Uber Infuses INR 1767.46 Cr In India Biz Ahead Public Transport Launch

SUMMARY

Two separate entities of Uber’s parent company invested INR 1767.46 Cr on October 29

Uber India is moving its entire business unit to the country to streamline operations

Besides cab sharing, Uber is looking to launch public transport-related services, starting with Delhi

After battling for years on the ground to capture market share with Ola, Uber recently streamlined its India operations by transferring assets from Netherlands to India. And as it looks to expand into public transport and bike sharing in many cities, Uber’s India arm, Uber India Systems Private Limited, has now received fresh funds of INR 1767 Cr from its Netherlands-based parent company.

According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs filings (filed on November 11) accessed by Inc42, Uber International Holding BV, on October 29, 2019, invested INR 1590.72 Cr. The company was issued 1,00,15,871 equity shares at a price of INR 10 per share and a premium of INR 1,578.20 as part of the transaction.

The other entity, Uber International BV, has bought 11,12,875 shares for the same price and premium, equalling the investment to INR 176.74 Cr. In total, the investments stood at INR 1767.46 Cr.

Earlier, Uber BV had invested around INR 2,539 Cr and was issued 159,87,615 equity shares at a similar price for both share and premium. This funding was revealed in late October based on filings earlier this month. With these two transactions, Uber India has so far raised INR 4306 Cr from its parent company in under a week.

Uber plans to move its entire India business — cab-hailing and food delivery, among others — under one holding, Uber India Systems. Currently, part of Uber’s Indian business is being run by Uber BV in the Netherlands.

Earlier reports said that Uber would be moving its offices to India to simplify its tax structure. Since Uber’s head office was in the Netherlands, corporate clients used to face issues regarding tax deductions, leading to payment delays.

With UberEats running in heavy losses, Uber India might also pump up some money to its food delivery business as well. The plan here is surely going to be tackling the food aggregator majors such as Zomato and Swiggy.

Recently, the cab aggregator has also rolled its bike-riding services in Delhi with Uber BikeShare which lets users ride with another bike-rider going the same way. Unlike UberPool, where a driver picks up to four riders, BikeShare seemingly works with regular bikes that are already plying on the road. It is also in talks with state governments to expand UberMoto bike-hailing to more cities.