Chalo

company

About

Chalo develops a transport application that delivers real-time transit information.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series Unknown
Last Funding Money Raised
$13.89M
Industries
Apps,Big Data,Information Services,Information Technology,Real Time,Transportation
Founded date
Jan 1, 2014
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
Active

Chalo develops a transport application that delivers real-time transit information such as live tracking, get the transit arrival time, and more. From live tracking buses to providing digital solutions focusing on cashless rides, Chalo dreams to make public transport accessible, affordable, and hassle-free for Indian commuters.

The Chalo App provides live tracking of over 15,000 buses in 21 cities and has more than 70 lakh downloads as of July 2021. The Chalo Card, a contactless tap-to-pay travel card, is a successful bus travel card. Chalo also offers products like mobile tickets, mobile bus passes, and multi-trip 'Super Saver' plans that can be bought on the Chalo App as well as through the Chalo Card. Chalo partners with bus operators to deploy this technology and improve the bus travel experience.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
6
$60.89M
Chalo has raised a total of $60.89M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 5, 2022 from a Series Unknown round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Apr 5, 2022 Series Unknown $13.89M 3 Lightrock Detail
Oct 5, 2021 Series C $40M 6 Filter Capital
Lightrock
Detail
Jan 13, 2021 Series Unknown $7M 3 Raine Ventures Detail
Jan 1, 2019 Seed 3 Trifecta Capital Advisors Detail
May 27, 2018 Seed Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
5
11
Chalo is funded by 11 investors. Lightrock and Filter Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Lightrock Yes Series Unknown
Filter Capital Yes Series C
Trifecta Capital Advisors Yes Seed
Kalaari Capital Series Unknown
Matrix Partners Series Unknown
Amit Singhal Series C
Neeraj Arora Series C
Raine Ventures Series C
WaterBridge Ventures Series C
AdvantEdge Founders Seed

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
5
Chalo has 5 current employee profiles, including Executive Mohit Dubey
Executive
Board member
Executive
Executive
Executive

Acquisition

Chalo has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Shuttl on Oct 26, 2021. They acquired Shuttl for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Oct 26, 2021 Shuttl
Apps acquisition Detail
Mar 28, 2022 Vogo
Rental acquisition Detail