Culture & Policy News India competition watchdog sends notices to Ola, Uber over alleged price disparity across iPhone and Android Ola and Uber, two largest players in India’s ride hailing sector, have… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 23, 20252 minute read
News Startups Transportation Vanguard slashes Ola’s valuation to $2Bn Ola is once again seeing its valuation slashed by one of its… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 5, 20243 minute read
News Startups Ola, Uber to operate under new fixed fare structure in Indian state of Karnataka The transportation regulator in India’s southern IT Hub of Karntaka, has now… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 5, 20243 minute read
Business Electric News Ola signs MoU with Tamil Nadu govt, to invest ₹76.1 billion to build world’s largest EV hub With the rapid push for the electrification of vehicles, the onus is… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 21, 20233 minute read
Business Electric News Ola to start EV cab service pilot in Bengaluru: Report IPO-bound Ola has been working on electric vehicles for quite a while… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 4, 20232 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Edelweiss PE, others, pump $139Mn in Ola’s latest fundraise, valued at $7.3Bn Even as Ola is gearing up for its IPO (like many other… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 9, 20212 minute read
News Startups OLA stripped off its London operating license over passenger safety risks London is not turning out the best of the places when it… Shashank RajOctober 5, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Ola lays off 1400 employees as COVID-19 sends revenues crashing Joining the list of Indian unicorns laying off large number of employees,… Shalabha SarathMay 20, 20202 minute read
Business News Startups Ola CEO forgoes annual salary, company to put in ₹20 crores (~$2.6M) to support driver partners Ola, India’s biggest ride hailing platform, has come up with another plan… Upneet SinghMarch 29, 20203 minute read
Business News Startups Ola seeks government relaxations for its drivers in the form of interest free loans and tax free ‘holiday’ periods Ola, India’s biggest ride hailing service, wants the government to step in… Upneet SinghMarch 26, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Startups Ola announces financial relief for coronavirus affected drivers in India, Australia, but more needs to be done India-HQed ride hailing giant Ola, has announced setting up of a dedicated… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 23, 20202 minute read
Business News Uber claims it is the top ride hailing company in India with over 50% market share Uber had a okayish fourth quarter of 2019, as is evident from… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 8, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Startups Ola is ditching incentive-driven model for standardised commissions to retain drivers In a bid to overcome the supply crunch for drivers and to… Jeet SutharJanuary 6, 20202 minute read
Apps Business Consumer Tech India’s Ola gets approval to run on London streets Ola will now have their vehicles running the streets in London. Ola’s… Vinol TauroJuly 4, 20192 minute read
News Startups Ola Partners With EduKart To Help Its Driver Partners Access Quality Higher Education For Their Families Ola has today announced its partnership with EduKart, one of India’s largest online education… Jeet SutharJanuary 13, 2016One comment2 minute read
News Startups Ola Invests In Mapping Data From MapmyIndia To Strengthen Its GeoLocation Services Pretty much in sync with the developments taking place at its US… Deepanshu KhandelwalNovember 20, 2015No comments2 minute read
Business News Startups Ola Gulps In Additional $225 Million, Expected To Close Over $500 Million In Current Round Ola is continuing its aggressive cash building strategy to fight off its… Deepanshu KhandelwalSeptember 14, 2015No comments2 minute read
E-commerce Mobile News Productivity Startups Ola Enters Payments, Ties Up With Oyo, Saavn To Let Users Pay Using Ola Money Ola is entering the payments segment. In a fresh announcement today, India’s… Deepanshu KhandelwalAugust 24, 2015No comments2 minute read
