After Perth, Ola is now ready to serve Sydney

• Ola began services in Perth, Australia in February.
• Ola's global expansion began after receiving investment from China's Didi Chuxing.
• The company says it already has 7000 registrations in Perth.

In its quest to take on Uber on a global scale, Ola Cabs is now serving customers in Sydney. The company announced today, that it has hired a local team and "driver-partners" in the city. This is the second city Ola is covering in Australia, having launched in Perth earlier. According to the company, it already has 7000 registrations in that city.

The homegrown ride hailing company began its global expansion after receiving investment from China's Didi Chuxing. Ola also has investments from Japanese Softbank, which owns over 30% stake in the company. As it begins expanding to other countries, Ola is still battling Uber as its main competitors. The American ride hailing company is present in 23 cities in Australia and New Zealand and serves many more countries as well. While Australia is the first country Ola is serving after India, the company has also set up teams in Colombo and Dhaka, though it's yet to start services there.

Furthermore, Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO of Ola, had met London Mayor Sadiq Khan, during his India visit in December. Starting business in London may be difficult though, given the issues Uber has already been facing there. If Ola is able to establish its service there, it might be a big boost for the company's overseas plans.