Sight beyond quick fixes, towards long-term innovation: EaseMyTrip cofounder on Piyush Goyal’s startup remark

EaseMyTrip cofounder and CEO Rikant Pitti on Saturday stated his firm absolutely endorses the imaginative and prescient and significance of shifting past fast fixes, and aligning in direction of deep tech, sustainability, and long-term innovation in India’s startup ecosystem. Pitti — who weighed into the business dialog about worth and innovation proposition in startup ecosystem in wake of Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal‘s latest remarks — outlined the corporate’s efforts, prior to now and now, to set new benchmarks proper from journey bookings with zero comfort charges to introducing AI-driven solutions, to green mobility initiatives.

Pitti pledged dedication to launching new, impactful initiatives that leverage know-how to handle real-world challenges and drive significant change.

He joins the rising roster of founders who’ve come ahead to voice their opinion amid raging debate that erupted in startup neighborhood after the commerce minister nudged founders, entrepreneurs, and certainly the sector, to hunt worth proposition.

“Impressed by Minister Piyush Goyal’s roadmap and pushed by our unwavering dedication to excellence, we proceed to push boundaries and set new benchmarks. Collectively, we’re paving the best way for a future that’s electrical, sustainable, and unmistakably Indian,” Pitti wrote in a social media put up.

Innovation has been on the coronary heart of EaseMyTrip, disrupting journey bookings with zero comfort charges to introducing AI-driven options and inexperienced mobility initiatives, he stated.

“As we develop, we stay dedicated to launching new, impactful initiatives that leverage know-how to handle real-world challenges and drive significant change,” he stated.

Pitti famous that Goyal’s in his feedback had highlighted the significance of shifting past fast fixes in favour of deep tech, sustainability, and long-term innovation in India’s startup ecosystem. “At EaseMyTrip, we absolutely embrace this imaginative and prescient…,” he wrote.

He recounted the journey of EaseMyTrip, from early days in India as a bootstrapped startup — decided to rework journey and tourism with know-how and “belief at its core”.

“With out exterior funding, we constructed EaseMyTrip from the bottom up, redefining the journey expertise for tens of millions throughout the nation. Over time, we’ve got expanded our footprint globally, embodying the spirit of innovation and excellence that makes India shine on the world stage,” he stated.

He additionally spoke of necessary milestone on this journey, spotlighting acquisition of Yolo Bus India and described it as a “firm that reimagined intercity journey with effectivity, sustainability, and comfort at its core”.

“Constructing on the success of YoloBus, we launched Straightforward Inexperienced Mobility, our formidable initiative to develop electrical mobility options. These tasks exemplify our dedication to revolutionising public transport whereas selling eco-friendly journey throughout India,” he stated.

With an preliminary funding of Rs 200 crore and plans to deploy over 4,000 electrical buses by 2028, EaseMyTrip is targeted on decreasing dependency on overseas applied sciences whereas having self-reliance within the mobility sector, he added.

“This is not nearly manufacturing buses, it is about reworking how we journey whereas making a sustainable ecosystem that drives financial progress and empowers native expertise,” he added.