3. COMPANY FACTS
• Founder : Ashutosh Johri
• Became India’s first motorbike taxi company in Gurgaon on Dec 1, 2015
• Company has grown to 500+ bikes,150,000+ customers and completed around
1,000,000+ rides
• On-demand bike taxi service uses only commercial bikes
• The company does close to 3000 trips per day across Gurgaon, Noida and Faridabad
• Yellow number plates
4. INSPIRATION BEHIND THE IDEA
• To bring safer mode of transportation for women
• To reduce green house emission through sharing economy
• To give employment opportunities for blue-collar workers and
unemployed people
• To target all range of customers at affordable price
5. BUSINESS MODEL
• The company provides helmets for the pillion rider safety along with hair nets for
hygiene
• 65% of the trips originate offline
• After a trip is over the riders are also provided with face wipes to freshen up
• Pilots are well trained on hygiene, etiquette, safety and other aspects to make the
passenger comfortable during the ride
• Each ride is tracked in real time through GPS and their Rapid Action Team is always on
the alert
• Rides at base fare of Rs 10, followed by Rs 4 per km and Rs 1 per minute of ride time
charges
6. HOW DID THEY GET TRACTION FOR
THEIR BUSINESS
• Providing loan processing and insurance for its riders
• 100% bike financing
• Passengers, too, will be covered under its insurance
plans
• Employment opportunities
• The app also has built-in safety features, relating to
tracking of riders and speed
• Last-mile connectivity
• Book rides on BAXI app with out internet connection
8. PITFALLS
• Safety issue
• Weather issue
• Uncomfortable
• Cannot commute for long distances
• People with luggage cant travel
9. MARKETING STRATEGIES
• Started off in cities with very high traffic, so that when people are stranded in their last
mile baxi drivers can give them a ride.
• Clever advertising by showing
the surge pricing of Ola and Uber in bad light.
• Baxi promised customers by saying
“NEVER GUESS YOUR FARE WITH US”
• Coupons and
promo code for
first time
• Tie ups with taxi
unions
• Fixed price
• Cheapest last
mile connecter
• Metro cities
• Places where
last mile
connectivity is
less
• Commercial
bikes
• 100%
financing for
drivers
Product Place
PromotionPrice
On the go
Cheapest last
mile commuter
Safety
factor