platform built specifically for the hostel ecosystem. It addresses the inefficiencies of traditional hostel management, where owners rely on registers or spreadsheets, and tenants struggle to find trustworthy accommodation.

The platform consists of two dedicated apps:

• Manager/Owner App: Enables hostel owners to digitize tenant onboarding, manage rent collection, track complaints and expenses, monitor employees, and generate verified digital lease contracts using Aadhaar-based e-signatures.
• Tenant App: Provides tenants with secure onboarding, digital contracts, direct communication with their hostel, and in future, a discovery marketplace where only verified tenants can rate hostels, ensuring authenticity.

Key Features:

• Digital tenant onboarding with ID verification
• Rent tracking and digital payments
• Complaints and expense management
• Employee management for hostel staff
• Aadhaar-based e-sign digital lease contracts
• Secure communication between tenants and managers
• Verified tenant ratings (planned)
• Marketplace for hostel discovery (future roadmap)

Uniqueness:
Unlike fragmented solutions or generic property management tools, Yado is purpose-built for hostels, combining both management and discovery in one ecosystem. The dual-app model ensures better security and user experience, while Aadhaar-based contracts add legal validity and trust.

Scalability & Roadmap:

• Phase 1: SaaS subscription model (₹699/property/month) focused on Kochi pilots and early adopters.
• Phase 2: Expansion across Kerala and South India, introducing the tenant-side marketplace and additional services like GST compliance tools and analytics.
• Phase 3: Branded hostel operations with a central hub system, controlling food, maintenance, and services for networked hostels under the Yado brand.

Yado’s mission is to digitize, unify, and scale hostel management and discovery across India, creating efficiency for owners and trust for tenants.