This is learnt to be the first tranche of around Rs 650 crore investment into the company by Bansal
The new funding is expected to help the Bhavish Aggarwal-led company to intensify its battle with global rival Uber in the Indian market
The company may be close to buying stake in Myra, an online medicine delivery service, according to a report
Vogo did not disclose how many scooters it currently has but said that more than 100,000 users have commuted for over 20 mn kilometres using its two-wheelers
Ola prefers funding from Tencent and DST Global over SoftBank to protect the founders' veto rights on key board decisions, including M&As
The company, according to sources, could manufacture the electric vehicles on its own, or get into an arrangement where it has a complete control over the process of manufacturing the vehicle
The company's international expansion comes at a time when it is trying to woo new investors
Ola's service will include safety features like in-app emergency button that enables customers to instantly share important ride information
Facing competition from Uber, Ola looks to recreate Grab and Dixi Chuxing's story
Last month, the founders of the cab aggregator had sought approval of CCI for the combination pertaining to the indirect acquisition of less than 10 per cent of the share capital of ANI through Lazar
Competition watchdog also okays the sale of Star Health to SafeCrop
This will be the largest personal investment for Bansal, who has several early-stage bets under his hood
Apart from Uber, Ola will compete with Taxify, an Estonia-headquartered unicorn which raised money from the likes of China's Didi Chuxing and Daimler
The China-Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund is an equity investment vehicle to further China's Belt and Road Initiative
Sources suggest there could be a churn in staff, affecting around 40 per cent in the organisation
The SoftBank-backed company is locked in an intense battle for market leadership with US-based Uber
Derogatory statements were made by Hush users against women employees of Ola and some posts contained the company's confidential business plans
The UK is the second international market after Australia for the Bengaluru-based company
In Feb, the ride-hailing company made global foray launching in Australia
Turning a profit would essentially bring down company's reliance on raising capital from investors to grow its business further in the country and beyond