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Koo cofounder Bidawatka launches AI-based photo-sharing appThe platform, PicSee, soft launched in July with 25 users, has scaled 75 times in under three months, driven by users inviting friends to j...
Inside the rise and fall of Indian Twitter rival KooKoo, the Indian social media platform aiming to rival Twitter, has closed down due to unsuccessful acquisition negotiations. The company st...
Indian Twitter rival Koo shuts down after failed acquisition talks“Patient, long term capital is essential to build ambitious, world beating products from India be it in social media, Al, space, EV or othe...
Koo founders on why the social media app is shutting downOnce considered as a rival of X (previously Twitter), Tiger Global-backed Indian social media app Koo is shutting down operations. the comp...
KOO Shutting Down: Why India’s Twitter rival is closing operationsKoo, a homegrown social media platform and alternative to Twitter, is shutting down. Co-founders Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka...
Koo halts salary payments from April; founder says company 'will remain operational'Koo cofounder Mayank Bidawatka had first said in September 2023 that the company was looking to raise funds or tie up with a strategic part...
Microblogging site Koo in talks for acquisition by VerSe InnovationKoo’s cofounder Mayank Bidawakta stated in a LinkedIn post that the microblogging platform was in discussions with “multiple partners” for ...
Koo lays off 30% of its workforce over the course of the yearThe three-year-old firm added that it was important for businesses of all sizes to adopt 'efficient and conservative approaches' to see thi...
Koo’s valuation to double in new funding roundDesi Twitter alternative is finalising a $15-$20 million round largely led by existing investors.
Twitter's local rival Koo gains; downloads, use rise 5x in 3 daysTraction on the Koo platform is going up amid ongoing dispute between Twitter, govt
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 ...
Koo in talks to raise funds; hopes to close a deal in 3-4 monthsKoo is looking at raising 'more than what was raised in the last round'
Koo to make it easier to find hospital beds, plasma donors amid Covid crisisThe social media platform will allow potential plasma donors to sport 'badges' on their profile pictures for increased visibility, and a ne...
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...
Koo and the quest for an Atmanirbhar social networkSeveral Union ministers, their ministries and related departments have flocked to the app — which uses a yellow bird as its logo, against T...
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...
ETtech Evening Briefing on Feb 11, 2021: Koo app’s Indian investors, Facebook’s Clubhouse cloneKoo app has brought on a clutch of Indian investors even as its Chinese backer is in the process of an exit. Clubhouse, the invite-only “so...
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...
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...
Microblogging platform Koo bags $4.1 million in fundingFounded in 2020, Koo allows users to connect, comment and engage in 13 local languages.