AutoRaja Mobility Solutions Pvt Ltd
AutoRaja is Tamil Nadu's earliest and one of the largest book-an-auto services with 2,300+ autos, making hiring autos easy and safe.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Transportation
- Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Currency INR
- Founded April 2013
- Employees 2
- Website autoraja.org
Company Summary
With the motto to move people and change lives, AutoRaja was founded in 2013 as a book-an-auto service
• Delivering safe, reliable, economical, convenient, and dependable auto-rickshaw rides to the 15 lac commuters in the city of Chennai, over Call, SMS, WhatsApp, and Mobile App
• Increasing the daily earnings of the 75,000 auto drivers in Chennai.
This is a 10 B Dollar industry across India - 5 M autos delivering 23 M daily rides.
Team
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Founder-CEO
MSc. Sociology, University of Oxford, UK (2011-12).
As an undergrad student in Sociology, conducted Tamil Nadu’s first study on the lives of auto drivers and the economics of operating auto-rickshaws. At AutoRaja, Aishwarya oversees partnering with drivers, their verification, and training. Further, Aishwarya manages daily operations, and liaises with funding and social partners.
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Founder-COO/CTO
B.Tech in Comp. Sc., VIT, Vellore (2010); Research Intern at IIT-Madras (2010); Junior Analyst at McKinsey Knowledge Centre, McKinsey & Co. (2010-11); Engineer – R&D, Software Consultant at Sling Media Pvt. Ltd. (2012-13).
In addition to setting the company's vision, goals, strategies, and forming the core team, Anubhav oversees finances, human resource, marketing, and fund raising aspects of AutoRaja.
Advisors
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Chief AdvisorHuman Resources AdvisorRaj CherubalPolicy AdvisorUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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Priya RamjiActing Chair, Direct Aid Porgram Committee, and Consular Manager, Australian Consulate GeneralUnconfirmedJudith PollockDeputy Director, Shell Foundation, UKUnconfirmedHead - Initiative to Catalyze Urban Innovation, EMBARQ India, World Resources Institute
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