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...
25 Apr, 2024, 06.26 PM IST
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 ...
28 Feb, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
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...
20 Apr, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
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
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
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'
14 May, 2021, 03.52 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
Koo app severs China links, Nazara IPO beginsIn today's ETtech Evening Briefing, Twitter rival Koo app severs China links; Nazara IPO gets subscribed 3.8 times on Day 1 of offering; an...
17 Mar, 2021, 08.30 PM 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
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...
14 Feb, 2021, 10.13 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
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...
11 Feb, 2021, 09.12 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
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