Uber Conducts Mentorship Session for Start Ups

Hyderabad, Sept.20: Uber, the smartphone app that connects riders with drivers at the push of a button, today conducted an intensive mentorship session for social impact start-ups. Eric Alexander, Head-Business, Uber Asia spearheaded the session conducted as part of UberEXCHANGE, Uber’s global mentorship program. Conducted during the T-Hub & Slush Global Impact Accelerator (GIA) for start-ups, UberEXCHANGE saw participation from promising social impact start-ups, who received guidance on critical issues of funding, marketing, operations, finance, and technology. During the event, Uber also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with T-Hub towards partnering with UberEXCHANGE. As part of this MoU, T-Hub will be leveraging its expertise in shortlisting twenty start-ups through both Uber and T-Hub’s existing network. T-Hub will invite start-ups to apply for the UberEXCHANGE programme through an online application process and shall encourage participation and representation from start-ups across the country.