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The company behind Zoho CRM

Zoho Corporation

Zoho CRM 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 has never taken money from investors.

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Zoho CRM at a glance

Chief executive
Shailesh Kumar Davey
Founded
1996
Based in
Chennai, India
Team
19,000 people
Ownership
Privately held

Zoho CRM's CEO and founders

  • Shailesh Kumar Davey

    CEO, Zoho Corp.

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  • Sridhar Vembu

    Chief Scientist and Co-founder

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  • Tony Thomas

    Co-founder, leads Zoho US

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  • Manikandan Vembu

    Oversees zoho.com

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The people Zoho Corporation names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there. Their accounts are the ones its own pages link to.

Zoho CRM funding

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. zoho.comzoho.com

Company details

Ownership
Privately held, with no parent company: its press releases describe Zoho as privately held and profitable, and its About page says it has never taken money from investors. zoho.com
Founded
1996 zoho.com
Based in
Chennai, India zoho.com
Team
More than 19,000 people worldwide, according to a press release of September 2026 zoho.com
Hiring
Its careers portal lists 2 full-time openings: Technical Support Engineers and Sales Executives careers.zohocorp.com
Affiliate program
15% commission on every qualified sale for the first 12 months, rising to 18% and 20% in the higher affiliate tiers. The cookie lasts 90 days and referred customers get $100 in wallet credits. zoho.com
Partner program
Zoho Partner Program with tracks for consulting partners, global system integrators, value-added distributors and value-added resellers. Its overview page states no commission or discount rates. zoho.com

Zoho CRM on social media and the web

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How to contact Zoho Corporation

The ways Zoho Corporation publishes for reaching it. We don’t list personal email addresses, guessed or otherwise.

Zoho CRM news and launches

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Media kit

The Zoho Corporation media kit

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Questions about Zoho CRM the company

Who is the CEO of Zoho CRM?

Shailesh Kumar Davey is Zoho Corporation's CEO, Zoho Corp., according to zoho.com, as read on Oct 7, 2026.

Who founded Zoho CRM?

Sridhar Vembu and Tony Thomas are named as founders of Zoho Corporation, which was founded in 1996.

How much funding has Zoho CRM raised?

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.

What is Zoho CRM's valuation?

No valuation was found in Zoho Corporation's announcements or in news reports, as read on Oct 7, 2026. Private companies usually do not publish one.

Who owns Zoho CRM?

Privately held, with no parent company: its press releases describe Zoho as privately held and profitable, and its About page says it has never taken money from investors.

Where is Zoho CRM based?

Zoho Corporation gives its base as Chennai, India.

How many people work at Zoho CRM?

More than 19,000 people worldwide, according to a press release of September 2026.

Is Zoho CRM hiring?

Its careers portal lists 2 full-time openings: Technical Support Engineers and Sales Executives.

Is Zoho CRM on social media?

Zoho Corporation links to its own accounts on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. The links are on this page, taken from Zoho Corporation's own site.

Does Zoho CRM have an affiliate program?

15% commission on every qualified sale for the first 12 months, rising to 18% and 20% in the higher affiliate tiers. The cookie lasts 90 days and referred customers get $100 in wallet credits.

Where this comes from

Read on Oct 7, 2026. Facts come from Zoho Corporation’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.

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