Tag: Zoho

Zoho | A million dollar venture employing high-school dropouts

The word on the street is that one can learn more about enterprise software by listening Sridhar Vembu for one hour than reading hundreds of books on the subject. And it is difficult to agree any lesser. Sridhar Vembu, the man behind the rise of enterprise software pioneer Zoho Corporation, has m…

How SMEs are benefiting from the internet?

In recent past we have seen a surge in internet penetration in India. The reasons are multiple like the ambitious Digital India program, the reducing cost of internet, increase in reach of smartphones and finally Reliance JIO and others providing internet at lower prices to end users. This surely…

Why Indian SaaS start-ups are set to rule the world

The Indian software-as-a-service (SaaS) ecosystem is witnessing an increase in activity in terms of new startups emerging and establishing themselves. There’s a belief within the industry that by 2025, India will become the SaaS hub of the world. SaaS is a software distribution model in which app…

Software products firm Zoho pumps $10 mn in 5 start-ups

Bengaluru: Software products firm Zoho has invested nearly $10 million in five startups, including machine-vision company Zentron Labs and medical devices maker vTitan, to help the founders during the research and development phase. Zoho, which builds products for enterprise data management and i…

Cloud-based software maker Zoho bets on India’s SaaS moment

Cloud-based software maker Zoho is eyeing India as the next big opportunity, as the software-as-a-service (SaaS) segment in the West has saturated with too many players overcrowding the largest market. With an annual investment of more than Rs 10 crore allocated for marketing in India, the compan…