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Bike Tax Service Baxi Plans to Roll Out a Hyperlocal Delivery Model

26Dec By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Bike Tax Service Baxi Plans to Roll Out a Hyperlocal Delivery Model

Gurgaon-based 74 BC Technologies, which owned and operated bike taxi service Baxi, is reportedly in the process to launch a hyper-local delivery model. For this, the company has tied up with two major FMCG brands. Baxi had raised Rs 10 crore in 2015 from a host of well-known early-stage investors and is in the final stages of launching its hyper-local delivery service, which is expected to go live in January. The company has also partnered with home-grown consumer goods brand Patanjali Industries and dairy major Mother Dairy. As part of the pivot, Baxi will rebrand as B-fresh, and will deliver goods, across the dairy, fruits and vegetables, drugs and other household items to consumers spread across Gurgaon and certain parts of Delhi. “The idea was to tie up wit...

20Apr By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

FUNDING

Rapido Raises Funding From Pawan Munjal, Rajan Anandan & Others

Bike taxi operator Rapido has received undisclosed amount of funding from a clutch of investors, including Hero MotoCorp Chairman Pawan Munjal, Google India head Rajan Anandan and early stage investment firms AdvantEdge Partners, Astarc Ventures and Tesellate Ventures among others. "Rapido is a commendable initiative and has the potential to generate significant employment, besides making convenient motorised transport accessible to the masses. With their strong background and passion, I believe that the founders of Rapido are well positioned to deliver on their promise," Munjal, who invested in his personal capacity, said Munjal, who invested in his personal capacity, said. Other investors include People group founder Anupam Mittal, Smile Group Partners; former Flipkart chief business o...

Is Bike Taxi Services ‘Safe’ for Women in India?

10Apr By AdityaNo Comments

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Is Bike Taxi Services ‘Safe’ for Women in India?

Operators of bike-taxis, which have over the past few months been emerging as viable, convenient and low-cost solutions for travel in the city, are now looking to attract more women riders to use the service. "We have around 400 mandatory steps that the driver needs to pass. We take a ride test and a third party does all the verification plus there are vehicle instructions and mandatory training," says Aarvind Sanka, co-founder of Rapido, an app based service . Sanka says 10 per cent of their daily customers are women and the organisation is working on bringing on board more women drivers. However for some people like Rahul Kumar, a resident of Gurgaon, are skeptical of the safety of bike-taxis. "It may be cheap but I still wouldn't prefer it for a long distance tra...

Uber launches Bike Taxi “UberMOTO” in Gurgaon

30Mar By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Uber launches Bike Taxi “UberMOTO” in Gurgaon

After Bengaluru, taxi-hailing app Uber today launched a pilot of its bikesharing product "uberMOTO" in Gurgaon. "Uber today announced a pilot of Uber's bikesharing product - uberMOTO in Gurgaon... This follows our agreement with the government of Haryana to introduce technology based ride-sharing services in the state," it said in a statement. The company has set minimum fare at Rs 15, followed by Rs 3 per km and Rs 1 per min of ride-time charges. The minimum fare is Rs 20. It will compete with companies like Baxi. "UberMOTO works towards the vision of reducing congestion by helping fill every empty seat on the bikes on road. It enables riders to push a button and share a motorbike ride within minutes," Uber Delhi General Manager Gagan Bhatia said. It's a great way for people t...

21Mar By AdityaNo Comments

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Baxi App to Now Work Without Internet

NEW DELHI: Gurgaon-based Baxi will roll out a new feature to help users book rides on the app without using Internet. The bike-taxi hailing app, which offers services in Gurgaon and Faridabad, will make the feature available to its 30,000 users from next week. "All customers that have an Android smartphone without a data connection can now use the new Baxi app. Customers can also use the app even when their Internet connection isn't working," Baxi co-founder and CTO Manu Rana told said. This feature will help the company reach out to a larger number of customers as they will not have to rely on or spend money on data packs. Upon opening the app, the user has to press the BOOK button to get the nearest Baxi. If the app is offline, it uses an SMS to send the user's loc...