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Online Furniture Company ‘Furlenco’ Starts Operations in Pune

5Apr By AnkitaNo Comments

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Online Furniture Company ‘Furlenco’ Starts Operations in Pune

Furlenco, India's first online furniture rental company has partnered with Uber to introduce UberPLAY in Pune. Under the move, Furlenco will be furnishing a premium range of Uber cars on the city roads with LED screens, recliners, and your very own drinks cooler so that the customers can catch all the action while on-the-move.! After beautifying 5000+ homes in Bangalore and Mumbai, the company has rolled out its range of awe-inspiring furniture packages to transform the living experiences of Pune residents. The customers can now get their hands on premium home furniture without having to invest heavily on buying it. They can place their orders online at Furlenco and get free doorstep delivery and installations within a week itself. Commenting on the launch, Founder and CEO Furlenc...

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...

Gurgaon Based Baxi To Expand Operations in UP Market

6Mar By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Gurgaon Based Baxi To Expand Operations in UP Market

NEW DELHI: Gurgaon-based Baxi will start services in Noida and Ghaziabad in the next few weeks as it expands operations and tap into the booming on-demand motorbike taxi segment. The company, which offers about 3,000 rides a day, is operational in Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana. "Before commencing operations in Gurgaon, we met the authorities and after certain changes were brought in, making motorbike taxis legitimate, we started operations there. Similarly, we have had discussions with the authorities for offering services in Noida," Baxi co-founder Ashutosh Johri told PTI. He added the company expects to start services in Noida later this month, followed by Ghaziabad. "There were no rules for two-wheelers under the Motor Vehicles Act, and therefore, we had to get it modi...

3Mar By PriyankaNo Comments

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Uber Launched It's Service in Pakistan

Taxi Aggregator Platform Uber has launched its service in Pakistan. Uber will start operating from tomorrow in Lahore. Commuters now will be able to use Uber as their ride to work, hangout or anywhere they want in Lahore. The service is already open for sign-ups and their app now has Pakistan listed in it. Further more, Uber also introduced an option for cash payments for anyone signing up from Pakistan — so anyone without a credit card can also sign up now. Uber app is available for download for the following mobile platforms: iOS, Android, Blackberry 7 and Windows. So here are some important details after the jump that you might be interested in about Uber. Uber set Standard Pricing for the rides. Uber Base Fare will starts from Rs. 100 and Cancellation fee would be Rs. 150. Mi...

We Bet You Didn’t Know These 39 Facts of Uber

15Feb By NitishNo Comments

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We Bet You Didn’t Know These 39 Facts of Uber

Have you ever come across a business so brilliant yet so simple it made you scratch your head and wonder – why didn’t I think of that? With outrageous valuation and millions of users, Uber is definitely one of those companies. Founded in 2009 by a college dropout, Uber is a classic tech success story, and the company’s exponential growth/colossal funding over the past six years have launched it to the forefront of the startup world. Despite competition and even outright bans in some places, Uber continues to thrive with over 8 million users and 1.1 million driver-partners. Its easy-to-use app, convenience, and general “coolness” have made it the go-to car service whether you’re a regular commuter or a high-profile celebrity. It’s not uncommon to hear the words “Call an Uber!” late at ni...

3Feb By NitishNo Comments

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Exclusive – This is The Fourth Time Uber Has Been Changed It’s Logo

Well, we all know about bold rebranding of Uber. The Uber you know and love is getting a wardrobe change. We know the first question everyone’s going to ask. “We love the Uber icon! Why the f*%k are you changing the BIG Elegant U??!!” or “What happened to my big black, lovable dashing U. Uber explained in its blog, there are many reasons for the change, but the most important is that One of the big changes over the years is that Uber no longer moves just people; we’re now moving food, goods, and soon maybe much more. With the potential for many apps with many app icons, we needed one approach that connected them all. But many feel the new design of Uber Logo is not that good, it looks weird and not so cool. Looking the feedback on the internet, we did some research on Uber Logo history...

Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick to offer start-up tips at IIT-B on January 19

12Jan By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick to offer start-up tips at IIT-B on January 19

Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick will be in Mumbai next week to address students of IIT-Bombay and share his own success story. Kalanick, on his maiden trip to India, is among other top executives who will be in town to take part in the government's Start-up India event scheduled for January 16. He will be sharing the stage with over 40 CEOs and founders of start-ups, including SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, at IIT-B, one of the country's premier centres for start-up incubation. Kalanick will be addressing the students on January 19. Uber is also partnering with 'Invest India', an initiative under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, and has already launched 'UberExchnage', a start-up mentorship programme. The five-year-old US taxi aggregator, which is valued at...

