PoolMate Join the waitlist

Launching first in Bangalore & Hyderabad

Sharing is caring. Share the ride, split the fuel.

PoolMate matches car owners with co-travellers heading the same way — share the ride, split the fuel cost, and turn traffic time into network time.

I own a car I need a ride
  • 0% commission for owners, year one
  • ₹100 ride credit for passengers
  • Every 11th ride free
  • Ride with same gender, or anyone
A car owner and two co-travellers sharing a ride along a mapped route through the city A B ₹

How PoolMate works

For car owners

  1. Post your route

    Tell us your usual A-to-B and timings. Takes a minute.

  2. Approve your co-travellers

    Verified members on your route request a seat. You choose who rides.

  3. Recover your fuel costs

    Riders chip in for the trip. You keep 100% of it — we take 0% commission your first year.

For passengers

  1. Find a car on your route

    See verified car owners driving your way at your time.

  2. Reserve your seat

    Request once. Ride daily with the same trusted regulars.

  3. Pay a fraction of the cost

    Split fuel costs, not surge fares. Start with ₹100 in free ride credits.

A fuel cost split into two equal shares, next to a car owner standing by their own car with a friendly co-passenger ₹ ₹

You're not a driver. You're just going the same way.

Nobody on PoolMate drives for a living. Car owners here are people already driving from A to B — they simply pick up co-travellers along the way. It's cost-sharing between colleagues and neighbours, and nobody earns a profit.

  • No detours, no duty — you drive your own route, on your own schedule
  • Co-travellers share costs; this is not a commercial service
  • Ride with the same verified regulars from your tech park or community
  • You pick who you ride with — same gender only, or anyone

Early birds get the good stuff

0% commission

Car owners keep every rupee of cost-sharing for the entire first year.

Owners

₹100 ride credits

Free credit in your wallet the day we launch in your city.

Passengers

Every 11th ride free

Ride ten times, the eleventh is on us. Regulars get rewarded.

Everyone

Referral bonuses

Bring your teammates and neighbours, earn credits for each one who rides.

Everyone

Starting where the traffic hurts most

Bangalore

Whitefield, Electronic City, ORR, Manyata, Sarjapur — we're starting with the corridors you already crawl through.

Hyderabad

Hitec City, Gachibowli, Financial District, Kondapur — your daily grind, shared.

Somewhere else? Join the waitlist and pick “Other” — enough signups bring us to your city next.

Get early access

Two taps and you're on the list — your number and your city. We'll message you on WhatsApp when we go live in your area, and early birds lock in every perk above.

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The only thing we actually need — it's how we'll tell you we've launched.

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We'll only ever match you within your preference.

No spam. No OTP. We only message you about launch.

Fair questions

How much will a ride cost?

A fraction of what you'd otherwise spend. PoolMate suggests a fair per-seat share from the actual distance — fuel and tolls split between everyone in the car. Owners can adjust it up to 20% either way, and you can bid within 10% of what they ask. No surge pricing, ever. PoolMate takes a flat ₹5 per seat as a platform fee (you start with ₹100 in credits), and 0% commission on what you share with your co-travellers.

How will you verify people?

Every member will complete verification before their first ride — government ID, selfie match, and where possible, company email verification for IT-park employees and community verification for gated societies. No anonymous profiles.

What about women's safety?

Safety is designed in, not bolted on. Every member sets a “Ride with” preference — same gender only or anyone — and we only ever match you within it. That works for owners and passengers alike, alongside verified-only profiles, live trip sharing, and an in-app SOS. Tell us your preference on the waitlist and we'll honour it from your very first ride.

Is carpooling even legal in India?

Sharing travel costs is not the same as running a commercial service — no one earns a profit, costs are simply split. We cap contributions at cost-sharing levels and follow state transport guidelines as they evolve.

When do you launch?

We go live community-by-community in Bangalore and Hyderabad first — IT parks and large residential communities with the most waitlist signups open earliest. Joining the waitlist (and referring the people you travel with) directly speeds up your area.