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Uber posts $1 bn loss for July-Sept as growth in bookings slows
Uber Technologies Inc said on Wednesday that growth in bookings for its ride-hailing and delivery services rose 6 percent in the ....
Ola’s chief people officer Susheel Balakrishnan quits
Susheel Balakrishnan, the chief people officer at ride-hailing app Ola, has resigned from the firm after a six-month stint. Ola, ....
After driving around Australia and UK, Ola makes New Zealand foray
Cashed up and on a roll, Indian cab-hailing app Ola will now drive around New Zealand, continuing its global launching spree that ....
India’s competition watchdog dismisses price-fixing charges against Uber, Ola
In response to a complaint against cab aggregators Uber and Ola, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ruled that the ....
Hundreds of Ola, Uber drivers go on strike seeking higher fares
Hundreds of drivers for ride-hailing giant Uber and its local rival Ola went on strike in the two biggest Indian cities, ....
It’s official: Ola-owned Foodpanda acquires Holachef
Foodpanda India, the online food delivery firm owned by cab hailing company Ola, has acquired shuttered food-tech startup Holachef ....
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal may invest $100 mn in Ola
Richer after his exit from his first venture Flipkart, Sachin Bansal seems all set to make his biggest personal investment ever ....
Uber to expand to more Indian cities, plans shift to electric vehicles
Cab aggregator Uber Technologies Inc. plans to expand to more cities in India and grow other services such as bike-hailing, a ....
Can bike taxi startups ride their way to growth?
This is the final of a three-part series that analyses India’s transport aggregation sector. You can read the previous parts here and ....
Why MakeMyTrip’s Deep Kalra is worried about the future of Indian startups
MakeMyTrip chairman and group chief executive officer Deep Kalra has warned about a potential takeover of the Indian startup ecosystem ....
Ola’s new initiative uses AI to ensure customer safety
Homegrown cab-hailing major Ola, run by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd, on Tuesday launched project Guardian, a real-time monitoring ....
As Ola-owned Foodpanda absorbs Holachef, employees and vendors claim a raw deal
On a humid afternoon in Powai—Mumbai’s startup hub—a middle-aged man came calling at the second-floor office ....
Shuttl to absorb Commut’s local ops as Careem acqui-hires bus aggregator
UAE-headquartered ride-hailing firm Careem has acqui-hired app-based Indian bus shuttle operator Commut as it readies to launch ....
Ola dials Naspers, Temasek and others for new investment round: Report
ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which owns ride-hailing company Ola, is in discussions with South African internet conglomerate Naspers ....
Can transport aggregation services scale beyond cabs?
This is the first of a three-part series that analyses India's transport aggregation sector. In India, cab aggregators ....
Ola raises $50 mn from two new Chinese investors
Cab-hailing app Ola, run by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd, has raised $50 million (around Rs 360 crore) from two new Chinese investors ....
Ola founders, Temasek to acquire 10% stake in ride-hailing firm
Ola’s co-founders, along with Singapore’s state investment arm Temasek, are in the process of buying out a less than ....
Two more senior executives quit cab aggregator Ola
Cab-hailing firm Ola, run by Bengaluru-based ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd, has seen some more senior-level exits. Saikiran Krishnamurthy, ....
Why DSG Consumer-backed Tazzobikes skid to a halt after a two-year run
Hyderabad-based bike rental firm Tazzo Technologies Pvt. Ltd has shut down its operations less than two years since its inception ....
Aim to aid local startups but not looking at protectionism: IndiaTech CEO Kailasam
The debate around a ‘level-playing field’ for Indian startups intensified towards the end of 2016 when Flipkart co-founder ....
SoftBank steps up search for India head, engages headhunting firm
Japanese telecom and Internet conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp is aggressively on the lookout for a suitable candidate to lead ....