New Delhi : Ultraviolette Automotive Pvt. Ltd. will launch its electric two-wheeler Ultraviolette F77 on November 24. The company opened its pre-orders on October 23 and will roll out the product in a phased manner, with the first batch of motorcycles being delivered in Bengaluru. F77 has an IDC range of 307 km on a single charge, the company said in a media release.
Ultraviolette, an innovator in sustainable mobility, has received investments from Qualcomm Ventures and Lingotto to expand the Series D round. These investments from Qualcomm Ventures and Lingotto will be deployed for ramping up the company’s presence in India, subsequent expansion in international markets, and strengthening of the brand’s technological capabilities and prowess. the release said.
Qualcomm Ventures invests in companies focused on 5G, Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, IoT, Enterprise and Cloud, and XR/Metaverse. Qualcomm Ventures has over 150 companies in its portfolio and manages over USD 2 billion in assets across the US, China, India, Israel, Europe, Latin America, and Korea.
Lingotto (formerly Exor Capital) is a fully-owned subsidiary of EXOR N.V which has the largest or controlling stakes in companies including sports car maker Ferrari (RACE.MI), Stellantis (STLA.MI) CNH Industrial (CNHI.MI), Iveco Group (IVG.MI), The Economist Group, Via, and the soccer team Juventus (JUVE.MI).
Narayan Subramaniam, co-founder and CEO, Ultraviolette, said, “As we countdown to the commercial launch of the F77 in India, this investment is a testament to the fact that we have been able to create a distinct identity for Ultraviolette and the F77 and build aspiration for the product across the global audiences. We are thrilled to have Qualcomm Ventures and Lingotto back us in our vision of redefining the future of electric mobility and making F77 a global phenomenon.”
“Qualcomm Ventures is proud to support Ultraviolette, which is committed to raising the bar on performance and safety standards of electric two-wheelers with best-in-class technologies, design and engineering,” Quinn Li, Senior Vice President, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and global head of Qualcomm Ventures, said.
“We look forward to the acceleration of the transformation that is already underway within the automotive industry by enabling companies, such as Ultraviolette, with not only access to capital but also the opportunity to potentially leverage Qualcomm’s world class technology innovations,” he added.
Nikhil Bawa Srinivasan, Managing Partner at Lingotto said, “Our continued support for Ultraviolette rests in our belief on what should be a market defining product.”
Niraj Rajmohan, Co-Founder and CTO, Ultraviolette, said, “While we focus on commercial availability of the F77 in India, we are also actively building the roadmap for our subsequent expansion in international markets, and this capital infusion will be integral in augmenting our efforts in some of these markets.”
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