Last updated: May 1, 2024
- Brand NameKoo
- HeadquarterBengaluru
- No. of Employees296
- Industry
Social Media
- Founded Year 2016
- Company StatusActive
- Highlights
- Total Funding₹430.92 Cr
- Funding Rounds6
- Number of Acquisition1
- FY 2021-22 Revenue₹4.88 Cr
- FY 2021-22 Loss-₹197.14 Cr
About Koo
Founded in 2020, Koo is a multi-lingual microblogging platform that allows users to interact via text, audio, and videos. It also allows influencers to connect with their community and have conversations with their fans. Koo is currently available in 11 languages and claims to have over 50 million app downloads.
Business Model of Koo
Koo provides a platform for community based questions and answers in vernacular languages under “Vokal” and a micro-blogging platform which enables its users to express themselves in local languages.
Key People/Management
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Anand DanielDirector
BK
Banda Krishna Vamshi ReddyDirector
AR
Anurag RamdasanDirector
AD
Anand Daniel Director
PA
ParinithaDirector
AR
Aprameya RadhakrishnaCo-Founder & CEO
Top Competitors
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TwitterU74900MH2013PTC240630
Latest News
- Exclusive: With a decline in growth, India’s Twitter alternative Koo weighs M and A optionsSep 8, 2023
- Koo spent Rs 202 Cr to earn Rs 14 lakh in FY22Jan 12, 2023
- Exclusive: Koo raises over $6 Mn led by Tiger GlobalNov 24, 2022
- Indian microblogging app Koo crosses 50 million downloadsNov 2, 2022
- Homegrown Twitter rival Koo says laid off 15 employees, not 40Sep 6, 2022
- Koo CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna woos Elon Musk to join the Indian startup’s boardApr 11, 2022
- Koo launches voluntary self verification for all usersApr 6, 2022
- Koo takes the Facebook route, set to launch advisory boardMar 17, 2022
- Central Institute for Indian Languages, Koo collaborate to promote fair use of languageDec 9, 2021
- In June, Koo took down over 1,900 pieces of content via proactive monitoringJul 1, 2021