Uber to launch UberPOOL in BengaluruUberPool will join other carpooling services such as BlaBlaCar, Ridingo, Tripda and Meru Cabs who have launched such a service in India.
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...
List of apps to take care of all your needsA new reports indicates that smart-phone subscription in India has increased. Here are some apps that the tech-savvy are using everyday.
Carzonrent buys startup Ridingo; aims Rs 6000 crore sales in 5 yearsThe company has decided to make investments into technology, infrastructure and people to build a safe and sustainable ecosystem.
Taxi aggregator Carzonrent buys Bengaluru-based startup Ridingo, starts ride-sharing tripWith this acquisition, Carzonrent is expecting its ride-sharing biz to be 75% of its total business in the next five years.
What clicks in the startup domain and what does not? No one knowsYo!Potato was a Chennai startup that called out to couch potatoes. Order from any number of restaurants and deliver it would. No shipping c...
Sol Primero puts Rs 1.5 crore in SmartPocket for clearing up loyalty cards issuesSmartPocket will use the funds on product development, acquire users and form partnerships with offline businesses.
Sharing economy: Do you care to share, India?Businesses which run in a sharing economy find it tough here, where conservation and sharing space with strangers is still new.
Sharing economy fails to gain ground in Indian market as startups wary of modelThe sharing or collaborative economy is premised on the concept of sharing idle products and services with others.
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...
French carpooling company BlaBlaCar driving into India when aggregators are stuck in a jamIndia is the first stop in Asia, for the 10-year old company that has built an online community of 10 million across 13 countries so far.
Cops back carpooling with an offer of safetyCops are using social media to promote the concept, especially among IT employees travelling towards Whitefield and Electronics City, the n...
Startups offering ride-shares set to gain as taxi aggregators face roadblocks across statesRide sharing is poised to gain customer interest as taxi aggregators in several states face the heat of scrutiny from authorities that have...
Ride-sharing platform Tripda arrives in India; joins local playersStarted less than a year ago in Brazil, the Rocket Internet-backed company is already in 12 countries across Asia and the Americas.
Powai, Koramangala & Okhla: A close look at India's startup hubsEven in pre-liberalised India, major industries were clustered around a region. Now, startups are choosing colonies or villages adjoining m...
Carpooling gets a push from technology startupsIn the past year at least half a dozen startups have come up that link car owners travelling to similar destinations in technology hubs.