tooro
A social media app for food lovers, built for every city in India and powered by Swiggy.
Visit tooro.inHey there, I’m
Manendra Singh
Founder · Author · PhD researcher
I love building things, binge-reading Wikipedia pages at night, and I’m obsessed with open-source systems and space.
01 — Ventures
Things I’ve built
Hostelbee
Brokerage-free hostel finding for students, so moving to a new city doesn’t start with a broker’s fee.
Visit hostelbee.comNector
SoftwareProperty management software, built by my team and used by property owners in India, the US and the UK.
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02 — Book
Into a Monk
Part I
What happens when you leave behind the life you know, only to discover that the real journey is not outside you, but within?
- Author
- Manendra Singh
- Publisher
- Bee15 Books
- Available on
- Amazon
- Author email
- writermanendrasingh@gmail.com
03 — In Media
Featured in
- The Times of India
- The Economic Times
- Sunday Money
- Dainik Jagran
- Hindustan
Award · April 15, 2026
Top 10 Young Founders to Watch, 2026
Named to Sunday Money’s annual list of young founders to watch, and profiled as the founder and CEO of Hostelbee.
“Two Lakh Visitors. Zero Brokers. One Big Bet.”
- Publication
- Sunday Money
- Edition
- signalX Media Special Edition
04 — Research
PhD research
Thesis
Integrated Reverse Supply Chain Management with Urban E-Waste Systems
My doctoral work builds a reverse supply chain model that brings India’s informal e-waste collectors into the formal recycling sector, with a focus on Delhi.
- Institution
- Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra
- Status
- Thesis submission expected 2027