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
Koo will not charge fee for verification badge, says founder Aprameya RadhakrishnaKoo was founded in 2020 with an aim to further Prime Minister Narendra Modi's calls for an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' or self-reliant India.
01 Nov, 2022, 11.10 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 clocks five million downloads in the last quarter“We announced our 10 million downloads mark in August,” said CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna.
25 Oct, 2021, 07.15 AM 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
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
29 May, 2021, 07.19 AM 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
Desi apps offer local alternative to giantsA bunch of domestic apps pitching themselves as homegrown alternatives to global social media behemoths are flourishing, partly due to supp...
09 Mar, 2021, 10.30 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
Prakash Javadekar joins indigenous Twitter replica KooThe application was launched 10 months ago but in the last few weeks it saw a massive surge in user base as Union ministers and government ...
12 Feb, 2021, 05.44 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
MeitY, other departments turn to microblogging site Koo as Twitter fails to follow government diktatKoo said it has so far verified handles of MeitY, MyGov, Digital India, India Post, National Informatics Centre (NIC), National Institute o...
09 Feb, 2021, 07.20 PM IST
Microblogging platform Koo bags $4.1 million in fundingFounded in 2020, Koo allows users to connect, comment and engage in 13 local languages.
05 Feb, 2021, 01.10 PM IST