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Interview
            Pranav Goel &
            Uttam Digga


                     We are looking at


                     servicing a total of


                     3 crore customers with


                     support from close to



                     15 lakh driver partners





         Recently Lakshmi Ajay,       What is the current market size of India's   regions. With new business developments
         ITLN virtually caught        intra-city logistics sector and what is your   and technology, we are set to expand our
                                      market share in the same?
                                                                             presence to 35-40 cities by March 2023.
         up with the founders           Pranav  The intra-city logistics market in   Porter has presently partnered with 3 lakh
         Pranav Goel, CEO, and        India is worth billions of dollars whereas   driver-owners and serviced more than 60
         Uttam Digga, COO of          the Light Commercial Vehicles segment   lakh customers across the markets we
                                                                             operate in. With the recent capital infusion
                                      alone stands at $32 billion. With companies
         logistics marketplace        investing in areas such as two-wheelers,   of Rs 750 crores, we plan to increase this
         Porter about their           the market size is said to grow tenfold.   number to five times by March 2024.

         recent funding round,        Taking into account the country’s top   How does the company aim to leverage
                                      50 cities, Porter’s addressable market
         the journey of the           excluding the two-wheeler segment stands   the recent Series E capital infusion to
         company, the tech            at $18 billion.                        consolidate its position and future-proof
         component galvanizing        How many cities in India are you currently   its systems?
                                                                               Pranav  We are primarily looking at 4 levers
         the logistics landscape,     present in and how many do you plan to   to concentrate our efforts on in order to
         and future plans as we       expand to?                             achieve our short- and medium-term goals
         step into a new year           Pranav  Porter has gained a strong foothold   with the capital infusion from the Series
                                      in 15 cities across India, becoming an intra   E funding round. Our first lever would be
                                      city logistics powerhouse among these   geographic expansion within India to cater


                                                                       Pranav Goel
                                                                       CEO & Co-Founder,
                                                                       Porter
                                 Uttam Digga
                                 COO & Co-Founder,
                                 Porter


                                Vikas Choudhary
                                Co-Founder & CTO
                                Porter















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