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From India to Harvard and Beyond: Naren Shaam's Unicorn Journey
11 Jan 2022
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5 min read
Naren Shaam had one audacious mission: to unify global transport under a single system. One place to search, compare, and book every way a person can move — trains, buses, flights, ferries — across borders, in seconds. Today, Omio spans 46 countries. Every second of every day, someone is traveling on a ticket they booked through Naren’s platform. That’s over a billion people a year. This is a story about risk, resilience, and the commitment to keep going when you're the only one who believes.
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