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Koo onboards Sunil Kamath as chief business officer
Mumbai: Indian multilingual social media platform Koo has announced the appointment of Sunil Kamath as chief business officer. Kamath will lead growth strategies, marketing, business partnerships, monetisation and expansion at Koo – which is poised to empower over a billion voices with the freedom to share thoughts and opinions in a native language.
He brings in a wealth of experience to Koo, having spent over two decades across various verticals of business development at high-growth companies. Prior to Koo, Sunil has worked in leadership capacities with ShareChat, Opera, OnMobile and Obopay, and was recently Play Magnus as regional VP Asia Pacific. An angel investor and advisor to several start-ups, he has been instrumental in building sustainable businesses and has domain expertise in consumer internet startups.
Koo co-founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna said, “We are pleased to welcome Sunil Kamath as our chief business officer. Having taken businesses from India to global markets, Sunil has the right experience and proven expertise in scaling and consolidating platforms. With our aligned vision, we will continue to grow Koo as a multilingual platform from India to the world.”
Newly appointed Kamath said, “I am excited to be a part of the leadership at Koo, at this phase of hyper-growth as more users join in expressing themselves in a native language, create hyperlocal content and discover language communities. I look forward to contributing in Koo’s journey to become the multilingual platform of choice for language speakers from across the world.”
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
