Media Kit
Media Kit
Bios, photographs and approved facts for press and media use.
Bio — 50 words
Manan Singla is an entrepreneur and author based in Mumbai and the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the founder of ECTO INDIA, an auto-rickshaw mobility platform on trial in 11 cities across Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab, and the author of Meet Me in the Backyard, a work of philosophical reflection on identity and fear.
Bio — 150 words
Manan Singla is an entrepreneur and author based in Mumbai and the San Francisco Bay Area, whose work spans urban mobility, municipal services, diamonds and international trade, and philosophical writing. He is the founder of ECTO INDIA, which is developing an auto-rickshaw mobility platform for Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, with trial operations across 11 cities in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. Through S.S. Solutions, established in 2025, he undertakes municipal and tender-based service work, including mechanised road sweeping in Kurukshetra, Haryana. He also works in diamonds and international trade, with training at HRD Antwerp. His book, Meet Me in the Backyard, published in July 2026, is a work of philosophical reflection on identity, fear and the private life of the mind.
Bio — 300 words
Manan Singla is an entrepreneur and author based in Mumbai and the San Francisco Bay Area, whose work spans urban mobility, municipal services, diamonds and international trade, and philosophical writing. He is the founder of ECTO INDIA, active since February 2024 and co-founded with Vansh Gehlot. ECTO INDIA is developing an auto-rickshaw mobility platform for Tier 2 and Tier 3 Indian cities, built around local trust and driver-first economics, with trial operations across 11 cities in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. Through S.S. Solutions, established in April 2025, he undertakes municipal and tender-based service work, including mechanised road sweeping in Kurukshetra, Haryana. He also works in diamonds and international trade, from Mumbai and Surat to New York, with training at HRD Antwerp, Belgium. Alongside this work, he writes. His book, Meet Me in the Backyard, published as a Kindle edition in July 2026, is a work of philosophical reflection on identity, fear and the private life of the mind. His research manuscript, Platformisation in Smaller Indian Cities, deposited on Zenodo in September 2026, examines how informal institutions, labour and trust shape the adoption of mobility platforms beyond India's metros. He keeps a limited presence online and prefers longer work, direct conversations and time away from the feed.
Approved Designations
- Founder, ECTO INDIA
- Proprietor, S.S. Solutions
- Author, Meet Me in the Backyard
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