Rs 4.8 crore flows into Mumbai-based on-demand bus aggregator CityFlo from IDG ventures, othersThe two-month-old startup will use the new funds to aggressively map bus routes in Mumbai and then expand to other cities.
03 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Taxi-hailing app Uber to start a peer-to-peer ride-sharing model in Punjab“The agreement will help both consumers and the state reap the benefits of ride sharing and the growing on demand, digital economy,” said A...
30 Oct, 2015, 03.44 AM IST
Bike taxis for Bengaluru by One on OneBengaluru will soon have bike taxis too. One on One, a city-based startup is planning the initiative with 50 bikes in its first phase, star...
20 Aug, 2015, 10.07 AM IST
Ola to start shuttle bus services by aggregating tourist and chartered buses on its platform"They started with taxis and moved to autos. It wants to establish itself as a transport tech platform rather than be dependent on one mode...
21 Jul, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
Meru Cabs toys with the idea of public carpooling, starts pilot drive in MumbaiMeru, which recently raised $50 million from investor IVFA, expects to launch the service, for private car owners to share rides with other...
08 Jul, 2015, 02.46 AM IST
Uber ropes in First Advantage to vet driver partnersFirst Advantage has worked with about 45,000 organizations worldwide processing over 23 million screens annually, according to its website.
02 Feb, 2015, 08.00 PM IST
Ride sharing app Tripda raises $11 million in series A fundingAs such, car-pooling differs from the taxi-aggregation services offered by companies like Ola, Uber and TaxiForSure that link commercial dr...
29 Jan, 2015, 08.15 PM IST
Oh Kolkata! Uber, Ola get legitimacy in West BengalUber plans to enrol under the new rules, making Kolkata, the first city in India, where the San Francisco-based company will come under the...
15 Jan, 2015, 08.41 PM IST
Auto aggregators like Ola growing in number and driving into new citiesThe battle brewing in the western Indian city could be a precursor for more action in other areas as technology-based companies look to org...
15 Jan, 2015, 08.21 AM IST
Delhi rape case: 5 reasons why banning taxi companies may not be a good ideaDrivers earn more, riders pay less... City commuting was never this convenient. Why the ban then?, ask users and investors.
10 Dec, 2014, 07.06 AM IST
Ban on Uber leaves 2,000 drivers at crossroadsSeveral drivers who worked for Uber said they would be stranded to payback the loans they had taken to buy cars such as the Swift Dzire and...
09 Dec, 2014, 05.23 AM IST
Before offering auto-rickshaw ride, TaxiForSure to launch its lowest-cost segment using Tata Nano“Apart from being cost-effective, Nanos are also compact cars and help get around roads faster,” said Raghunandan G, CEO of TaxiForSure sai...
24 Nov, 2014, 10.25 AM IST
Uber ties up with M&M, Maruti, Tata Motors, Toyota, financiers to fund drivers in buying carsDrivers interested in partnering with Uber can purchase vehicles with a down payment of as low as Rs 60,000 and at subsidised interest rate...
10 Nov, 2014, 08.11 AM IST
Self-drive car sharing company Zoomcar raises $8 million venture funding led by Sequoia CapitalZoom, which claims to be doubling revenue every quarter, will also expand its fleet to more than 1,500 cars in one year.
31 Oct, 2014, 12.42 PM IST
Olacabs raises $210 million from Japan’s SoftBank Corp; enters $1b ClubThe taxi service aggregator joins the league of India’s most valuable startups and squares off against Uber as well as other such ventures.
25 Oct, 2014, 03.50 PM IST
Olacabs raises $210 million from Japan’s SoftBank Corp; enters $1b ClubThe taxi service aggregator joins the league of India’s most valuable startups and squares off against Uber as well as other such ventures.
25 Oct, 2014, 09.48 AM IST
- Everstone Capital buys majority stake in R&R Salons
Private equity firm Everstone Capital has acquired a significant stake in R&R Salons, a Bangalore-based company that operates the YLG salon...
22 May, 2012, 03.18 AM IST