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For vernacular India: Building a news app for next set of internet users

The rising internet and smartphone penetration in India augurs well for the start-up PublicVibe

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According to industry estimates, there are about 450 million active internet users in India and this is expected to reach 650 million in the next five years | Photo: iStock

Abhishek Kumar New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : May 26 2019 | 10:09 PM IST

When Narasimha Reddy first went to the US to work there in 2008, the only way he could know what is happening in his hometown was either through the internet or from his parents.

But, given his news addiction, the two sources didn't seem enough for him.

Narasimha is now chief executive officer (CEO) of PublicVibe, a hyperlocal news platform that he founded along with Veeram Reddy, Bhaskar Konda and Sridhar Bandlamudi in 2015.

The CEO says it was his experience in the US that gave him the idea to start PublicVibe. The start-up last week raised an undisclosed amount in funding round

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