Koo is an Indian microblogging platform positioned as a homegrown alternative to Twitter. The article identifies the company primarily by its microblogging product and market positioning. Koo has raised funding to support its growth, most recently a $30 million Series B. The round was led by Tiger Global with participation from existing investors Accel Partners, Kalaari Capital, Blume Ventures, and Dream Incubator. The article does not disclose the company’s valuation, prior rounds, operating metrics, or specific use of proceeds. No founding year or additional financial details were provided in the article. Koo is a microblogging app focused on amplifying daily voices in Indian languages. The company raised $4.1 million in a Series A round. Participating investors include 3one4 Capital, Accel Partners, Kalaari Capital, Blume Ventures and Dream Incubator. Koo said the funding will be used to ramp up capabilities to solve uniquely Indian engineering challenges and for marketing to increase awareness about the app. CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna said existing microblogging platforms have not been able to grow beyond the English-speaking population and that Koo enables free expression for every Indian irrespective of language preference. The raise was announced on February 4, 2021.

Total raised

$34M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

May 2021