Zoho Corporation has invested Rs 70 crore in ONDC, aiming to strengthen India’s sovereign technology and make digital commerce easier for MSMEs. The company says the funding will help small businesses widen their reach and scale faster. ONDC, supported by financial institutions and government bodies, reportedly handled 218 million transactions in FY26.
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu says the company is bringing employees back to the office to improve practical collaboration and experiential learning. While he admits remote work can handle some tasks, he argues that in-person interaction drives better innovation, especially for R&D work. Still, he hints Zoho will move toward a partial WFH model later.
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Conversations at Delhi’s airport security and a farmer in Tamil Nadu are fueling excitement around actor Vijay Thalapathy’s political prospects. Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu says these moments reflect a wider appetite for change. He argues established parties still have strengths, but Vijay’s unusually fast political rise could reshape Tamil Nadu’s electoral calculations, making voter shifts harder to predict.
Zoho has been positioned as India’s new official email provider, sparking debate over two things: whether the platform can meet stringent security expectations and how it aligns with national identity and data sovereignty concerns. The move highlights the growing role of private cloud services in government communication—and the scrutiny they face before rollout.
Zoho co founder Sridhar Vembu has urged Indians living in the US to “come back home” in an open message that ties growing anti-Indian hostility and a new H1B fee spike to India’s need for tech leadership. He argues individual success abroad cannot replace national R and D investment and says India must be ready to welcome returning talent at scale.
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has urged NRIs, particularly in the US, to return to India. He argues that America’s perception of India is changing and links that respect to India’s growing economic strength. Vembu says bringing back overseas talent can speed up innovation and guide India’s youth, strengthening the country’s global standing.
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A public X exchange has erupted after Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan amplified comments from Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu about product bundling and “vibe coding.” Vembu had argued that vibe coding oversimplifies software development, drawing pushback from Tan. The back-and-forth highlights how big-name tech leaders are debating the future of SaaS packaging and developer workflows.
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