When was Koo founded?

Koo was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Koo located?

Koo is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. It is registered at No.320, 1st C Cross, 3rd Main, 6th Block, 2nd Phase, Banashankari 3rd Stage, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India, 560085.

Which legal entities is Koo associated with?

Koo is associated with BOMBINATE TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED.

How many employees does Koo have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Koo is 389.

Is Koo a funded company?

Koo is a funded company, having raised a total of $70M across 7 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 02, 2016.

How much is Koo worth?

The last known valuation of Koo was ₹***** as of Feb 17, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Koo?

Koo's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Jun 16, 2022, with participation from 14 investors. Its primary sector is Social Platforms. In India, the Social Platforms sector has seen $20.8M in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of Koo?

Annual revenue of Koo is less than ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Where does Koo rank among its competitors?

Koo ranks 3rd amongst 668 active competitors, of which 19 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Spectee, which secured $10M in Oct, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Koo?

Koo's top competitors include Yandex, Wordpress and Spectee. Among them, Spectee secured the most recent funding round in October, 2023.

Koo - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Koo is a deadpooled company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2015 by Mayank Bidawatka. It operates as a Vernacular-based microblogging social platform. Koo has raised $70M in funding from investors like Accel, Tiger Global Management and 3one4 Capital, with last known valuation of ₹*****. The company has 668 active competitors, including 19 funded and 12 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Yandex, Wordpress and Spectee.

Company Details

Vernacular-based microblogging social platform. It has an audio and video recording system and allows consumers to access all events online in their native language. Users can upload profile pictures, which auto-play when a user visits their profile, and can easily change the order using a drag-and-drop functionality. It also allows users to send message directly to other users.

Website: kooapp.com
Social
Email ID: *****@kooapp.com
Part Of
Registered Address: No.320, 1st C Cross, 3rd Main, 6th Block, 2nd Phase, Banashankari 3rd Stage, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Banashankari III Stage, Bangalore, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India, 560085

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Bengaluru, India

Stage

Deadpooled

Total Funding

$70M in 7 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Jun 16, 2022, $*****

Last Known Valuation

₹***** as on Feb 17, 2023

Investors

Accel & 100 more

Ranked

3^rd among 668 active competitors

Annual Revenue

0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

389 as on Apr 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Yandex & 774 more

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Koo is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
BOMBINATE TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2015PTC084475 , India, Active	Dec 02, 2015	0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	57 (As on Mar 01, 2024)

Koo has raised a total funding of $70M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 02, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jun 16, 2022 for $*****. 14 investors participated in its latest round. Koo has 47 institutional investors and 54 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Koo:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 16, 2022	6551408	Series B	6934342	2179847	2600707	3425159
Oct 19, 2021	7376726	Series B	2417112	8188020	6387570	Ashneer Grover & 29 more
May 17, 2021	3107619	Series B	6572984	8164481	Tiger Global Management	Accel & 18 more

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The founders of Koo is Mayank Bidawatka.

Here are the details of Koo's key team members:

Mayank Bidawatka: Co-Founder of Koo and founder of 5 other companies, including Billion Hearts Software Technologies, The Media Ant and Vokal. They are also an angel investor in 11 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

Koo's Board of Directors

Koo's board has 2 active members. Aprameya Radhakrishna and Parinitha are part of team.

Here is the list of Koo's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Aprameya Radhakrishna	Team	-	Current	10y 6m
Parinitha	Investor	-	Current	10y 6m

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Koo's employee count trend

Koo has 389 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Koo's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Koo include Yandex, Wordpress and Spectee. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Koo, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Yandex 2000, Moscow (Russia), Public	Blog focusing on music, market, video, and other related topics	-	Middleland Capital, Tiger Global Management ... & 10 others	67/100
2nd	Wordpress 2005, United States, Public	Provider of website hosting, domain name registration, and website building	$28K	Orange, 8200 EISP & 11 others	67/100
3rd	Koo 2015, Bengaluru (India), Deadpooled	Vernacular-based microblogging social platform	$70M	Tiger Global Management, Emerge Capital & 99 others	59/100
4th	Spectee 2014, Tokyo (Japan), Series C	Real time photos and video distribution platform	$16.7M	Dai-Ichi Life, NTT DATA & 12 others	52/100
5th	Typepad 2003, Tokyo (Japan), Funding Raised	Platform to publish blogs	-	Crescera Capital	50/100
6th	Posterous 2008, San Francisco (United States), Acqui-Hired	Online blogging platform for users	$10.1M	Redpoint Ventures, Icon Ventures & 15 others	45/100
7th	YourQuote 2016, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Image based micro blogging platform	$1.12M	Chiratae Ventures, Y Combinator & 4 others	41/100
8th	Writing.Com 1997, United States, Unfunded	Digital platform for writing blogs	-	-	41/100
9th	Bloglovin' 2008, New York City (United States), Series A	Aggregator of blogs	$11.1M	Northzone, Betaworks & 7 others	41/100
10th	Hatena 2001, Kyoto (Japan), Unfunded	Online platform for blogging	-	-	40/100

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Founders own 23.70%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 62.24%, Enterprises own 2.57% and Angels own 3.48%. The net worth of Koo's founders is INR 432Cr as of Mar 14, 2022.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	23.70%	432Cr	1900228	3773249	7930152	8136727
Mayank Bidawatka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fund	62.24%	1,130Cr	9493549	4876303	5287465	6484927
Accel	6326282	5900110	5778394	8448865	4246412	7880014
Tiger Global Management	6787868	3462493	1422412	3761219	1802012	2182615
3one4 Capital	1871198	7935504	4109791	9946611	9026074	4007159
FBC Venture Partners	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	2.57%	46.8Cr	68	34	18	50
Angel	3.48%	63.4Cr	442	989	632	714
Naval Ravikant	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other People	0.00%	83.1K	0	0	0	0
ESOP Pool	8.01%	146Cr	2870250	9488522	2109026	2014033
Total	100.00%	1,820Cr	7062870	6932228	4394793	8318453