We provide the routing & mapping technology toolkit businesses need to build systems that keep things moving smoothly — be it vehicles, people or goods.
Our Investors
NextBillion.ai has raised $34.25M of venture capital from top-tier investors.
$11+ Million
Cost Savings
Delivered
10.9+ Million
Deliveries/Tasks
Optimized
557+ Million
Miles
Navigated
150+
Businesses
Served
NextBillion.ai’s advanced API-first platform prioritizes ease of use, customization, and seamless integration. Today, from Fortune 500 titans to disruptive startups, many global businesses trust us.
In 2025, NextBillion.ai began a new chapter as part of Velocitor Solutions, a recognized leader in enterprise telematics and fleet management technology. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Velocitor Solutions has established a strong reputation for developing SaaS platforms that power mobile workforce management and fleet tracking for enterprises with large-scale, field-based operations.
Our Story
The NextBillion.ai story began in 2017 when Ajay Bulusu, Gaurav Bubna, and Shaolin Zheng collaborated as part of the Geo team at Grab. There, they saw firsthand how vital location technology is to delivering customer satisfaction, driving operational efficiency, and supporting sustainability. Yet, they also encountered a persistent problem: most existing solutions were expensive, rigid, and designed for generic needs—lacking the flexibility to meet varied business challenges.
Inspired by a shared vision to make location technology more accessible, customizable, and impactful, they launched NextBillion.ai in 2020. This passion for democratizing sophisticated location intelligence remains the foundation of everything they do today, from the innovative products they build to the collaborative culture they nurture within the team.
Marking a pivotal step in this journey, the 2025 union with Velocitor solutions redefines how intelligent location technology powers global operations. By joining forces, Nextbillion.ai’s AI-driven mapping and route optimization expertise blends with Velocitor’s proven platforms for real-time visibility, automation, and analytics. Together, we’re building a unified ecosystem that helps enterprises orchestrate complex operations with precision, intelligence, and scale.
Our Leadership
Our team brings together decades of experience working with location tech at industry giants like Google Maps, Apple, Uber, Grab and TomTom.
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Gaurav Bubna
Co-Founder
Gaurav drives product innovation at NextBillion.ai. He’s built successful products from scratch across ride-hailing, food delivery, and logistics at Grab, Ola and Morgan Stanley.
Ajay Bulusu
Co-Founder
Ajay brings his expertise in cross-functional collaboration and communication to NextBillion.ai, having led teams at Grab, Google, Indeed and American Express.
Shaolin Zheng
Co-Founder
Shaolin leads digital innovation at NextBillion.ai. His experience spans senior engineering roles at Grab, China Music Corporation and Sina Corporation.
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Our Locations
United States
Trust Center. 21 E State Street,
Suite 200, Columbus,
OH 43215
India
7A-124, WeWork RMZ Spire, Silpa Gram Craft Village, HITEC City, Hyderabad, Telangana 500081
Singapore
Capricorn International,
21 Marina Wy,
Singapore 018978
Frequently asked questions
At Grab, our founders experienced this firsthand: off-the-shelf providers were rigid, expensive, and non-customizable. They couldn’t account for industry-specific constraints such as driver skills, shift timings, local compliance rules, or recurring service schedules — and offered limited support for enterprise workflows.
NextBillion.ai was built to solve exactly that. We provide an API-first, enterprise routing platform where businesses can:
- Customize map data, constraints, and optimization logic.
- Scale cost-effectively without rigid minimum commitments.
- Integrate seamlessly with existing logistics, fleet, or dispatch systems.
At the time, Grab relied entirely on third-party mapping solutions like Google Maps. As the team dug deeper, they discovered that off-the-shelf APIs weren’t built for operational routing—they lacked customization, were prohibitively expensive, and didn’t provide the support needed for complex dispatch workflows. Nearly 60% of customer support tickets were related to location or routing issues.
To fix this, the team built Grab’s own internal mapping platform, scaling it from zero to hundreds of engineers and saving the company hundreds of millions annually. When other companies started asking how Grab’s routing worked so efficiently, the founders realized this challenge was universal.
That insight led to NextBillion.ai—an API-first, enterprise-focused routing platform built to give businesses control, flexibility, and intelligence over their own maps and routing infrastructure. Learn more about our story.
These recognitions reflect how our platform handles complex, constraint-rich routing problems—like time-windows, skills, multi-depot operations and permit-aware truck routing—and delivers scalable, enterprise-grade solutions across geographies.
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