Bounce has partnered with ONDC to strengthen India’s open logistics network through EV-led last-mile delivery
Bounce, an electric mobility company, has partnered with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to strengthen India’s open logistics infrastructure through sustainable, EV-led last-mile delivery. The announcement comes as ONDC’s logistics network continues to scale, with more than 50 logistics service providers, over 60,000 merchants, more than 150,000 delivery partners and over 12,000 daily deliveries enabled through interoperable digital infrastructure.
The collaboration combines Bounce’s integrated electric mobility and fleet operations capabilities with ONDC’s Open Delivery Protocol (ODP) to build a more efficient, interoperable and inclusive logistics ecosystem, enabling merchants, brands and logistics providers of all sizes to participate in digital commerce.
India’s logistics market remains highly fragmented despite its scale, with merchants and brands often struggling to access reliable third-party delivery, while smaller fleet operators face barriers to technology and consistent demand.
Through the Open Delivery Protocol, merchants can access multiple logistics providers through a single integration, while logistics companies of all sizes can compete on equal terms. The model aims to reduce integration complexity, improve fleet utilisation and expand market access without creating platform dependency. Product innovations such as intelligent rider allocation and First-In-First-Out order matching are also aimed at improving delivery efficiency and rider earnings.
Bounce joins the ecosystem through its vertically integrated model spanning electric vehicle manufacturing, fleet operations and gig-worker enablement. Through Bounce Task, its ONDC-enabled logistics offering, the company is using its integrated EV stack to deliver last-mile fulfilment while expanding earning opportunities for delivery partners. The company combines in-house electric vehicle manufacturing with fleet operations, allowing it to optimise vehicle performance, utilisation and operating costs across the delivery lifecycle.
Rohit Lohia, Chief Operating Officer at ONDC, said merchants and logistics providers should not have to go through cumbersome one-on-one integrations, adding that the Open Delivery Protocol allows businesses to integrate once and access a growing network of logistics providers through shared digital infrastructure. He said more than 60,000 merchants and over 150,000 delivery partners were already using the ecosystem, and that partnerships such as Bounce’s would strengthen the network by adding logistics capacity, improving fleet utilisation and increasing choice for businesses across India.
Vivekananda Hallekere, CEO and Co-founder of Bounce, said the company had built strong capabilities in running complex fleet operations at scale, which now compound with its in-house manufacturing. He said the focus for riders was providing a reliable vehicle and strong earning potential, and that plugging its manufacturer-to-gig-worker operation into an open network, rather than a closed platform, was driving the fulfilment speed the company was seeing.
Bounce currently supports over 12,000 riders across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, the National Capital Region and Mumbai, and expects this base to grow significantly this year. The company reached group-level profitability in March 2026, and its Bhiwadi facility has an annual capacity of 200,000 units.
