What cooked Koo's goose, a case studyMarketing becomes more complicated, as does navigating jurisdictions of countries where English isn't significantly in use. Investors may s...
05 Jul, 2024, 10.46 PM IST
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...
03 Jul, 2024, 08.07 PM IST
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...
03 Jul, 2024, 03.21 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 says in talks for strategic partnership as Dailyhunt eyes acquisitionMayank Bidawakta announced on LinkedIn that Koo is in discussions for a strategic partnership with multiple partners. VerSe Innovation is i...
28 Feb, 2024, 11.30 AM IST
Koo seeks fresh funds, may partner with strategics as it faces a slow marketThe Bengaluru-based firm had to move from growing rapidly to cutting down on growth and proving unit economics, all within six months of re...
15 Sep, 2023, 07.20 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
Homegrown Twitter rival Koo says laid off 15 employees, not 40Homegrown micro-blogging platform Koo on Tuesday said that it has laid off 15 employees, or 5 per cent of its workforce, and not 40 as earl...
06 Sep, 2022, 06.04 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 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’s Chinese investor Shunwei Capital exits firmFormer cricketer Javagal Srinath, Bookmyshow founder Ashish Hemrajani, Udaan co-founder Sujeet Kumar, Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy and...
17 Mar, 2021, 03.25 PM IST
Shunwei Capital exits Bombinate Technologies, parent company of Vokal & KooKoo was founded in March 2020 by Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka, as a micro- blogging platform for Indian languages.
17 Mar, 2021, 03.16 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
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
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