OLA Cabs Success Story

Taking a can or hiring cars for cross city travels has always been a huge issue in the Indian society. Stuck in a similar situation, abandoned in the middle of the road by his cab driver, this young entrepreneur decided to take matters into his own hands. Homegrown cab aggregator startup Ola Cabs was born when Bhavish Aggarwal found himself in the middle of a trip from Bangalore to Bandipur, having a horrible experience.

Ola Cabs became the collective prodigy of Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, owned by ANI Technologies Pvt., Ltd. After a humble beginning in 2010, Ola became one of the fastest growing startups in India, beating its global rivals Uber and Meru Cabs.  By 2014, the company spread to more than 100 cities pocketing a network of more than 200,000 cars. Clocking more than 150,000 bookings per day, Ola held over 60% of the market share in India. What started off as a cross city cab aggregator company soon launched mini cabs for city travel in Bangalore and Delhi NCR. With a base price of Rs.150 for the first six kilometers and an introductory price of Rs. 12 per kilometer, Ola became the cheapest AC cab services.

Till date, the company claims to have a user base of 125 million in India and a network of over one million driver-partners across 110 cities. The company has also raised close to $1.1 billion from investors, including Tencent and SoftBank.

Watch the amazing story of how Bhavish Agarwal and Ankit Bhati transformed the Indian cab rental industry here!