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
Byju’s defence in NCLT; deep dive into quick-commerce playThe Bengaluru bench of NCLT asked the petitioner – Glas Trust Company LLC – to issue a notice to Byju's for defaulting on payment of the $1...
28 Feb, 2024, 07.49 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
Bob van Dijk abruptly steps down as CEO of Prosus, parent NaspersProsus has invested over $10 billion in India with a portfolio of startups such as Swiggy, Flipkart, Urban Company, Byju’s, Meesho and othe...
19 Sep, 2023, 12.06 AM IST
Verifying ID for social media use could pose security risk: ExpertsThe Digital Personal Data Protection bill defines children as those below 18 years, which is above the global threshold. Users above 13 yea...
10 Aug, 2023, 09.34 AM IST
Will Meta’s Threads unwind Twitter in India? Opinions varyIndia is the largest market for the Meta apps of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram and analysts said this would give a solid head start to T...
07 Jul, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Homegrown companies on hiring spree as Big Tech sheds talentThough the absolute hiring number is not huge since Indian startups are themselves going through funding woes, the roles span product, grow...
06 Mar, 2023, 11.07 AM 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
New Data Bill draft to allow storage in trusted nations, Amazon layoffs likely to hit India staffThe government will propose to allow transfer of data and its storage in “trusted geographies” in the revised draft of the data protection ...
16 Nov, 2022, 07.50 AM IST
Musk won’t join Twitter board; Ola board clears controversial Avail acquisitionElon Musk has decided not to join the social media company’s board, days after he disclosed a 9.2% stake in the firm. Minutes after Agrawal...
11 Apr, 2022, 07.57 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 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’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
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
Aiming for market leadership in India in next 2 decades: HyundaiHaving set a firm foothold in the Indian automobile market in the last two decades, Korean auto major Hyundai is challenging Maruti Suzuki ...
06 May, 2016, 07.25 PM IST