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    • Govt migrates 16.68 lakh email accounts to Zoho cloud, spends Rs 180 crore

      MeitY tells Parliament migration carried out via GeM bidding process with per-account pricing between Rs 170 and Rs 300 a month

    • Billionaire-backed Zoho plans more Mideast, Africa data centers

      The firm has appointed Equinix Inc. to set up facilities in the UAE and has started discussions for centers in Saudi Arabia and South Africa

    • AI Summit: 'I believe IT services will flourish if they deploy AI, be optimistic about India', says Zoho's Sridhar Vembu

      According to Vembu, India has the momentum in AI adoption. “Today AI can write code really well,” he said, noting that this could significantly enhance productivity across industries.

    • Sridhar Vembu shares 5-step framework to prevent AI from taking white collar jobs: 'I'm in stage 1 and 2'

      The Zoho co‑founder's response was prompted by a professor from the London School of Economics who argued for cautious, conviction‑based decision‑making especially at workplaces affected by AI.

    • Don’t chase Big Tech’s AI race, India should build smarter, smaller models: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu

      Sridhar Vembu said Zoho itself is actively exploring smaller models and alternative AI approaches that are less capital- and energy-intensive.

    • Founders, investors gear up for a ‘SaaSocalypse’ as AI shakes up app-layer software

      AI developer Anthropic's launch of a legal AI tool this week gave rise to fresh discussions around SaaS disruption

    • I ask employees to calmly contemplate our death: Sridhar Vembu on Zoho surviving AI wave

      According to Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu, accepting the possibility of failure is not pessimism but a strategic discipline. The remarks come amid sharp volatility in global and Indian IT stocks following the launch of new AI tools by US startup Anthropic.

    • 'Legacy players are bloated and expensive; we’re building the alternative:' Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu on ERP

      Zoho enters the ERP market to take on SAP and Oracle, launching India-first software as Sridhar Vembu bets on affordability, rural tech hubs and long-term R&D.

    • Small town, Big tech: Sridhar Vembu on Zoho’s rural push, AI Bubble, SaaS consolidation & many more

      In this conversation, Zoho founder and chief scientist Sridhar Vembu explains why the company is expanding its operations in Kumbakonam and how rural India fits into Zoho’s long-term technology strategy. He details plans to grow the local workforce from 250 to 2,000 employees and describes the hub-and-spoke model that connects R&D with regional development. The interview also covers Zoho’s entry into the ERP market, a space dominated by global players like SAP and Oracle, and why the company believes an India-first, AI-native ERP can compete globally. Vembu shares his views on the AI investment bubble, foundational models versus applied AI, SaaS consolidation, and why patient, long-term R&D matters. From small-town expansion to global technology ambitions, this conversation highlights how Zoho is building products and talent outside traditional tech hubs.

    • Zoho to take 'hub-and-spoke' model to Uttar Pradesh's small towns in 2026: Sridhar Vembu

      The Uttar Pradesh move is expected to follow Zoho’s hub-and-spoke model, similar to its centres in smaller towns such as Tenkasi and Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.

    • Zoho launches AI-native ERP platform to target Indian enterprises

      Zoho ERP integrates finance, supply chain, payroll and commerce with built-in compliance and native AI

    • Zoho to expand office in rural Tamil Nadu town, plans new campus with capacity for 2,000 employees

      Expansion aligns with Zoho’s hub-and-spoke model to build technology talent in smaller towns

    • Sridhar Vembu rules out active politics, says focus remains on technology-led nation building

      Vembu says his goal is to contribute towards making India a technologically strong and self-reliant nation, which is as critical to the country’s prosperity and long-term civilisational revival

    • Sridhar Vembu believes India’s image improved in 10 years. Netizens say it's 'never been worse'

      Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu’s assessment drew sharp disagreement from several users, who questioned the basis of his claim and cited indicators such as tourism trends and passport strength to counter his argument.

    • After Zoho’s small-town playbook, Kovai.co bets on Coimbatore for global SaaS scale

      The firm will invest Rs 220 crore in its Coimbatore development centre over the next three years and the money will fund product engineering, AI features and global expansion.

    • Ultraviolette raises $45 million from Zoho Corporation, Lingotto in Series E round

      Founded in 2016, Bengaluru-based Ultraviolette builds EV platforms and battery technology and its investors include TVS Motor, Qualcomm Ventures, TDK Ventures, Zoho, Lingotto, and Speciale Invest.

    • Sridhar Vembu personally hunts for math talent as Zoho Mail nears $100 million milestone

      Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu is personally hiring talent with strong mathematical skills as Zoho Mail nears the $100 million annual revenue milestone, driven by global growth and its privacy-first, ad-free model.

    • Zoho Notebook gets smarter with new AI features, now free for students too

      Zoho has upgraded its Notebook app with powerful AI tools like voice transcription, smart summaries, multilingual translation, and mind map generation. The new Notebook AI is free for students and integrates deeply with other Zoho apps for seamless collaboration.

    • Zoho’s Arattai messaging app loses steam, drops out of top 100 apps on Android and iOS in India

      Arattai has also seen a sharp decline in its App Store rankings, slipping from the top position in mid-October to 123rd place in the apps leaderboard on November 4, Moneycontrol observed.

    • Zoho set to launch consumer payments app ‘Zoho Pay’

      The Chennai-headquartered SaaS giant is expanding its fintech play with Zoho Pay, a consumer payments app integrated into Arattai, alongside new POS devices and financial software offerings.

    • 'Learn Kannada, Marathi if you are moving to those states,' says Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu on Indian elite and nationalism

      Vembu also cited countries like Japan, Korea, and China as examples where national pride and self-reliance have powered rapid development.

    • Zoho chosen for government's email service after 20 security audits, says founder Sridhar Vembu

      Amid scrutiny over government adoption of Zoho Mail, the company’s founder has said that it was selected by National Informatics Centre (NIC) after extensive vetting, while MeitY has maintained it does not favour any single firm for tender.

    • AI is entering bubble territory, says Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu

      On the role of AI in programming, Vembu said he is a fan of AI-based coding and uses it extensively, but emphasized that it augments rather than replaces skilled programmers.

    • India cannot afford the scale of investment in data centres, if power bills go up, it will become a hot political issue: Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu

      He drew parallels with the U.S., where AI investment has soared into the trillions of dollars but raised concerns about rising electricity costs and limited productivity gains.

    • Sridhar Vembu dedicates 70% of his time to coding as Zoho's Chief Scientist

      The Zoho founder has also been engaging more with the company’s rural teams, visiting several rural centers and spending time with young engineers.

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