Friday, April, 19, 2024 03:42:34
Home
Ola in discussions to acquire 26% stake in carpooling app sRide
Ola in discussions to acquire 26% stake in carpooling app sRide
  • The negotiations are currently believed to be at the diligence stage
  • Numerous investment firms might pump in capital in a fresh round or could participate alongside Ola to invest in sRide
Ola, the India-based ride hailing platform owned by ANI Technologies is reportedly in talks to invest in carpooling platform sRide. As per trusted sources, the potential investment of Ola is being pegged at INR 30 crore, taking the total valuation of sRide to INR 100-150 crore. Reportedly, the negotiations are currently believed to be at the diligence stage and could witness the SoftBank-backed Ola gain a stake of about 26 percent and upwards in the carpooling startup. According to sources aware of the developments, numerous top of the line venture capital firms have also shown interest in sRide. It is being reported that the investment firms might pump in capital in a fresh round in the company or could participate alongside Ola. Reportedly, if the deal is successful, it would be the first institutional funding raised by sRide. As per the data on the firm on Crunchbase, it had raised around USD 1 million in angel funding in 2016 and is being largely bootstrapped since its launch. According to a report published by TechCircle, the firm is operational in Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Pune. For the record, sRide was established by Columbia Business School alumni Nitin Chadha, who has had stints with Motorola and Infosys Technologies, and Lakshna Chadha Jha. The company has reportedly tied up with numerous foremost corporate giants such as Capgemini, MasterCard, Wipro, Infosys, and Tata Consultancy Services. Institutional investors have reportedly begun to demonstrate interest in India’s still-nascent carpooling vertical, as they anticipate cashing in on the wider urban mobility sphere. Last year, car and bike pooling app Quick Ride was in discussions to raise USD 4 million in a funding round led by venture capital major Sequoia Capital.

 

About The Author

Saloni Walimbe

Saloni Walimbe

An avid reader since childhood, Saloni Walimbe boasts of a post graduate MBA-Marketing qualification under her belt. She is currently following her passion for content creation by penning down insightful articles on express-journal.com, related to the latest industry and business happenings. She has also spent two years as a content writer in the advertising field. Aside from her professional work, she is an ardent animal lover and enjoys movies, music and books in her spare time. she can be contacted at- [email protected] | https://twitter.com/WalimbeSaloni/

Related Posts