Published- Oct 17, 2024
Viacom18's Mansi Shah joins Way2News as region head - West
In a strategic move to bolster its leadership and strengthen its foothold in Western India, Way2News, India's hyperlocal news platform, has announced the appointment of Mansi Shah as region head - West.
Published- OCT 03, 2024
1 in 3 car buyers are likely to buy an electric vehicle: Way2News survey
As India approaches its festive season, Way2News, has unveiled its latest report, "Gearing Up: A Look at India's Car-Buying Mindset." The report, based on responses from 400,000 participants across South India's five major states-Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala, reveals significant changes in consumer preferences and behaviours, offering critical insights for automakers during this vital sales period.
Published- Sep 17, 2024
Hyperlocal news startup Way2News raises $14 million in funding from existing backer WestBridge, others
Hyperlocal news platform Way2News has raised $14 million in a new round of funding led by existing investor WestBridge Capital, with participation from venture capitalist Sashi Reddi, Founder of US-based software testing company AppLabs.
Published- Sep 14, 2024
BrandWagon Chai pe Charcha with Way2News' Raju Vanapala
Weekends are all about downtime. After a week full of work to meet deadlines, everybody needs some breather to relax and recuperate. From watching a favourite web series to planning a vacation, weekends are designated as family and me time. Raju Vanapala, founder and CEO, Way2News, talks to...
Published- Aug 08, 2024
How Way2News is leveraging AI for faster, smarter hyperlocal reporting
Way2News, an app-only hyperlocal news platform, was started in 2016 to make new-age media inclusive by serving highly localised and relevant information in vernacular languages to targeted communities. In less than a decade�s time, Ways2News has managed to reach out to a large chunk of the audience, about 13 million users a month, especially from the hinterlands of the two Telugu-speaking states and Tamil Nadu.
Published- Aug 01, 2024
South India's Investment Landscape Shifts: Gold Reigns, FDs Decline, Stocks Gain Momentum, Finds Way2News Survey
Way2News, a leading hyperlocal news platform, has released the findings of its recent survey titled "How South India Invests". The survey, which gathered data from over 65,000 respondents across 5 states�Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala�provides crucial insights into the region's investment habits.
Published- JUL 25, 2024
24 hours with... Raju Vanapala
Personal and professional mantra: Professionally I believe in 'Keep at it until it is done' and my personal motto is 'Embrace balance to achieve excellence'.
Published- Jun 10, 2022
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT !! We, at Way2News, raised $16.75 million in funding from @WestBridge_Cap Capital.
Hyperlocal news app, Way2News, raises $16.75 m
Hyperlocal vernacular short news app, Way2News, has raised $16.75 million in Series-A funding round from investment firm WestBridge Capital and venture capitalist Sashi Reddi.
Published- JUNE 09, 2022
Way2News raises $16.75 million led by WestBridge Capital
Hyderabad-headquartered Way2News, touted as the top news app in the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, proposes to deploy the proceeds of the Series A round to expand into other South Indian languages of Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.
Published- Jun 09, 2022
Digital has the ability to personalise content for every user: Raju Vanapala, Way2News
Way2News, a news app that focuses on hyper local content, has raised about �130 crore ($16.75 million) in Series-A from WestBridge Capital and serial entrepreneur Sashi Reddi. This marks the foray of WestBridge Capital into the media and entertainment sector opportunity in India.
DVernacular short news app Way2News raises $16.75 mn in Series-A round led by WestBridge Capital
Way2News, the #1 news app in the Telugu States gets a $16.75 million shot-in-the-arm. The funds will enable Way2News to expand in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam languages.
Telugu vernacular short news app Way2News has raised $16.75 million (Rs 130 crore) as part of its Series A funding round led by WestBridge Capital and joined by renowned venture capitalist Sashi Reddi.
Hyderabad-based Way2News raises $16.75 million in series-A round
New Delhi, June 9 (UNI) Hyderabad-based hyperlocal digital news platform Way2News on Thursday said it has raised $16.75 million as part of its series-A round from investors WestBridge Capital and venture capitalist Sashi Reddi.
