Redbus.in
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Electronic commerce |
| Founded | Bangalore, India (August 2006) |
| Founder(s) | |
| Headquarters | Bangalore, India |
| Area served | India |
| Key people | Phanindra Sama(CEO) |
| Revenue |   60 Crore (600 million) (March 2010) [1] |
| Employees | 250 (October 2010)[1] |
| Website | Redbus.in |
redBus, also known as redBus.in, is an online travel agency offering bus tickets in India. It has offices in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Vijayawada and Vishakhapatnam.
redBus' CEO, Phanindra Sama was recently selected by Endeavor as a high impact entrepreneur. [2][3][4]. Also, Businessworld voted Phanindra Sama as one of the top 5 most promising entrepreneurs in India[5].
Tickets used to be booked through the traditional brick-and-mortar agents till 2006 when redBus introduced online bus ticketing[6][7][8].
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/oct/19/slide-show-1-the-amazing-success-story-of-redbus.htm
- ^ Nikita Upreti. "How redBus got started". iamstarting.com. http://iamstarting.com/2011/05/interview-with-phanindra-sama-of-redbus-in.
- ^ "redBus' Sama joins Endeavor's international network". Indiapost.com. Mar 24, 2009. http://www.indiapost.com/techbiz/3391-RedBus-Sama-joins-Endeavors-international-network.html. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ Deepti Chaudhary (Mar 16, 2009). "Phanindra Sama becomes 2nd Indian entrepreneur to join Endeavor". HT Media. http://www.livemint.com/2009/03/16195302/Phanindra-Sama-becomes-2nd-Ind.html. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ Dhanya Krishnakumar (Mar 20, 2009). "Smooth Journey, So Far". Business World. http://www.businessworld.in/index.php/Corporate/Smooth-Journey-So-Far.html. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- ^ Archana Rai (Sep 10, 2007). "Enterprising trio takes redBus to success". HT Media. http://www.livemint.com/2007/09/09201920/Enterprising-trio-takes-redBus.html?atype=tp. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ Ruchi Hajela (Nov 01, 2007). "Country roads: online bookers court hinterland bus rides". Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=afe12dc5-5720-44b4-9afb-dd74e9a48855. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Online bus ticket booking". The Hindu. Feb 05, 2007. http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/05/stories/2007020517730200.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
