And some early offers:

Currently, Uber is operational in 10 cities, including Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi, and employs more than 15,000 drivers. The smartphone-based car-booking company is funded by Goldman Sachs and Google Ventures, among others, and is reported to have generated over $1 billion in gross global bookings over the last year.

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