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Zoho Corporation Private Limited ● Chennai, Tamil Nadu ● Founded 1996 ● zoho.com ↗

Sridhar Vembu · Co-founder; Chief Scientist (Group CEO until Jan 2025) Tony Thomas · Co-founder; leads Zoho's U.S. operations Shailesh Kumar Davey · Co-founder; Group CEO (since January 2025) Kumar Vembu · Co-founder

UndisclosedTotal funding (tracked)

0Funding rounds

—Last round

19,000Team size (sourced)

Zoho: Founders & Key People

Sridhar Vembu

Co-founder; Chief Scientist (Group CEO until Jan 2025)

Tony Thomas

Co-founder; leads Zoho's U.S. operations

Shailesh Kumar Davey

Co-founder; Group CEO (since January 2025)

Kumar Vembu

Co-founder

Team size: 19,000 people (as reported by a public source).

FAQs on Zoho

Who founded Zoho?

Zoho was founded by Sridhar Vembu, Tony Thomas, Shailesh Kumar Davey, Kumar Vembu in 1996.

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