Rapido raises $240 million from Prosus, WestBridge, Accel; valuation hits $3 billionUrban mobility startup Rapido has secured $240 million in a funding round led by Prosus, valuing the company at $3 billion. This raise is p...
15 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Oracle leaves freshers in limbo; D2C carts go coldHappy Friday! Oracle has started pulling back campus offers from top institutes, leaving students caught in the crossfire. This and more in...
15 May, 2026, 08.26 AM IST
Uber's India data centre bet; Cyber cover meets AI riskUber will establish its first data centre in India with the Adani Group. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
13 May, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
In India, $1 housekeepers spark a consumer, worker frenzy despite safety risksSome Indian startups are offering house help for as little as $1 an hour, attracting thousands of women seeking work and consumers eager fo...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
Of rides & rivals: Travis Kalanick on Uber’s capital strategy, competition with LyftTravis Kalanick said the Uber–Lyft rivalry became a battle for venture capital as much as riders. Uber used fundraising as a strategic weap...
15 Mar, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Uber cofounder Kalanick launches Atoms in specialised robotics pushKalanick is betting that task-specific machines are the key to improving industrial productivity. He is expanding and renaming City Stora...
14 Mar, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Uber loses UK Supreme Court appeal over tax on rival appsUber had brought the case following a 2021 decision by the United Kingdom's Supreme Court that its drivers were workers, which had an impac...
29 Jul, 2025, 02.47 PM IST
Uber bets big on India’s tech talent, incentivises innovation around sustainabilityManikandan Thangarathnam, Senior Director, Engineering, Uber India, on Uber's transformative journey and insights into its future projects
04 Nov, 2023, 10.00 AM IST
Uber announces startup challenge to fast-track adoption of sustainable mobilityUber will awards the winning startup a grant of $120,000 (about Rs 1 crore), and the top three entries would be given mentorship sessions w...
03 Oct, 2023, 06.36 PM IST
Uber partners with Startup India, iCreate on innovation fund to drive adoption of EVsThe 'Green Mobility Innovation Challenge', which will be hosted on the Startup India portal, invites submissions from individuals and start...
30 Sep, 2021, 09.43 PM IST
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announces launch of bike-sharing service UberMOTOUber launched its bike-sharing service in a few other Indian cities, including Bengaluru, earlier this year but has faced regulatory resist...
14 Dec, 2016, 10.29 AM IST
Vibrant Gujarat first Startup Summit kicks offThe key objective of the VG Startup Summit is to attract the brightest entrepreneurial minds from across the nation to ideate, innovate and...
21 Oct, 2016, 05.48 PM IST
Uber mentoring 50 startups via exchange programmeA clutch of startups on Friday asked Uber's global chief technical officer Thuan Pham how over-hiring could be avoided when building a comp...
12 Mar, 2016, 04.14 AM IST
I lose sleep over competition, says Uber CEOHe lauded the action plan announced by the government to promote startups in the country and said the move is "putting fuel on the fire".
17 Jan, 2016, 12.28 PM IST
Those who make magic see the future before anybody else: Uber CEO Travis KalanickKalanick, who is obviously no stranger to the uniquely Indian phrase 'jugaad', or innovating on the fly, said the key to successful entrepr...
17 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Uber partners with Invest India to mentor budding Indian entrepreneursAt the end of the uberEXCHANGE program, Uber said it will fly 10 startups to San Francisco, and introduce entrepreneurs to global investors.
06 Jan, 2016, 03.38 PM IST
Uber will continue running in Germany, even though the country just banned the serviceThough a Frankfurt court has officially banned Uber in Germany, ride-sharing startup has decided to keep its drivers on road while it appea...
03 Sep, 2014, 03.13 PM IST