Wife to investor: How Priya Singh drove Chalo's Mohit Dubey's startup ambitions
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Back in 2005, Priya Singh, then a 22-year-old social worker, stumbled upon her entrepreneurial journey when her husband, Mohit Dubey, decided to leave his job just two months into their marriage. While Dubey pursued his startup dreams, Singh financed their life by taking up a well-paying job in the government, supporting not just Dubey, but his two co-founders too—transforming their 2-bedroom apartment in Mumbai into a startup hub in 2005.
From writing the first cheque for CarWale, Dubey’s first startup, to taking on a leadership role in the company, Singh also got a taste of the entrepreneur’s life. Later, Singh even launched her own venture, Rangreza, blending her passion for fashion and social impact. In 2019, she joined Dubey again in the quest for building a bus technology platform Chalo, after he sold his first company.
With her experience working in the public sector and building a company on her own, Singh today is driving the company's vertical in the government mobility space. Chalo, which raised $119 million in funding so far from marquee investors Avataar Ventures, Lightrock India and WaterBridge Ventures, among others, was last valued at $400-450 million. It provides services including live bus tracking, digital tickets and passes, live passenger indicator, fleet management, and contactless payment solutions.
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