The Zoho Corporation media kit
Zoho Corporation in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Zoho Corporation.
Media kit
Zoho Cliq is made by Zoho Corporation, a privately held software company with more than 60 business applications. It earns money from subscriptions to its products, sold one at a time or as suites, and says it shows no ads in them and has never taken money from investors.
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Zoho Corporation’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 6, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Zoho Corporation. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
1996
The year Zoho Corporation was founded, in Chennai
In a sentence
Zoho Cliq is made by Zoho Corporation, a privately held software company with more than 60 business applications. It earns money from subscriptions to its products, sold one at a time or as suites, and says it shows no ads in them and has never taken money from investors.
In a paragraph
Zoho Corporation was founded in 1996 and is based in Chennai, India. Shailesh Kumar Davey is its CEO, Zoho Corp.; Sridhar Vembu and Tony Thomas are co-founders. More than 19,000 people worldwide, according to a press release of September 2026. ToolGPA lists 2 of its products: Zoho Cliq and Zoho CRM.
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Shailesh Kumar Davey
CEO, Zoho Corp.
Sridhar Vembu
Chief Scientist and Co-founder
Tony Thomas
Co-founder, leads Zoho US
Manikandan Vembu
Oversees zoho.com
Its careers portal lists 2 full-time openings: Technical Support Engineers and Sales Executives.
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Part 02 · Funding
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
Zoho says on its About page that it has never taken money from investors, and its press releases describe it as privately held and profitable.
2 products, as ToolGPA grades them: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Team chat, calls and meetings from the Zoho suite
Team CommunicationFrom $16.20 per month for up to 25 users, billed annuallyFree plan4.8 on the App Store
Best for cheap team chat, especially if you use Zoho. Zoho Cliq is team chat at a price that looks like a typo.
Zoho Cliq’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Sales CRM with a free edition, process automation and Zia AI
#2 of 46 CRM toolsFrom $14 per user / month, billed annuallyFree plan4.4 on the App Store
Our pick for small teams that want a larger free plan and lower prices. Want a proper CRM without the big-name bill?
Zoho CRM’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 04 · News
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
2
Open roles on Zoho Corporation's careers page
Only accounts Zoho Corporation’s own site links to. No personal addresses.
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