Shutdown · Mobility & Logistics

BlackBuck moving office out of Bengaluru's ORR

By Startup Enthusiast · 16 September 2025

What they do

BlackBuck is a digital platform for truck operators offering tolling, fuelling, telematics, and financing

Co-founder and CEO Rajesh Yabaji announced on 16 Sep 2025 that the company is moving out of Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road after 9 years

The move highlights worsening traffic and infrastructure on ORR, where average employee commute exceeds 1.5 hours one way

BlackBuck is moving its office out of Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road (ORR) after 9 years.
Co-founder and CEO Rajesh Yabaji announced the decision on X on 16 September 2025.
The average employee commute is over 1.5 hours one way.
Yabaji cited potholes and dust on the roads, with no improvement expected in the next 5 years.
The ORR tech corridor employs 9.5 lakh people across 500 companies.
Weekday vehicle entries at major tech parks on ORR rose 45% in June 2025 vs June 2024.

Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai called the decision a 'big failure of governance in Bengaluru'.
Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw responded: 'This is serious. Emergency measures needed'.
Krishna Kumar Gowda (GBITCIA) said company exits should be a wake-up call for government intervention.
Deputy CM DK Shivakumar announced ₹1,100 crore for road repair and construction across Bengaluru on 14 Sep 2025.

BlackBuck is a digital platform for truck operators offering tolling, fuelling, telematics, load and vehicle marketplace, and financing.
Parent company is Zinka Logistics Solutions Ltd.
Q1 FY26 net revenue: ₹131.85 crore, up 43% YoY.
Q1 FY26 adjusted EBITDA: ₹47.21 crore, up 290% YoY.
Q1 FY26 EBITDA margin: 35.8%, up from 13.1%.