Founder · Ola Electric

Bhavish Aggarwal

Founder of Ola Electric, an ev & mobility company based in Bengaluru.

FounderBengaluruEV & Mobility
Founded
2017
Bengaluru, India
Latest round
IPO
₹6146 crore · Aug 2024

About

Bhavish Aggarwal is Founder of Ola Electric, an ev & mobility company based in Bengaluru, founded in 2017. Ola Electric's most recent disclosed round was an IPO of ₹6146 crore in Aug 2024.

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Company

Est. 2017
Ola Electric
EV & Mobility · Bengaluru · IPO

Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer producing scooters and motorcycles, with in-house cell manufacturing at its Tamil Nadu facility. Listed on Indian stock exchanges in 2024.

Funding
Aug 2024IPO₹6146 crorePublic issue, NSE and BSE
Oct 2023Equity and Debt Round₹3200 croreTemasek, State Bank of India (project debt)
Sep 2023Series E$140MTemasek, Blue Investments
Jan 2022Series D$200MTekne Private Ventures, Alpine Opportunity Fund, Edelweiss
Company profile →7 rounds on record

Journey with Ola Electric

7 milestones
  1. Mar 2019Founded

    Ola spins out its electric mobility unit as an independent entity, initially led by Anand Shah and Ankit Jain, to run charging, battery-swapping and two- and three-wheeler pilots.

  2. Aug 2024Milestone

    Lists on the NSE and BSE after a ₹6,145.56 crore IPO priced at ₹76 a share. The stock opens at ₹75.99, a marginal discount to the issue price, before trading higher on debut.

  3. May 2026Milestone

    Posts its first operating-cash-flow-positive quarter (Q4 FY26, ₹91 Cr CFO) as gross margin reaches 38.5%.

  4. Jun 2026Funding

    Raises ₹780 crore through a qualified institutional placement, above an initial ₹500 crore target, under an October 2025 board approval to raise up to ₹1,500 crore.

  5. Aug 2026Milestone

    The Ministry of Heavy Industries approves a revised ACC PLI timeline for subsidiary Ola Cell Technologies, securing a five-year window through CY2031 worth up to ₹7,240 crore on its 20 GWh allocation.

  6. Sep 2026Funding

    Board approves a rights issue of partly paid-up equity shares for up to ₹1,000 crore, with about ₹350 crore earmarked for debt repayment and ₹400 crore for organic growth. Bhavish Aggarwal confirms he will subscribe to his entitlement.

  7. Oct 2026Milestone

    Bhavish Aggarwal pledges a 4.32 per cent stake to fund his subscription to the ₹1,000 crore rights issue, ten months after selling shares to clear a promoter loan and release all existing pledges. No shares are sold and the borrowing amount is not disclosed.

Coverage

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Quick answers

Who is Bhavish Aggarwal?

Bhavish Aggarwal is the Founder of Ola Electric, an ev & mobility company based in Bengaluru, founded in 2017.

Who founded Ola Electric?

StartupFox's company records list Bhavish Aggarwal as Founder of Ola Electric.

Where is Ola Electric based?

Ola Electric is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.

What has StartupFox reported about Bhavish Aggarwal?

StartupFox has published 3 stories naming Bhavish Aggarwal; the most recent is “Bhavish Aggarwal Has Pledged 4.32% Of Ola Electric To Fund His Rights Issue Subscription”.

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