Exotel
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Foundation date | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Bangalore, India |
| Founder(s) | Shivakumar G, Ishwar Sridharan, Siddharth Ramesh, Vijay Sharma |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Website | Exotel.in |
Exotel is a cloud telephony service provider for small and medium enterprises in India. It provides virtual phone numbers and telephony applications to businesses.
History
Exotel was started by Shivakumar, for his previous venture Roopit, for which he needed a simple automated call center solution. He built an in-house solution, and eventually it became a standalone company.[1][2] Exotel picked up a Rs. 2.5 crores (approximately US$500,000[1]) funding from Mumbai Angels and Blume Ventures in March 2012.[3] As of June 2013, the company has annual revenues crossing Rs. 1 crore and more than 350 clients.[4] On Jan 20th 2014 Exotel hit 500 Customer mark, plans to add 1500 customers by the end of 2014.
Products and services
Exotel provides small and medium enterprises in India products like IVR, SMS, Call Recording Software, and other applications around cloud telephony.[5] They also provide API to developers and technology teams to build 3rd party applications for businesses.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Meet your next-gen telephone operator". The Times of India. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Marrying intelligence of the Internet with phones". Business Line. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Cloud Telephony startup Exotel gets Rs 2.5cr from Mumbai Angels, Blume". Reuters. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "In the cloud, calling SMEs". Business Line. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Telephone calls from the cloud". Mint (newspaper). 8 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Smart telephony begins to take shape in India as Exotel launches developer API in beta". The Next Web. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.