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Bengaluru's MNC techie with 6-figure salary turns weekend Rapido rider, sparks viral debate on the city's cost of livingA software developer from Bengaluru has gone viral for working as a Rapido rider on weekends. Despite a well-paying job at a multinational ...- Six-figure salary, MNC job but still driving taxi: Bengaluru techie left surprised after realising who is driver wasA Bengaluru software engineer was surprised to discover that his Rapido bike taxi rider was also a software developer working at a multinat...
- 15 minutes, 1 big lesson: How a routine bike ride became a powerful reminder of courage, responsibility and refusing to give upAn ordinary Rapido bike ride turned into a profound life lesson for Ankit Pandey. He encountered a young woman, the sole breadwinner for he...
- Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on India bets, Travis Kalanick, jobs in the AI era & moreUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi anticipates India becoming its largest market in a decade, highlighting dynamic growth and talent. The company i...
- Techie, a grad from NIT, reveals how she ended up as a Rapido driver for a while: ‘Giving you a glimpse of what failure looks like…’A former NIT Durgapur graduate, Rupanjana Mitra, shared her journey of career setbacks and personal struggles online. Her candid account of...
- PTM drama at its finest! Schoolgirl's epic 'jugaad' with Rapido rider as brother steals hearts onlineA schoolgirl facing a parent-teacher meeting after failing exams found a unique solution. She booked a Rapido ride and asked the driver to ...
- 'Din me employee, rat me Rapido drive': Watch viral video of a father who works for 15 hours to pay Rs 20 lakh loan EMIsAn Indian father works over 15 hours daily, juggling a day job and gig work to manage loan EMIs. The video shows him returning home late, p...
- From ₹40 Lakh Pay to Rapido Driver: Techie who bought ₹1.4 cr flat 2 year ago now struggles to pay ₹95k home loan EMI after layoffA former techie, once earning ₹40 lakh per annum salary, now drives a bike taxi to manage a ₹95,000 monthly home loan EMI after losing his ...
- Year Ender 2025: VC reshuffle continuesTech and startup Year Ender 2025: Happy Tuesday! Over the past few weeks, the ETtech team has tracked the most important stories that shape...
- Qcomm dials up gig-workers; Spiritual apps go offlineHappy Wednesday! Quick commerce platforms are increasing their onboarding of last-mile gig workers. This and more in today's ETtech Morning...
- He quit his job for a better role but now rides Rapido to pay EMIs; Noida engineer shares how tough the tech market has becomeA Noida-based IT engineer's struggle after quitting his job to find a better role highlights the current tech job market's uncertainty. Fac...
- The Economic Times Startup Awards 2025 specialHappy Saturday! The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) 2025 ceremony brought together startup leaders and policymakers in Bengaluru on Fr...
- Bengaluru techie in bike gets stranded amid heavy traffic. Rapido driver then becomes a unlikely heroA Bengaluru commuter's rented scooter ran out of fuel, leaving him stranded. A Rapido driver, booked for assistance, unexpectedly siphoned ...
- ETtech Explainer: Is the bike-taxi ban lifted in Bengaluru?Ride-hailing platforms Rapido, Ola, and Uber have made available the bike-taxi service option on their apps. However, the court has only su...
- When Rs 12 beats Rs 175: Bengaluru founder snubs costly auto prices, uses cheaper option to protest ‘stupid fares’Ather Energy co-founder Swapnil Jain’s simple bus ride has turned into a talking point across Bengaluru. He skipped a ₹175 auto fare for a ...
- IITian still remembers each of 75 rejections but went on to build a Rs 9,500 crore business. Who is Pavan Guntupalli, founder of Rapido?Pavan Guntupalli, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus, transformed a simple concept into Rapido, a bike-taxi service valued at ₹6,700 crore. Overcomin...
- Top tech and startup stories this weekWelcome to a new edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter packed with the most important stories this week. Let’s take a look.
- Cooking up a storm: Rapido’s foray will disrupt the food delivery market, say industry expertsTop sources in the know told ET Digital that Rapido’s foray will be in July via a model where commission costs could be lower or even as a ...
- Swiggy in talks to invest in Rapido as part of a larger financing roundIf the investment deal goes through it will help Swiggy enhance its last-mile delivery capabilities and bolster its quick commerce ambition...
- Bike service UberMOTO to debut in Bengaluru today; fares as low as Rs 3/kmTo be called UberMOTO, the service is aimed at tapping additional revenue streams in one of the world’s biggest markets for two-wheelers.
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