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{{Short description|Bus service company in Maharashtra, India}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Cityflo
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry = Transportation
| founded = {{start date and age|2015}}
| trade_name = Komorebi Tech Solutions
| hq_location =
| hq_location_city = [[Thane]], [[Maharashtra]]
| hq_location_country = [[India]]
| area_served = Mumbai, Thane, and Hyderabad
| services = Urban Mobility
| website = {{URL|https://www.cityflo.com/}}
}}

'''Cityflo''' is an app-based bus service company headquartered in Thane, [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref name="inc42">{{Cite web |title=Cityflo Company Profile |url=https://inc42.com/company/cityflo/ |website=[[Inc42]] |access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref> Founded in 2015, the company operates in the shared mobility sector,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cityflo cuts 73 lakh litres of fuel consumption in FY25 through shared mobility services |url=https://www.autocarpro.in/news/cityflo-cuts-73-lakh-litres-of-fuel-consumption-in-fy25-through-shared-mobility-services-125946 |date=25 June 2025 |access-date=13 September 2025}}</ref> providing daily office commute services for corporate professionals in [[Mumbai]], [[Hyderabad]], and Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ETtech |date=2 April 2025 |title=Buses to play critical role in enhancing last mile commute in metro cities: Cityflo |website=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/buses-to-play-critical-role-in-enhancing-last-mile-commute-in-metro-cities-cityflo/articleshow/119908449.cms |access-date=13 September 2025}}</ref><ref name="economictimes">{{Cite web |title=Daily commute service firm Cityflo to enter Delhi, aims to deploy 100 buses this year |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/roadways/daily-commute-service-firm-cityflo-to-enter-delhi-aims-to-deploy-100-buses-this-year/articleshow/118710206.cms |date=4 March 2025 |access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="businessline">{{Cite web |title=Bus service start-up Cityflo to expand into Delhi, plans to add 250-300 buses in 18 months |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/bus-service-start-up-cityflo-to-expand-into-delhi/article65076799.ece |website=[[The Hindu BusinessLine]] |date=23 February 2022 |access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref>

==History==

Cityflo was founded in May 2015 by [[IIT Bombay]] graduates Jerin Venad, Rushabh Shah, Ankit Agrawal and Sankalp Kelshikar<ref name="inc42 cityflo">{{Cite web |title=App-Based Bus Service Cityflo Bags $7.7 Mn From Lightbox To Expand Service |url=https://inc42.com/buzz/app-based-bus-service-cityflo-bags-7-7-mn-from-lightbox-to-expand-service/ |website=[[Inc42]] |date=29 September 2022 |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rs 4.8 crore flows into Mumbai-based on-demand bus aggregator Cityflo from IDG Ventures, others |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/rs-4-8-crore-flows-into-mumbai-based-on-demand-bus-aggregator-cityflo-from-idg-ventures-others/articleshow/49637376.cms |website=[[The Economic Times]] |date=3 November 2015 |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref> with Jerin Venad as the company’s [[Chief executive officer|CEO]].

Cityflo faced operational challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fear, panic and bounce back: Inside a transport startup's pandemic rollercoaster |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/features/fear-panic-and-bounce-back-inside-a-transport-startups-pandemic-rollercoaster-6480921.html |work=[[Moneycontrol]] |accessdate=12 July 2025 |date=10 February 2021 |last=Sriram |first=M.}}</ref>

In May 2025, Komorebi Tech Solutions, the parent company of Cityflo, announced a [[joint venture]] with Globus Trans Solutions LLP to operate 500 [[electric bus]]es in the state government-run bus transit ecosystem under the brand name Urban Glide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Private Enterprise Urban Glide Enters India's Public Bus Market |website=[[AutocarPro]] |date=12 May 2025 |url=https://www.autocarpro.in/news/private-enterprise-urban-glide-enters-indias-public-bus-market-126352 |access-date=4 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cityflo parent and Globus Trans form joint venture to enter state-run bus transit sector |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/cityflo-parent-and-globus-trans-form-joint-venture-to-enter-state-run-bus-transit-sector/articleshow/121139045.cms |website=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2024-02-28 |access-date=2025-07-07}}</ref> The company has also announced that it will expand its services in Delhi in 2025.<ref name="businessline"/> In July 2025, Cityflo partnered with Aaveg to launch an electric bus fleet in Delhi NCR.<ref name="aaveg">{{Cite web |title=Cityflo partners with Aaveg to launch electric bus fleet in Delhi NCR |url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/commercial-vehicle/cityflo-and-aaveg-launch-electric-bus-fleet-in-delhi-ncr-for-sustainable-urban-transport/122831454 |website=[[ET Auto]] ([[The Economic Times]]) |date=22 July 2025 |access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref>

== Funding ==
In 2015, after the launch, Cityflo raised seed funding of $750K from [[IDG Ventures]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cityflo raises $750,000 from IDG Ventures, others |url=https://www.ndtvprofit.com/business/cityflo-raises-7-50-000-from-idg-ventures-others-1239692 |website=[[NDTV Profit]] |date=4 November 2015 |access-date=14 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cityflo raises USD 750,000 from IDG Ventures, others |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/cityflo-raises-usd-750000-from-idg-ventures-others-506734-2015-11-04 |website=[[India Today]] |date=4 November 2015 |access-date=14 July 2025}}</ref> In 2019, the company secured ₹3 crore (approximately $405,000) from India Quotient and other angel investors.<ref name="inc42 cityflo"/>

In November 2020, Cityflo raised ₹57 crore (approximately $8 million) in Series A funding led by Lightbox Ventures along with its existing investors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=App-based bus service provider Cityflo raises $8 mn led by Lightbox Ventures |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/app-based-bus-service-provider-cityflo-raises-8-mn-led-by-lightbox-ventures-11606287053603.html |website=[[Mint (disambiguation)|Mint]] |date=27 November 2020 |access-date=14 July 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==
* {{anl|Ibibo}}
* [[RedBus.in]]
* [[Shuttl]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transport companies of India]]
[[Category:Transport companies established in 2015]]
[[Category:Road transport in India]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2015]]

Cityflo - Revision history

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