Yulu decides not to expand bicycle rental business; Mybyk to launch e-bicycles in Mysuru next month
A deal would mark the latest stage of consolidation in China's once-booming bike-sharing industry, where a series of startups have burned through hundreds of millions of dollars in the fight to dominate key cities, littering the streets with thousands of bikes in the process.
The company had launched its operation in the India in November 2017 and had since expanded to Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi Indore and Pune.
Rental bicycles grew in popularity in China last year. But take a look at the bicycle graveyards that were created after supply exceeded demand.
ofo, China's top bicycle sharing firm, had entered the Indian market in November last. Its service is now available in seven Indian cities, including New Delhi, Indore, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Pune, Coimbatore and Chennai.
The latest fundraising comes as Ofo and arch-rival Mobike, the biggest bike-sharing firms in China, have been expanding rapidly overseas as well as launching new services at home and offering a greater variety of bicycles.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announcing OMOs indicates two things; One is that there has been plentiful liquidity, and the RBI has been buying dollars which means it is pumping rupees into the system.