Ola Electric raises $200 mn, valued at $5 bn
NEW DELHI: Ola Electric on Monday said it has raised over $200 million (about ₹1,490.5 crore) from Tekne Private Ventures, Alpine Opportunity Fund, Edelweiss, and others, valuing the electric vehicle maker at $5 billion.
In September last year, Ola Electric had announced raising a similar amount in funding from Falcon Edge, Softbank and others that had valued the company at $3 billion (about ₹22,272 crore).
“Ola Electric is creating India’s EV revolution and is driving cutting edge manufacturing from India for the entire world. With Ola S1, the best scooter ever made, we have changed the entire scooter industry and are now looking forward to bringing our innovative products to more twowheeler categories, including bikes as well as cars.
“I thank the investors for their support and look forward to partnering with them to take the EV revolution from India to the world,” Ola co-founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said in a statement.
Over the last 12 months, Ola Electric has built its ‘Futurefactory’, which it claims is the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturing facility, and launched its electric scooter Ola S1. Ola’s facility will employ over 10,000 women at full capacity and will be the largest women-only factory globally.
In the past, Ola Electric has raised funding from various investors, including Tiger Global and Matrix India.
In July last year, Ola Electric had announced signing a $100 million (about ₹744.5 crore) 10 year-term debt financing agreement with the Bank of Baroda.
Meanwhile, Ola’s electric scooters will get the over-the-air updates (OTA) in the next three to six months time, the company said recently.
The Bengaluru-based mobility firm chief marketing officer, Varun Dubey, had said that features like cruise control, hill hold, navigation etc. are coming up in the next few months by June this year.