Ola, Didi Kuaidi, Lyft and GrabTaxi Form Grand Alliance Against Uber
It used to be lots of Davids against a Goliath, but now the Davids have all decided to gang up. Ride sharing apps…
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Indian Startups Pitch In To Help With Chennai Floods
Chennai has been hit by record levels of rainfall over the last few days. The rains have left thousands of people stranded, shut down offices and businesses, and 188 lives have been lost. But amidst the gloom, there’s some hope. Indian startups are going out of their way to help Chennai’s stricken populance in any way they can. Here are some Indian startups that have pitched in to help with the Chennai floods.
Ola Leads The Cab Race With Fresh Funding Of $500 Million
Ola, India’s largest cab aggregator in stiff competition with Uber of USA adds another feather to its financial cap by raising $500 million (Rs 3,300 crore) in its latest round of funding. The deal has propelled Ola ahead of Uber in the cab-hailing startups race. This also takes Ola, which very recently got into the grocery business, to a valuation high of $5 billion.
Ola Turns Twitter Trend On Its Head, Deploys Boats In Chennai
When jokes about Ola Boats began surfacing on the web following the rains in Chennai, the cab hailing company did the unthinkable – it managed to deploy actual boats to help out those in need.
Ola Launches Its Digital Wallet, Ola Money
Ola cabs, India’s largest cab hailing service has launched a dedicated mobile app, Ola Money. “Do more with Ola money for a fast, seamless shopping experience”, the app claims, “because shopping online isn’t exactly a fun thing to do.” It identifies Paytm, backed by Alibaba group and FreeCharge, owned by Snapdeal, as competitors.
Largest Taxi Aggregator In China Is Fuelling Ola To Make Things Hard For Uber
War between Ola and Uber is getting more and more intense with every passing day and soon it may be even spill beyond the streets of India. Didi Kuaidi, China’s biggest Taxi aggregator app backed by Alibaba is planning to invest in homegrown Ola
Ola introduces Number Masking To Protect Customers’ Privacy
ompany has now released a safety feature that will keep all the users number private. From now onwards even drivers will not be able to see them.
A Cleantech Finnish Startup “Split” Is Entering Indian App Based Taxi Market
Ola and Uber might have a competitor in India soon – Split, a ride-sharing Finnish. Split, a ride-sharing Finnish startup with operations in Washington DC, is aiming to grab a share of the fiercely competitive app-based cab hailing business in India dominated by Uber and Ola
Ola Starts A Grocery Delivery Service
On-demand cab service provider Ola cabs is expanding its wings beyond the cab business. The Bangalore-based startup, which has been giving Uber a…