Taxi Aggregator Uber opened its Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad today. IT E&C Department Secretary Sri Jayesh Ranjan was present on the occasion.

Present in 360 cities in 66 countries holding 40% market share, Uber has a 4,000-strong workforce. Hyderabad CoE with 500 employees is by far the largest employer. The Hyderabad unit, to begin with, will handle Community Operations for India.

The fastest growing startup and the highest valued private company at USD 68 bn, Uber already has its Centres of Excellence in Phoenix, Chicago, Ireland and Poland.