Rajesh Yabaji: Co-Founder and CEO of trucking platform BlackBuck
Rajesh Yabaji, Co-Founder and CEO of BlackBuck, has recently announced that the company will move out of its office in Bengaluru's Bellandur on Outer Ring Road (ORR), a location it has called home for the past nine years.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Yabaji shared the challenges faced by his employees: "ORR (Bellandur) has been our 'office + home' for the last 9 years. But it's now very, very hard to continue here. We have decided to move out." He highlighted that the average one-way commute for his colleagues had stretched beyond 1.5 hours, worsened by pothole-ridden, dusty roads and a lack of intent to improve infrastructure. According to him, conditions are unlikely to improve even in the next five years, making relocation inevitable.
Netizens widely echoed Rajesh Yabaji's concerns, with many slamming Bellandur's crumbling infrastructure and inflated property rates. While some sarcastically compared the area to "Dubai prices with Somalia roads," others questioned why firms still flock there. Suggestions ranged from ropeways to political accountability, reflecting Bengaluru residents' frustration with unending traffic and governance apathy.
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Who is Rajesh Yabaji?
Rajesh Yabaji, Co-Founder and CEO of online trucking platform BlackBuck.
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Rajesh Yabaji's Education
Rajesh is an army kid; his father was a soldier. He was born with an eye for problem-solving. Yabaji pursued a bachelor's degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, where he also earned his MBA in Business Administration. He was always very optimistic about the Indian economy.
His career began at ITC Limited, where he managed the technical functions of its food division. The corporate stint gave him hands-on experience in managing scale and operations.
The idea for BlackBuck first came to Rajesh Yabaji during his time at ITC Limited. While handling logistics for the food division, he often had to hire trucks by visiting roads and toll plazas, a process that was fragmented, inefficient, and unorganised. Around the same time, cab aggregators like Ola and Uber were gaining popularity in India, and Yabaji noticed a striking similarity between the inefficiencies in passenger transport and trucking logistics.
This parallel inspired him to build a digital platform that could do for trucks what Ola and Uber had done for cabs: bring supply online, simplify bookings, and enable seamless transactions. That thought eventually shaped into BlackBuck, which he co-founded in April 2015 with Chanakya Hridaya and Ramasubramaniam. It has since transformed India's trucking ecosystem by digitising freight and logistics.
With nearly 14 years of experience, Yabaji has grown BlackBuck into a name synonymous with innovation in logistics, ensuring small fleet operators and truck drivers can thrive in a digital-first economy.
BlackBuck Company
The company BlackBuck was founded in 2015 by Rajesh Yabaji, Chanakya Hridaya, and Ramasubramaniam. It is an online trucking logistics platform that was started with a mission to re-imagine and simplify trucking, by matching shippers with truckers. It helps shippers organise trucks for their needs, have real-time visibility,y and have end-to-end freight management. It has claimed one in 3 trucks in India use its services; its customers include Coca-Cola, Asian Paints, H, UL and the Tata Group.
Its services on top of loads include payments, telematics, and credit for truckers. It joined the unicorn club in July, 2021.
From an IIT Kharagpur graduate to building a logistics unicorn, Yabaji has consistently challenged inefficiencies. As BlackBuck charts its next chapter, its vision remains rooted in innovation, resilience, and creating lasting impact in India's trucking ecosystem.
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