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Ola Electric

Hosur Road, Municipal Ward No.67, Wing C Star Tech Municipal No. 140, Industrial Layout, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560095, India

Overview

Ola Electric operates across the electric scooter value chain through two key subsidiaries: Ola Electric Technologies (OET), which handles vehicle platforms and manufacturing, and Ola Cell Technologies (OCT), which develops and scales indigenous battery cells. The company is transitioning from supplier-sourced batteries to its own 4680 cells, a rollout slated to begin during Navratri this year. Management has outlined a roadmap to fully utilise 1.4 GWh of cell capacity by FY26 and expand to 5 GWh in FY27; the 5 GWh plant carries an estimated budget of ₹2,800 crore, partially funded by an SBI-led loan. Ola recently introduced Shakti, its first non-vehicle battery-energy-storage product that will also use the 4680 cells. While building manufacturing self-sufficiency, the firm faces intensifying competition: its two-wheeler market share slipped from 18.7 % in August (19,020 scooters sold) to 13.2 % in September (11,780 scooters). Financially, the company raised ₹5,500 crore in its August 2024 IPO and has allocated those proceeds toward R&D (₹1,049 crore), organic growth (₹901 crore), debt reduction (₹395 crore), and general corporate purposes (₹248 crore). A separate board mandate from October 2025 allows the group to raise up to ₹1,500 crore through assorted instruments to bolster operations and battery initiatives.

Total raised
$1.1B
Funding rounds
9
Latest round
Preferred
Latest activity
Oct 2025

Industries

  • Automotive
  • Electric Vehicle
  • Manufacturing
  • Sales
  • Sustainability
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Recent funding

  1. Preferred

    Oct 2025

    $28M

  2. Preferred

    Oct 2025

    $99M

  3. Debt Financing

    Jun 2024

    $12M

  4. Debt Financing

    Apr 2024

    $49M

  5. Debt Financing

    Oct 2023

    $240M

Team

  • Bhavish Aggarwal

    Co-Founder and CEO

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  • Chandrashekhar patil

    Director

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  • CS PRITAM DAS MOHAPATRA

    Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

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  • Yongsung Kim

    Global Sales & Distribution

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