Vogo
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Vogo was a Bengaluru-based shared-mobility startup founded in 2016 by Anand Ayyadurai and Padmanabhan Balakrishnan. It rented out two-wheelers by the hour or day through a mobile app, targeting daily commuters and first/last-mile connectivity. Before the COVID-19 pandemic it was fulfilling about 50,000 rides a day in Hyderabad and Bengaluru, backed by investors including Ola, Matrix Partners, Lightrock, Kalaari Capital and Stellaris.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
Vogo is founded in Bengaluru to rent petrol-powered two-wheelers to daily commuters via a mobile app.
- Funding scale-up
Ola backs Vogo with a large investment aimed at supplying 100,000 scooters to its fleet, as the company expands across Indian cities.
- COVID disruption
The pandemic collapses shared-ride demand; Vogo's daily rides fall sharply and its revenue drops to Rs 17.2 crore in FY21.
- Acquired by Chalo
Public-transport technology platform Chalo acquires Vogo in a 100% buyout via a share-swap deal of undisclosed value. Vogo keeps its brand and app, and begins switching its fleet to electric vehicles.
- Mumbai withdrawal
Chalo withdraws Vogo's e-bike service in Mumbai, ending the brand's public operations there.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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