Koo, a 4-year-old Indian alternative to Twitter, is shutting down after acquisition talks with Dailyhunt failed. Founded in 2020 by Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka, Koo promoted native languages and gained over 60 million downloads.

Founded in 2012 by Samir Chaudhary, Mayank Bidawatka, and Mukesh Agrawal, Bangalore-based The Media Ant serves as an advertising e-commerce platform, it enables small businesses to engage in a streamlined and affordable advertisement process.