About us

Indus OS is a home-grown mobile platform that enables content and app discovery for users, app developers, and OEMs. It is specifically designed and developed for the unique needs and diverse lingual preferences of smartphone users in emerging markets like India.

Indus OS aims to shoulder India into a new digital age by bridging the barriers between app developers and smartphone users and offering a personalized mobile experience.

Pillars

Personalization
Personalization

Indus OS is powered by artificial intelligence that helps it personalize and curate relevant content for the users based on their preferences and behavior.

Localisation
Localisation

Indus OS offers locally relevant content aligned with the demographics and lingual preferences of its diverse set of users.

Simplification
Modernization

Indus OS offers an intuitive user interface for a seamless smartphone experience geared towards an enhanced discovery of content and apps.

Our Team

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Team Members
Awards & Recognition
Rakesh Deshmukh
Rakesh Deshmukh
CEO & Co-founder
A true believer in pragmatic thinking and a leader who applies his
Akash Dongre
Akash Dongre
CPO & Co-founder
Akash is a product strategy leader with an extensive mobile technology experience.
Sudhir B.
Sudhir B.
CTO & Co-founder
Sudhir has been instrumental in scaling up Indus OS right from its
Vaibhav Shastri
Vaibhav Shastri
Director - OEM Sales
Vaibhav brings with him 20 years of experience in sales and operations
Rohit Utmani
Rohit Utmani
Head of Product - Indus App Bazaar
Rohit joined Indus OS in 2016 with an aim to uplift the
Suniva Rawat
Suniva Rawat
AVP - Marketing and Content Curation
Suniva leads marketing for Indus OS and is responsible for the entire
Anand Singh
Anand Singh
Head - Developer Relations & Localization
Anand is an old hand with a demonstrated experience and expertise in
Herukh Shahani
Herukh Shahani
Head of Sales - Indus App Bazaar
Herukh is responsible for strategizing and implementing monetization plans for growing the
Jayesh Patil
Jayesh Patil
Senior Product Manager
Passionate about product development and management, Jayesh has headed multiple products under
Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar
Head - QA
Satish has been with Indus OS since 2015 heading the QA department.

Milestones

2013

Beginning

Founded by three IIT-Bombay alumni, Rakesh Deshmukh, Akash Dongre, and Sudhir B

2014

Pilot

Launched India’s first Gujarati smartphone – Firstouch

2015

Partnerships

Over 100 smartphones launched by smartphone brands like Micromax, Celkon, Karbonn, Swipe, Intex, etc. powered by Indus OS, with Indus App Bazaar

2016

Leadership

Number 2 operating system in India, behind Android, but ahead of iOS and Windows

2017

Raises 4mn

Indus OS raises $4mn; aim to acquire 100 mn users in 3 years

2018

Milestone

400,000 apps listed on Indus App Bazaar; 12 million users acquired

2019

Samsung

Deep product integration with Samsung; Indus App Bazaar powers Galaxy Store, Samsung’s default app store

2020

100 million

Acquired 100 million+ users on Indus App Bazaar with one billion app installs

2021

200 million

Acquired 200 million + users on Indus App Bazaar with 2.5 billion app installs and updates

Investors

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Awards & Recognition