Sachin Bansal, first investor in Ather, wants to relive Flipkart days

He had also introduced Ather to Lee Fixel of Tiger Global, one of the most prolific private equity investors

During the early days of India’s most successful start-up Flipkart, founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal would head out on scooters to make deliveries. Two-wheelers were also the chosen medium of transport for thousands of delivery personnel of the online marketplace.

Perhaps, this had prompted the Bansals — not related to each other — to invest $1 million in Ather, an electric vehicle company, in 2014. On Wednesday, Sachin Bansal took delivery of the first scooter from the company, Ather 450.

“I do ride scooters… I used to make a lot of deliveries for Flipkart,” said Sachin Bansal. “Till very recently I