11Jan By reutersNo Comments

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Uber drives into China tourism industry

Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday its China unit will get an undisclosed amount of investment from Chinese firm HNA Group as part of a partnership of the U.S. ride-hailing firm with the aviation and shipping conglomerate. The partnership, which marks Uber's ambitions to break into China's huge tourism industry, includes an array of transportation services to and from airports and for HNA flights, as well as online financing for the automotive sector. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said in Beijing he envisions a system where customers can seamlessly move from traveling within a city to between and outside cities, built on a global series of partnerships. Uber's partnership with HNA Group comes as it and rival Didi Kuaidi vie to forge ties with influential Chinese companies with long-e...

Uber Announces Start-up Mentorship Programme ‘UberEXCHANGE’

6Jan By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Uber Announces Start-up Mentorship Programme ‘UberEXCHANGE’

Taxi-hailing app Uber on Monday announced a new start-up mentorship programme in the country in partnership with Invest India called 'uberEXCHANGE'. Over the next years, Uber will host a series of six leadership talks by senior Uber executives, including from their headquarters in San Francisco, the company said in a statement. The programme will address issues that entrepreneurs face, like fund-raising, product design, engineering and how to scale up a business. At the end of the programme, the top 10 start-ups will travel to San Francisco, where they will be introduced to global investors, fellow entrepreneurs and the team at Uber, it said. This public-private initiative will enable students, entrepreneurs and industry leaders to learn from each other, helping to create a culture t...

Travis Kalanick (Uber, Founder) Will Attend Modi’s Startup India Event

6Jan By AdityaNo Comments

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Travis Kalanick (Uber, Founder) Will Attend Modi’s Startup India Event

New Delhi: Investment firm SoftBank’s founder Masayoshi Son, taxi-hailing service Uber’s founder Travis Kalanick and collaborative workspace provider WeWork’s founder Adam Neumann will attend the government’s Start-up India event next week, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil an action plan to assist early-stage companies. The event will be attended by around 40 innovators, venture capitalists and angel investors from Silicon Valley along with 1,500 founders of start-ups from across the country. On 27 December, in his Mann Ki Baat radio programme, Modi said the government was going to announce details of the Start-up India event, to be held on 16 January. Considering the importance of the event to the promotion of start-up culture in the country, it will be ...

Decoding India’s passenger conveyance: From Traditional Horse Carriages To Modern-Day fleet cabs, radio taxis and rental cars

20Dec By No Comments

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Decoding India’s passenger conveyance: From Traditional Horse Carriages To Modern-Day fleet cabs, radio taxis and rental cars

“Why own a car, when you have a taxi at your doorstep?” has emerged as a trending concept in India. India is witnessing a revolutionary change in urban road passenger conveyance – from traditional horse carriages of only a few decades earlier to modern-day fleet cabs, radio taxis and rental cars. The industry, very new and growing fast, is already valued at $6-$9 billion. The following new models of business operation are visible in the Indian context: Marketplace/ aggregator business model This model has emerged as the most popular model operated by large players like Uber, Ola, Meru, Taxi for sure (‘TFS’) (acquired by Ola in a cash and stock deal of $200 million), YourCabs, TaxiGuide, TaxiPixi, and BookmyCab, etc. In this model, drivers register themselves with the operato...

Now Delhi Office Goers Can Also become Uber Driver

16Dec By AnkitaNo Comments

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Now Delhi Office Goers Can Also become Uber Driver

People in Delhi spend 90 minutes on average commuting to and from work each day. That’s eight hours a week getting to and from work–and a whopping 17 days a year! It’s a chronic waste of people’s time, and a drain on productivity. What’s more, the resulting traffic and pollution undermine everyone’s quality of life. Looking that Uber launched its carpool service in Delhi on Wednesday, 16 December. People going to the same place at the same time–including commuters driving themselves to work–will now be able to share their journey for the first time. Getting more butts into fewer cars is an important step towards reducing congestion and pollution in the capital over time. For passengers it works as follows: Select the uberGO option in the app and enter your destination. Choose w...