When was Indus OS founded?

Indus OS was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Indus OS located?

Indus OS is headquartered in Mumbai, India. It is registered at 206, 2nd Floor, Krislon House, Saki Vihar Road, Saki Vihar Road, Saki Naka, Andheri East, Mumbai City, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400072.

Who is the current CEO of Indus OS?

Rakesh Deshmukh of Indus OS. They have also founded 1 company.

Which legal entities is Indus OS associated with?

Indus OS is associated with INDUS APPSTORE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. and 2 others.

How many employees does Indus OS have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Indus OS is 45.

Is Indus OS a funded company?

Indus OS is a funded company, having raised a total of $17.6M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Angel round, raised on Sep 30, 2015.

How much is Indus OS worth?

The last known valuation of Indus OS was $***** as of Jun 12, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Indus OS?

Indus OS's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Jul 03, 2020, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Indus OS?

Annual revenue of Indus OS is less than $1M as on Mar 31, 2023

Where does Indus OS rank among its competitors?

Indus OS ranks 9th amongst 85 active competitors, of which 7 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was KaiOS, which secured an undisclosed amount in Mar, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Indus OS?

Indus OS's top competitors include Android, Jolla and Ubuntu. Among them, KaiOS secured the most recent funding round in March, 2024.

Indus OS - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Q: Is Indus OS an acquired company?

Indus OS got acquired by PhonePe on May 19, 2021.

Indus OS is an acquired company based in Mumbai (India), founded in 2013 by Rakesh Deshmukh and Hari Padmanabhan. It operates as an Android based mobile operating system with vernacular support. Indus OS has raised $17.6M in funding from investors like Omidyar Network, Ventureast and JSW Ventures, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 85 active competitors, including 7 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Android, Jolla and Ubuntu.

Company Details

Indus OS, fka Firstouch, is a regional mobile operating system built on Android for catering to economic, social, and regional diversity of smartphone users in India. It features a virtual keyboard that comes with predictive text and swipe technology allowing users to translate and transliterate Indian regional languages text to English and vice versa with a swipe. The company also has an application marketplace called App Bazaar that features over 400,000 vernacular apps and comes with an integrated carrier billing payment gateway. As of 2018, it supports English and 23 other regional languages including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, to name a few. The company has partnered with Micromax, Intex, Karbonn, Celkon, and Swipe for preloading Indus OS onto their phones. In 2016, it was declared the second most popular OS in India according to a research study conducted by Counterpoint Research with a 7.6% market share

Website: indusos.com
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Email ID: *****@indusos.com
Phone Number: +91 **********
Registered Address: 206, 2nd Floor, Krislon House, Saki Vihar Road, Saki Vihar Road, Saki Naka, Andheri East, Mumbai City, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400072

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

Mumbai, India

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$17.6M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Jul 03, 2020, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Jun 12, 2022

Investors

Omidyar Network & 33 more

Ranked

9^th among 85 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$0 - $1M as on Mar 31, 2023

Employee Count

45 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Android & 42 more

Exit Details

Acquired by PhonePe (May 19, 2021)

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Indus OS is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count
Indus Appstore Private Limited CIN: U74120TN2015PTC179835 , India, Active	Oct 20, 2015	0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	110 (As on Aug 01, 2025)
INDUS APPSTORE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. UEN: 201536408Z , Singapore, Deadpooled	Oct 01, 2015	$0 - $1M (As on Mar 31, 2023)	-
MOFIRST SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900MH2008PTC188998 , India, Strike off	Dec 18, 2008	0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2022)	93 (As on Sep 30, 2024)

Indus OS got acquired by PhonePe on May 19, 2021 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Indus OS has raised a total funding of $17.6M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 30, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jul 03, 2020 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Indus OS has 16 institutional investors and 18 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Indus OS:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 03, 2020	4466535	Series B	8280008	2018704	5770956	2902617
Jul 10, 2019	3451202	Series B	9686387	9843547	4968319	Ventureast
Dec 21, 2017	9724574	Series A	9169403	1676848	Ventureast & 2 more	8195318

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The founders of Indus OS are Rakesh Deshmukh and Hari Padmanabhan.

Here are the details of Indus OS's key team members:

Rakesh Deshmukh: Co-Founder & CEO of Indus OS and founder of 4 other companies, including Indus Appstore, Natoe AI and App Bazaar. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Hari Padmanabhan: Chairman & Mentor , Co-founder of Indus OS and founder of 1 other company.

Indus OS's Board of Directors

Indus OS's board has 7 active members. Rakesh Deshmukh, Akash Dongre and Hari Padmanabhan are part of team and Gaurav Sachdeva, Badri Pillapakkam, Snehal Deshpande and Lakhpati Priti are independent board members.

Here is the list of Indus OS's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Rakesh Deshmukh	Team	-	Current	10y 11m
Akash Dongre	Team	-	Current	10y 11m
Hari Padmanabhan	Team	-	Current	10y 11m
Gaurav Sachdeva	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 5m
yutdpv{	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 1m
{ogwibi	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 7m
r{dknoo	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 2m
dx{ucap	Independent board member	-	Past	8y 8m

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Indus OS's employee count trend

Indus OS has 45 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Indus OS's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Indus OS include Android, Jolla and Ubuntu. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Indus OS, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Android 2003, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired	Mobile operating system for businesses	-	Anthem Venture Partners & 1 others	57/100
2nd	Jolla 2011, Helsinki (Finland), Series C	Mobile device and Open Source OS	$25.7M	Eagles Fund, HBCC & 2 others	55/100
3rd	Ubuntu 2004, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Open source desktop operating system	-	Porto Social	51/100
4th	KaiOS 2016, Kwun Tong (China), Series B	Provider of operating system for mobile devices	$82.4M	Reliance Retail, Google Ventures & 7 others	50/100
5th	Gentoo 1999, Sanford (United States), Unfunded	Flexible, source-based Linux distribution, customizable for diverse applications and needs	-	-	48/100
6th	MIUI 2010, Beijing (China), Unfunded	Provider of the mobile operating system	-	-	47/100
7th	Insyde Software 1998, Westborough (United States), Public	Manufacturer of UEFI firmware solution for embedded applications	-	Intel Capital, Fuel Capital	46/100
8th	Grapheneos 2014, Toronto (Canada), Unfunded	Developer of a privacy and security focused mobile operating system	-	-	45/100
9th	Indus OS 2013, Mumbai (India), Acquired	Android based mobile operating system with vernacular support	$17.6M	Samsung Venture Investment, BlackSoil & 32 others	46/100
10th	FreeBSD 1993, Berkeley (United States), Unfunded	Open-source operating system powering servers, desktops, and embedded platforms	-	-	45/100