Hype Luxury Mobility

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Hype Luxury Mobility
Company type Private
Industry Car rental
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
FounderRaghav Belavadi
Headquarters Bangalore, India
Areas served
India, UAE, UK
Servicesluxury car rental, yacht rental, private jet rental
Website www.gohype.in

Hype Luxury Mobility is a luxury car rental company headquartered in Bangalore, India. [1] [2] Founded in 2017, it provides luxury cars, yachts, and private jets for rent in India, the UAE, and the UK. [3] [4] The company was founded in 2017 by siblings Raghav Belavadi and Vijaya Belavadi.

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Fleet

Hype has operations in 19 cities across India including Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Delhi NCR, Goa, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kolkata, Mangalore, Mumbai, Madurai and, Pondicherry. [5] The brands in its fleet include Rolls-Royce, Mercedes, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati, Jaguar etc. [6] Users book cars for rent directly from its website or through its mobile app. [7] [8]

It has a fleet of yachts including Bayliner 340, Ferretti 550, Island Spirit 401, Grand Soliel 45, Sea Ray 330, Azimut 39, Rinker 260, Free Spirit, Majesty 66 etc. [9]

It has also partnered with aircraft operators to provide helicopters and private jet rentals. [10]

Funding

Hype Luxury said in a statement it had raised an undisclosed amount in Pre-Series A funding from Razorpay co-founders Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar's early stage startup fund MarsShot Ventures. [11]

Brand Ambassador

Suniel Shetty has collaborated with HYPE as the brand ambassador. [12] [13] [14]

Partnerships

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