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The Bhavish Aggarwal-led EV maker is entering a market where demand is tanking and companies are struggling
No, it has nothing to do with leaving money on the table for investors
Limited options, absent subsidies, and the persisting lack of charging infrastructure are some of the reasons
The EV ride-hailing startup has grown its business thanks to cars leased from Gensol Engineering. But the weight of the ties may be too much to bear
Ola users gripe about frequent issues and subpar servicing. But the leading EV maker is focusing on addressing supply-chain issues and reducing production costs
After not going the whole hog with the UPI app BHIM—Juspay doesn’t want to lose an opportunity in mobility
GenAI startups building large language models saw investments pour in over the past year, with six-month-old Sarvam securing support from an early OpenAI backer. But what’s the endgame?
But that doesn’t make the ride-hailing startup immune to the problems that have plagued its rivals
While some internet companies brush off the global study on ideal working conditions for gig workers, others cleverly spin it to boost their PR game
Amid a flurry of activity, the US$5.4B-valued EV maker is sprinting to get the massive battery plant started within the next six months
The bike-taxi startup is way ahead of rivals Uber and Ola in market share, but maintaining its lead could be challenging if it stays reckless with customer safety
The auto major emerges as a dominant player in the taxi industry’s shift to EVs, offering the sole EV sedan—Xpres-T—and leaving ride-hailers eager to hop on board
Seven-year-old Everest Fleet rode the pandemic to become Uber’s biggest cab supplier
India’s overfunded and overvalued startups were built on the top of overvalued talent. Today, most startups have accepted drastically lower valuations, to avoid becoming “uninvestible”. But many professionals haven’t. They risk becoming the “unhireables”
The zero-commission app by Softbank-backed Juspay is already onboarded by India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). But even with all the king’s horses and all the king's men, Namma Yatri is nowhere close to conquering the Ola-Uber wall
While ride-hailing giants Uber and Ola failed to become profitable through rapid and massive expansion, four-year-old Blusmart is hoping to do so by doing just the opposite: running a tight ship in metro cities
Struggling startups fuel surge in M&A. Enter corporate development: critical in finding opportunities, boosting capabilities, and generating revenue through partnerships
Though younger startups are set to gain from Tiger Global’s smaller cheques and early-stage bets in India, they are wary of working with the investment giant
Surrounded by critics both inside and outside, Ola Electric has ramped up its public advocacy efforts. Crucial to its vision of creating a “new mobility ecosystem” are three pillars: an in-house ‘independent’ think tank, individuals with political ties at key positions, and Softbank’s lobbying power
One of the fastest Indian startups to enter the unicorn club, blue collar job portal Apna has an ambitious vision. All at once, it wants to be a social network, a classroom, and a job portal. In trying to be a jack of all trades, though, it could become a master of none
Once seen as dusty, hot, uncomfortable alternatives to cabs, auto-rickshaws have made a proper comeback in India. After all, who wants a closed AC car in a pandemic? Ride-hailing companies are now rushing to capture the auto market, but they all have very different advantages
Ola's success in ride-hailing led the startup to try its hand at everything from foodtech to financial services to EVs. With top leadership leaving, layoffs, and missed targets, things haven't gone to plan for CEO Bhavish Aggarwal
With 96% of its 33,000 leased-out cabs gathering dust in parking lots, Covid-19 has battered Ola Cabs’ dream of building a supply side to its on-demand ride-hailing business
Ola wants to go from 40 to 100 cloud kitchens this year, and from 100 to 600-700 within five years. The pandemic has put cloud kitchens on a level playing field with restaurants, but how far can Ola go dependent on Swiggy-Zomato's fleet, with Rebel Foods breathing down its back
Carpooling is off limits in the time of social distancing. The two ride-hailing giants have to now rethink the loss-making service in a post-Covid world fraught with taboos and tightened purse strings
In taking down Yes Bank, a bank dripping with bad assets, RBI inadvertently threw India’s digital ecosystem into a tizzy
The Indian government is pushing plug-in charging technology when the sector is moving towards battery-swapping. A new set of players are interested in the charging station business, but lack of consistent standards and tariff troubles are adding to their pile of problems
The too-soonicorn Ola Electric Mobility has an over-the-top ambitious plan to rule the shared and electric mobility ecosystem. Vehicle to platform, Ola Electric’s chosen a closed system of experiments, unlike SUN Mobility, which went the partnership way
From hotel chain OYO to payments giant Paytm, many late-stage Indian startups fired hundreds of employees over the past year as they look to trade growth for profitability
Uber Eats India's fickle, deal-seeking customer base and heavily loss-making operations weren't enough to deter Zomato from an acquisition. Here's why
Five-year-old Lithium boasts of big names like Google, Wipro, and Barclays among its clients. Despite the success, India’s largest EV fleet operator hasn’t reached its full potential
From none in 2010 to 28 as we enter 2020, India's stable of unicorns has grown to become the third largest in the world—beaten only by China and the US
After years of shying away from regulating online marketplaces, the Competition Commission of India will finally take up a case brought against both India’s largest online travel agent and budget hotel aggregator. The outcome of its probe into the two could reverberate through other sectors as well
Venture capitalists often let their investments do the talking. And talk they do. From $100-million Series A rounds to $500+ million funding rounds, India has had enough and more investor interest and shifting investment patterns of late. We decided to map that interest with data from the last three years
With WeWork’s planned IPO seemingly doomed—at least for the foreseeable future—it’s time to look at how SoftBank’s big Indian bets are positioned for the future
The intercity cab segment is not for everyone. And Ola-Uber are painfully aware of this. With Savaari’s experience and newfound profitability, SoftBank’s interest can’t be too far behind
In food-tech, cloud kitchens are the hot new thing. But scaling cooking might turn out to be way harder than scaling delivery
India’s largest bike-taxi business Rapido wants to do 1 million rides a day in 2019. Except their business isn’t completely legal yet
Uber is going public today. Lyft, in the US, already has. Amid newly-minted millionaires, what of cities that have gone poorer on the liveability index? Finally, there is cold, hard evidence. Ride-sharing has only made cities more congested, slowed down traffic. Indian cities aren’t faring any better
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