Koo’s valuation to double in new funding roundDesi Twitter alternative is finalising a $15-$20 million round largely led by existing investors.
25 Nov, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Homegrown Koo plans to launch in the US, first market outside IndiaKoo has already started building tools and technology to tweak its India product for a global audience and will shortly begin an outreach a...
16 Nov, 2022, 10.46 AM IST
Koo adopts 'voluntary code of ethics' for fair, ethical use of social media during pollsCreated by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the code was first presented ahead of the 2019 general elections, by the i...
13 Jan, 2022, 03.59 PM IST
Central Institute for Indian Languages, Koo collaborate to promote fair use of languageThey will work jointly to strengthen its content moderation policies and help users stay safe and secure online.
08 Dec, 2021, 07.35 PM IST
Koo app clocks 1 crore downloads in less than 18 months of operationsAccording to the Koo app, its growth accelerated since February this year with 85 lakh downloads registered in the past six months alone. I...
26 Aug, 2021, 01.34 PM IST
Koo app calls on users to apply for its yellow-tick verification systemCalled 'Eminence', the Koo yellow tick recognises and celebrates a user’s eminence, stature, achievements, abilities and professional stand...
27 Jul, 2021, 02.30 PM IST
Koo app submits its first compliance report under India IT rulesKoo is the first social media platform in India to publish the compliance report, as mandated by the India IT rules, co-founder Aprayameya ...
01 Jul, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
Micro blogging platform Koo comes up in Assamese languageWith the launch of Koo App in Assamese by the Chief Minister, many celebrities and thought leaders of the State are expected to join the pl...
16 Jun, 2021, 12.06 PM IST
Koo eyes Nigeria market after Twitter banThe developments came after Nigeria indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities on Friday after the social media platform deleted a tweet f...
05 Jun, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
Koo’s valuation rises five times in three months in new funding roundTiger Global is leading Koo app’s new funding round, while there are two new investors—IIFL’s venture capital fund and South Korea's Mirae ...
26 May, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
Koo app says it has complied with India’s new social media guidelinesAprameya Radhakrishna, co-founder and chief executive officer of Koo app, says user safety and convenience is of “utmost importance” and th...
22 May, 2021, 06.21 PM IST
Koo to foray into 22 Indian languages this yearKoo is also planning to introduce content in Urdu and Sanskrit and is currently present in eight Indian languages plus English
24 Mar, 2021, 06.03 AM IST
Neither Left nor Right, Koo perches firmly on the fence“Neither am I right-wing or left-wing, nor is my technology or product,” Koo app’s co-founder Aprameya Radhakrishna says, terming the label...
17 Feb, 2021, 06.11 AM IST
Indian entrepreneurs back Koo app as Chinese investor exitsThe investment from BookMyShow’s Ashish Hemrajani, Bounce's Vivekananda Hallekere and Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath is in addition to the $4.1 mi...
12 Feb, 2021, 01.10 PM IST
Koo app CEO denies hacker’s allegations of data leakAccording to a French hacker, who goes by the pseudonym Elliot Alderson on Twitter, Koo app is leaking personal data such as email, date of...
11 Feb, 2021, 08.46 PM IST
Koo app downloads surge as tensions escalate between Twitter and GovtIn the last seven days alone, Twitter's homegrown rival Koo app has seen a ten-fold increase in downloads leading to a cumulative three mil...
11 Feb, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Twitter clone Koo, endorsed by govt, trends amid standoffKoo App was trending on Twitter earlier today amid the latter’s ongoing kerfuffle with the Indian government on accounts linked to the ongo...
10 Feb, 2021, 07.22 PM IST