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Zoho’s Arattai app is rising fast in India, but while calls are secure, text chats aren’t end-to-end encrypted yet here’s what users should know.

Launched in 2021, why Zoho’s Arattai is gaining sudden popularity after 4 years

Zoho’s Arattai messaging app sees a sudden surge in India, with daily sign-ups jumping from 3,000 to 350,000 in just three days.

Zoho Arattai to work with other platforms like UPI; Sridhar Vembu says don't want to keep it closed like WhatsApp

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu says Arattai will adopt interoperable messaging protocols with iSpirt’s guidance, aiming to replicate UPI’s open model and avoid closed ecosystems like WhatsApp.

Zoho’s Arattai sees renewed interest as WhatsApp rival but can it succeed where others failed?

The app has climbed to the top of Apple's App Store and is on track to break into the top 100 on Google Play, after previously ranking outside the top 500

California Burrito raises Rs 120 crore from Elevation Capital

The eatery, also backed by Kumar Vembu, the brother of Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu, had engaged with Elevation Capital around 18 months back for a fundraise but negotiations had paused back then. The two parties have now agreed on favourable terms, as per sources.

'Switch to Swadeshi!': IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw makes Cabinet briefing presentation using Zoho instead of Powerpoint

Ashwini Vaishnaw used Zoho Show instead of Microsoft PowerPoint for official presentation

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw picks Zoho over Google and Microsoft, here's why

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has endorsed Zoho, an Indian software suite with over 55 applications, positioning it as a Swadeshi alternative to Microsoft and Google. Founded in 1996, Zoho serves 130 million users worldwide, including Amazon and Netflix, and continues to expand with AI-powered tools and affordable project management plans.

IT Minister Vaishnaw switches to Zoho platform in support of PM Modi's Swadeshi vision

The decision drew immediate appreciation from Zoho's CEO Sridhar Vembu who expressed gratitude for Vaishnaw's support, describing it as significant encouragement for his development team.

MC interview: “Together Fund is my startup now, will watch Freshworks grow as a shareholder,” says Girish Mathrubootham after exit

In a candid interview from the US, Mathrubootham reflected on the emotional weight of his exit, the company’s culture, and his new chapter as he turns his focus to nurturing startups through his venture fund, Together.

Sridhar Vembu's blueprint against global disruption calls for '5-10 year sprint' towards deep tech

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu's other suggestion revolves around discouraging India's brightest talent from going into finance, as an India 'addicted' to this could lead to 'societal ruin'.

Sridhar Vembu shares Indian student's dilemma in US: Rs 70 lakh in debt, no job prospect

With US job growth at a two-year low, Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu urges caution on education loans and advocates for skill-based hiring.

Sridhar Vembu: 'Not in our national interest to pick fights with powerful nations'

Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu’s remarks follow US President Donald Trump’s declaration that India would face a 25 percent tariff on imports, along with an unspecified 'penalty' for its purchases of Russian weapons and energy.

Semiconductor startup Netrasemi raises Rs 107 crore in series A from Zoho and Unicorn India Ventures

Netrasemi plans to utilise the proceeds to accelerate R&D, scale up manufacturing, and rollout four new system-on-chip (SoC) variants into production. The startup also plans to double its engineering team from 83 to 166 people over the next year.

'We in India must study China like a diligent student': Sridhar Vembu urges focus on production

'The miracle of China's transformation from the 'cheap labor, cheap goods' label to world-leading tech-driven industrial prowess is dawning on America's elite,' Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu wrote.

Zoho launches Zia LLM, a homegrown enterprise AI model

Zia LLM comes in three model sizes, 1.3 billion, 2.6 billion, and 7 billion parameters, designed to deliver contextual, domain-specific intelligence while ensuring data privacy.

Zoho acquires Asimov Robotics, opens R&D campus in Kerala to deepen AI capabilities

Founded in 2012 by Jayakrishnan T, Asimov Robotics develops humanoid robots, healthcare and assistive robots and robotic platforms for industrial automation and disaster management

Zoho's Sridhar Vembu: Have to ensure 'smart people' stay and work in rural India

Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu argues that 'smart people' must work in rural areas to fix governance issues and prevent wasted funds, advocating for decentralisation.

Techies getting paid more than other engineers, teachers can't be taken for granted: Sridhar Vembu

Zoho's Sridhar Vembu warns software engineers that their high salaries aren't guaranteed due to an impending productivity revolution driven by LLMs and AI, potentially disrupting software development jobs.

"We did not have confidence in the tech": Sridhar Vembu on Zoho shelving $700 million chip plan

The move deals a fresh blow to India’s semiconductor ambitions, which aim to boost local chipmaking capabilities through large-scale private and government investments.

Sridhar Vembu says he 'settled for software': Wanted to be 'train engine driver', cricketer

'You can love what you end up doing, not just do what you love. And you can love what you end up doing so much that you can forget everything else!' the Zoho co-founder and chief scientist said.

Zoho's Sridhar Vembu offers a lesson in 'Dharma', flags inequality risks in tax models

Sridhar Vembu said that financialism separates wealth from employment, through various schemes of monetary alchemy. 'Our ancients understood this intuitively and that is why they disapproved of usury and other making money on money schemes,' he said.

My leadership style is like Rahul Dravid's, Sridhar Vembu is like Sehwag: Zoho CEO Shailesh Kumar Davey

Zoho’s new CEO says the firm's AI investments are going into capex, talent and research. It has spent nearly $20 million on AI

Sridhar Vembu says 'smart well-educated Indians' are gravitating to finance: 'This is not good'

The Zoho chief scientist said that while making money on money feels easy, a finance-driven economy would destroy society.

Zoho's Sridhar Vembu lists 6 reasons why he's not optimistic about software job market

Sridhar Vembu said that inefficient IT systems of major corporations in the West were transferred to India as they hired more human resources in the country to 'get more done'. As a result, a large number of IT jobs in India came to depend on those original and multiplied inefficiencies, he added.

SaaS market faces oversupply now, leading to consolidation, says Zoho CEO Manikandan Vembu

In an interview with Moneycontrol, Manikandan Vembu discusses the leadership change, Zoho’s AI-driven vision, and the evolving SaaS landscape.