[Funding alert] Short news app Way2News raises $16.75M in Series A led by WestBridge Capital
Hyderabad-based startup Way2News plans to use the funding to expand its user base across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala.
Hyperlocal News App Way2News Bags $16.75 Mn To Expand User Base In Southern States
Way2News will deploy funds to expand its user base across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala
Way2news Raises $16.75 Million In Series-A Funding
The company plans to use the fresh capital to expand its user base across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala and on hiring teams in editorial, sales, marketing, and scaling their robust AI-based technology to minimise human intervention in delivering credible news
Way2news raises $16.75 million in Series A funding
The company plans to use the fresh capital to expand its user base across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala and on hiring teams in editorial, sales, marketing
Hyderabad-based Way2News raises Rs 130 crore
Hyderabad-based vernacular short news app, Way2News, has raised $16.75 million (about Rs 130 crore) as part of its Series-A round from investors WestBridge Capital and from venture capitalist Sashi Reddi. This marks WestBridge Capitals debut investment in the media and entertainment sector in India.
Hyderabad based Way2News raises $16.75 million, touted as top news app
Funding Rundown: Purplle turns unicorn, WestBridge Capital leads $$16.75 mn round in Way2News, Pepper Content raises $14.3 mn & All in Capital launches $10 mn new fund
Published- Aug 12, 2019
Interview: Raju Vanapala explains citizen journalism at play on Way2News
Going hyperlocal helps put forth contextual stories that are relevant to communities in specific geographies. Heres how Way2News is striving to achieve it.
Published- Aug 2, 2019
India has an insatiable appetite for news. From television, to print, radio, OTT platforms and even apps, there is an endless stream of options available to the consumers today.
Published- May 19, 2019
Rise, fall and rise of Way2Online
Way2Online has been around for many years. Its journey started with giving free smses through its arm Way2SMS. In a quid pro quid arrangement, the smses sent by its subscribers were suffixed with a small advertisement.
Published - September 07, 2017
Way2SMS reinvents itself as a local languages news app
Way2SMS, the start-up that pioneered web-based SMS before the days of WhatsApp, has reinvented itself as a local languages news app and will leverage its strong tier-II and tier-III user base for email and targeted marketing for growth.
Published - April 13, 2016
News service app Way2 hits 500 mn views per month
Short news service mobile application, Way2 has reached 500 million views per month in a short span of three months of its launch. The achievement is a validation of the unique model and indicates...
Published - December 30, 2015
Way2SMS pivots to news aggregation and curation app Way2
Way2SMS, the world's largest online peer-to-peer messaging platform with 45-million strong user base, has pivoted its business model to provide curated news content in 400 characters...
Way2 forays into short news service
Way2Online, a Hyderabad-based consumer Internet and mobile services company, which recently rebranded its free SMS services division Way2SMS to Way2, has forayed into the short news services space....
Published - November 26, 2015
Is regional language content the next frontier to reach India's 1.2 billion people?
A report by IAMAI and KPMG projects that India will reach 236 million mobile Internet users by 2016, and 314 million by 2017. English language content accounts for 56 percent of the content on the Internet, while Indian languages account for less than 0.1percent...
Published - August 5, 2015
Way2News to tap the vernacular 'short-form' news market, with backing from Way2SMS
A few decades ago, before internet became mainstream, people had to rely only on radio and newspapers and had limited access to information. Fast forward to the digital era, there is now an information overload. According to a report by excelacom...
Raju Vanapala On How Way2Online Plans To Harness The Regional News Sector With Way2News
Way2Online has launched a new news App called Way2News. This App will focus on offering news in local languages. It will beam news in a nutshell in local languages and the App will have a magazine style format...
Way2Online launches news app in Indian languages
Hyderabad-based Way2Online Interactive India, a consumer-focused Internet technology company that runs person-to-person (P2P) messaging portal Way2SMS.com, on Monday launched Way2News...
Published - August 4, 2015
Way2News app gives short summarized news in local languages
Internet technology company Way2online on Monday announced it has launched Way2News, a free app that brings short summarized nuggets of news in local languages. Anticipating a huge demand for news...
India is gravitating to short news. Why not read news in your native language?
