Ola Electric raises $200 mn in funding at a valuation of $5 billion

Ola Electric on Monday said it has raised over USD 200 million (about Rs 1,490.5 crore) from Tekne Private Ventures, Alpine Opportunity Fund, Edelweiss and others, valuing the electric vehicle maker at USD 5 billion. In September last year, Ola Electric had announced raising a similar amount in funding from Falcon Edge, Softbank and others … Read more

Ola picks banks for $1 billion IPO, may file papers in Oct: Report

Ride-hailing startup Ola has selected banks including Citigroup Inc. and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. to manage its Mumbai initial public offering that could raise about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The company, backed by SoftBank Group Corp. and Tiger Global Management, has also picked Morgan Stanley for the listing, said the … Read more