&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Koo.svg) Koo's logo | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Koo_(app)_screenshot.png) Koo's homepage on desktop version | |
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Founded | 14 November 2019 |
| Dissolved | 3 July 2024 |
| Headquarters | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Country of origin | India |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Koo Corporation Pvt Ltd |
| Founder(s) |
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| Key people | Aprameya Radhakrishna (CEO) |
| Industry | |
| Employees | 200 (September 2021)[1] |
| URL | kooapp.com |
| Advertising | Yes |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 60 million (November 2022) |
| Launched | 2020 |
| Current status | Defunct |
| Native client(s) on | iOS, Android, Web |
Koo was an Indian microblogging and social networking service, owned by Bangalore-based Bombinate Technologies.[2][3][4] It was co-founded by entrepreneurs Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka.[5] The app was launched in early 2020; it won the government's Atmanirbhar App Innovation Challenge which selected the best apps from some 7,000 entries across the country.[6]
As of November 2022, the company was valued at over $275 million.[7] Investors in Bombinate Technologies include Tiger Global Management, Blume Ventures, Kalaari Capital and Accel, and former Infosys CFO TV Mohandas Pai's 3one4 Capital.[8]
On 3 July 2024, the founders announced their decision to shut down the platform.
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