Devaiah expressed his views as, “We feel like Google is a million steps ahead of us in data, technology, money. They could crush us, but Google is paying for Street View, and we’ve crowdsourced our data.”

First Step towards Achieving the Dream

Devaiah then started looking for investment. He applied in an accelerator program called 500 Startups. His application got accepted which was the first for an Indian startup. It gave TeliportMe an excellent access to U.S. funds and influencers it wouldn’t have had otherwise.

Early this year, TeliportMe launched the 360 android app which recently hit its million-user mark. Devaiah said, “People are taking panoramas mostly when they’re out and about, exploring a new area, or on a trip — exactly the kinds of user cases our team wants.”

Devaiah now plans to grow the team in India. He has already decided who the first two or three people would be. He believes that TeliportMe is just a small step towards his dream of actualizing the amusing concept of Teleporting.