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Ola plans to go Dutch on investor hunt; eyes 50 global cities by 2019

Apart from Uber, Ola will compete with Taxify, an Estonia-headquartered unicorn which raised money from the likes of China's Didi Chuxing and Daimler

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Patanjali PahwaKaran Chowdhury Mumbai/New Delhi
Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola is planning to go to Amsterdam soon, it is learnt. The cab aggregator, which started its global foray with Australia early this year and then added the UK on the Ola map soon after, wants to reach 50 international cities by 2019. 
 
Uber’s rival is looking at more than just geographical expansion. Its global ambition is an attempt to find a clutch of investors, who could help it raise another round of capital, people in the know said.
 
“Currently, Ola does not have an update on new launches,” said an Ola spokesperson.
 
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