Indian tech companies

  • Zoho Co-Founder Clarifies: All Products Developed in India with Domestic Data Hosting

    Zoho Co-Founder Clarifies: All Products Developed in India with Domestic Data Hosting

    Sep 30, 2025 04:34 pm CST

    Sridhar Vembu, co-founder of Zoho Corp, addresses misconceptions about the company's operations, confirming that all products are developed in India with Indian customer data hosted domestically in Mumbai, Delhi, and Chennai. The company operates its own hardware and software frameworks rather than using third-party cloud services, while its messaging app Arattai has seen extraordinary growth, briefly surpassing major competitors in app store rankings.

  • Why Zoho Refuses to Go Public: Sridhar Vembu Prioritizes Innovation Over Quarterly Pressure

    Why Zoho Refuses to Go Public: Sridhar Vembu Prioritizes Innovation Over Quarterly Pressure

    Sep 29, 2025 06:20 pm CST

    Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu explains why his company remains private despite pressure to go public, emphasizing that long-term innovation projects like Arattai messaging app wouldn't survive in a public company environment focused on quarterly results. The Chennai-based tech firm continues investing in ambitious R&D across multiple domains while experiencing rapid growth of its WhatsApp alternative.

  • US

    US' H-1B Visa Application Fee Hike Will Hit Indian Tech Companies: Industry Body

    Sep 20, 2025 08:42 pm CST

    Industry body Nasscom said the US' move to raise H-1B visa application fee to USD 100,000 will impact India's technology services companies as business continuity will be disrupted for onshore projects that may require "adjustments".