DriveU is India's largest private driver network & a young startup at heart. DriveU functions across multiple cities with 24x7 operation centres and driver partners on our platform. Our chauffeuring system practices complete transparency that focuses on customers needs first by creating a clear pricing model based on use, consistent service quality, and have used technology to increase the efficiency and earnings of our driver partners.
We are an eccentric vanguard of enthusiastic animal lovers who share a passion for building products that are earthshaking and benevolent to your needs; hence improving the quality of living.
DriveU is driven because of customers such as you and because of mad savants that believe in building extraordinary products and providing the best service.
At DRIVEU, our customers are the most important part of our company. We are here to do everything to make your drive more pleasant. We work as a pack. Your ideas to make DriveU are at the forefront. If you are someone who takes the wheel instead of the backseat, DriveU would love to hear from you.
We are an eccentric vanguard of enthusiastic animal lovers who share a passion for building products that are earthshaking and benevolent to your needs; hence improving the quality of living.
DriveU is driven because of customers such as you and because of mad savants that believe in building extraordinary products and providing the best service.
At DRIVEU, our customers are the most important part of our company. We are here to do everything to make your drive more pleasant. We work as a pack. Your ideas to make DriveU are at the forefront. If you are someone who takes the wheel instead of the backseat, DriveU would love to hear from you.
Location: India, Karnataka, Bengaluru
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +91 88807 12345
Total raised: $5M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Lead Angel... | leadangels... |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 13.11.2018 | - | $1M | - |
| 13.03.2016 | Seed | $1M | - |
| - | Series A | $3M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.09.2025 | DriveU Cofounder Ashok Shastry Steps Down | SUMMARY The cofounder and ex-CEO stepped away from his day-to-day role for "personal" reasons. He will continue to be on DriveU's board His father and cofounder Ramprasad Shastry has been helming the startup as its executive chair... |
| 13.03.2024 | Exclusive: On-Demand Driver Aggregator DriveU In Talks To Raise $10 Mn Funding | SUMMARY Besides existing investors, the funding round will see participation from new investors – VC firms and family offices, cofounder Ashok Shastry told Inc42 DriveU will utilise the fresh capital to penetrate deeper into major metro cit... |
| 13.11.2018 | Driver aggregator DriveU raises close to $1 Mn from Stevens Creek Ventures | Online driver aggregating platform DriveU has closed a mezzanine investment round of Rs 7 crore led by Stevens Creek Ventures. The investment from the California-based investor comes after eight months when DeriveU had raked in $3 million i... |
| 12.01.2018 | Start-up DriveU to raise ₹30 cr in Series A funding | Forges 3-year partnership with McDowell’s No. 1 soda to launch ‘Share’ feature On-demand private driver service start-up DriveU, which has raised over ₹7 crore in seed funding from Unitus Seed Fund, is preparing to close Series A funding of... |
| 13.03.2016 | DriveU Raises $1M in Funding | DriveU, a Bangalore, India-based company that aggregates on-demand drivers for private car owners, raised $1m in funding. Unitus Seed Fund, which supports startups innovating for the masses, made the investment. Co-founded in 2015 by Rampra... |
| 01.03.2016 | Unitus Seed Fund backs on-demand chauffeur provider DriveU | Unitus Seed Fund has invested an undisclosed amount in DriveU, a startup that connects chauffeurs with private car owners over a mobile marketplace. A spokesperson for DriveU said that the funds will be used for scaling up operations and ge... |
| 29.02.2016 | India: DriveU raises $1m from Unitus Seed Fund, Silicon Valley angel investors | Premium At a time when ride hailing services such as Ola and Uber are rolling out offers to dissuade consumers from using personal vehicles, DriveU, an on-demand driver provider launched by an early backer of TaxiForSure, has raised about $... |
| - | On-Demand Driver Aggregator DriveU Raises $3 Mn In Pre-Series A Funding | Bengaluru-based on-demand driver aggregator DriveU has raised $3 Mn in Pre-Series A funding led by Singhal Foundation, an NGO working for education of underprivileged children. Existing investor Unitus Seed Fund, Geoff Wooley of Patamar Ven... |
| - | On-Demand Driver Aggregator DriveU Acquires Rival Zuver | Bengaluru-based on-demand driver aggregator DriveU has acquired Mumbai-based Zuver, in an all-equity deal. “Zuver has been very successful with car dealerships, service stations, and car rental/leasing companies in Mumbai, Pune, and Bengalu... |
| - | On Demand Driver Aggregator DriveU Pockets Chennai Based Rival DriversKart | Bengaluru-based on-demand driver aggregator DriveU has acquired Chennai-based rival DriversKart in an all equity deal. Post-acquisition, Vinit Srivastava, CEO at DriversKart will take on an advisory role with DriveU and Kopal Maheshwari, CO... |
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