| Notable Achievements | - Bhavish's family relocated to Ludhiana, India when he was ten years old after spending his early childhood in the UK.
- He prepared for the IIT entrance exam in Kota, Rajasthan, failing initially but succeeding on his second attempt with a rank of 23rd.
- He began his career at Microsoft Research India as a research intern and later as an assistant researcher.
- Bhavish co-founded Ola Cabs in January 2011 with Ankit Bhati after a personally frustrating experience with cab services.
- He launched Ola Electrics in May 2017, promoting electric vehicle technology.
- Bhavish was listed in Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2018.
- He created a fund during the COVID-19 lockdown, donating his salary to support drivers.
- He announced that Ola Electric's future factory will be staffed entirely by women.
- He founded Ola Krutrim, a large language model artificial intelligence company which became India's first AI unicorn in 2024 with an estimated valuation of $1 billion.
- In August 2024, Ola Cabs was rebranded to Ola Consumer to offer a broader range of consumer services.
- He launched Ola Electric in May 2017, promoting electric vehicle technology and manufacturing electric scooters and motorcycles.
- He worked at Microsoft for two years, filed two patents and published three papers in international journals.
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