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Ganesan: Ameyo brought ~₹100 Cr revenue when Exotel was at ~₹120 Cr
“So I think they would have probably brought about a hundred crores of revenue. And we were at about one 20 ish crores of revenue at that point in time.”
Fafadia: Exotel operated for nine years on just over ₹2 crore
“And then there's Exotel. It's a story which has been told many a times over by just a couple of crores of capital, literally little, little above two crores, and riding it for nine years, and paying advance tax, which is more than the funds that you use.”
Ganesan: Exotel closed four funding rounds in 18 months
“So we did round one, round two, actually we did four rounds. In a period of about 18 months. Just in the year of 2021 I did two acquisitions and three rounds.”
Twilio Took 11 Years to Officially Launch Operations in India
“So for a long time, when you searched for Twilio in India, you would actually see that the question that I had posted in their consumer forums would turn up as the first link. So I would argue that I was perhaps the first person to ping Twilio and ask them, He…”