Soumyadeep Bhakat — CEO

I grew up in Bankura. No startup ecosystem, no IIT network, no early funding conversations. Just a strong feeling that something was broken in how smaller Indian cities move. So I started building. I am the Co-Founder of Eto Rides, India's EV-first ride-hailing platform for Tier 2 and 3 cities. 300 million people in cities like mine take E-rickshaws, shared rides, whatever they can find. Nothing is safe, nothing is predictable, and clean transportation barely exists. We are building an EV-first ride platform for exactly these markets. The app, the driver side, the admin panel, the backend — all of it built from scratch. Flutter for the apps. Node.js for the backend. Going live soon. The business model is staged. Phase 1 is a SaaS platform licensed to fleet operators. Phase 2 transitions to a full aggregator when licensing is in place. Drivers keep 80%. That part matters to me. I am also the Founder & CEO of Auravow. It is a digital marketing agency, but the model is different. We take one client per category per location and make them the market leader in that space. Eight departments, one team, no handoffs between agencies. Mostly hospitality and real estate brands in West Bengal right now, but expanding. I studied Computer Science at Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College. Graduated 2020. I have been building products since college — websites, tools, eventually full platforms. I write code, manage operations, handle finance, talk to drivers, and think about unit economics. Founding a company means doing everything until you can hire someone better at it than you. I am looking to connect with investors who back early-stage mobility or B2B SaaS in India, operators who have scaled two-sided marketplaces, and founders building in Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities. If that is you, send a message.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Mobility entrepreneur with a strong focus on digital marketing and operations.

Location: Bankura, West Bengal, India

Experience: 2 yrs 2 mos