Zypp Electric appoints ex-Softbank India Head Manoj Kohli as a senior advisor

Homegrown EV-as-a-service platform Zypp Electric has announced the appointment of Manoj Kohli as Senior Advisor.

With this appointment, the startup aims to enhance its leadership to further propel industry dominance in last-mile delivery and further strengthen its IPO vision.

Manoj Kohli's experience

Manoj Kohli brings a wealth of over 45 years of extensive experience across diverse industries including telecom, renewable energy, EVs, and AI-led digital technology. His addition marks a significant step forward for Zypp Electric as it accelerates its mission to revolutionize sustainable last-mile logistics in India.

With a well-illustrious career that spans leadership roles at Bharti Airtel, SoftBank India, and SB Energy, Kohli has a proven track record of scaling businesses globally.

As Managing Director and CEO of Bharti Airtel, he spearheaded the company's expansion to 20 countries across Asia and Africa, growing its customer base to over 400 million and establishing it as the third-largest telecom operator globally. His visionary leadership at SB Energy achieved over 7GW of renewable energy capacity in India and the US, contributing significantly to the green energy revolution.

Kohli's role at SoftBank India

He most recently served as the Country Head of SoftBank India, supporting investments worth $15 billion across 25 AI-focused portfolio companies, including OLA, OYO, Delhivery, Meesho, and Swiggy.

As a seasoned growth advisor, He coaches businesses for effective execution of the profitable growth strategy and embeds a viable business model to enable the businesses to scale 10x-20x up to their full potential in India and expand to many international markets and has helped many of them successfully go public and many ready for it.

Leadership comments

Akash Gupta, Co-founder & CEO of Zypp Electric, said, “I started my early days with Airtel and have heard so many success stories of Mr. Kohli all my life. We at Zypp are super thrilled to welcome Mr. Manoj Kohli to the Zypp Electric family. His extensive experience developing global firms, combined with his enthusiasm for achieving sustainable breakthroughs, will be beneficial as we plan our expansion path. He’s been part of many startup IPOs and as we also plan to take Zypp to IPO over the next 12-24 months, his guidance will improve our sustainability led EV platform and also will help in our goal to promote electric vehicle adoption, optimize fleet solutions, and create a greener, more efficient logistics environment not just for India but beyond.”

Manoj Kohli said, “Zypp Electric is a leading EV-as-a-Service player in India, at the forefront of innovation in the electric vehicle last mile space, and I am thrilled to be part of this transformative journey to further strengthen their market dominance. My focus as an advisor will be on empowering the leadership team to achieve their ambitious goals while fostering a culture of excellence and integrity. Together, we will work to create a robust framework that not only drives business success but also contributes positively to our communities.”

Aiming to make India carbon-free

Founded in 2017, Zypp Electric aims to India carbon-free by using an ecosystem of Electric vehicles and EV-based technology to make last-mile logistics sustainable and emission-free.

The startup makes carbon-free last-mile delivery for local merchants, from e-commerce giants to delivery executives, and thereby reduce delivery cost and pollution on an asset-light model.

It currently delivers groceries, medicines, food, and e-commerce packages from point A to point B through their fully automated IoT and AI-enabled scooters.