Tag "Koo"

First Orkut, now Koo? The Brazil story.

By : Sunil Rajguru

In 1974 economist Edmar Bacha dubbed Brazil a “Belindia”, because it was “a Belgium-sized island of prosperity in a sea of India-like poverty”. How things have changed since then! Both India and Brazil are part of BRICS. They both had

[Funding] Tiger Global leads $30 mn Series B fundraise in Indian-Twitter-alternative, Koo

By : Laxitha Mundhra

Indian microblogging app, Koo, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Tiger Global has led the investment round. Existing investors Accel Partners, 3One4 Capital, Kalaari Capital, Blume Ventures and Dream Incubator also participated in the round. IIFL and Mirae

When Make in Tech India really took off

By : Sunil Rajguru

While the Make in India scheme was launched way back in 2014, off late it’s really taken off when it comes to Tech India. 2020 was a landmark year when India replaced Vietnam as the second largest producer of mobiles

Modi vs Jack & Koo vs Twitter

By : Sunil Rajguru

Twitter​ and India fight it out over the farmers’ protests, new Indian OTT​ regime in the offing and Tesla​ boosts Bitcoin​, good news for other cryptocurrencies​ too. Digital Budget for post-Covid India (Ep-23, Feb 5) When a sub-Reddit & an

Twitter alternative Koo App is leaking user data confirms French Hacker; CEO Responds

By : Laxitha Mundhra

The Koo app has recently gained momentum as many Government officials, including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, have made the shift to Koo. Winner of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge, the Koo app, is available in 11 Indian languages. Similar

Made In India Twitter Alternative Koo gets a big boost 10 months post-launch

By : CIOL Bureau

In March 2020, Aparameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka started a Made In India Twitter alternative – Koo. The app has recently gained momentum as many Government officials, including Union Minister Piyush Goyal, have made the shift to Koo. Winner of the Aatmanirbhar