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Tony Thomas: one of six Zoho co-founders

Tony Thomas is among the people who built Zoho from AdventNet in 1996.

Tony Thomas is one of the six co-founders of Zoho. The others are Sridhar Vembu, Sreenivas Kanumuru, Kumar Vembu, Sekar Vembu and Shailesh Kumar Davey.

The company began in 1996 as AdventNet and became Zoho Corporation in 2009. Its headquarters are in Chennai, with US operations in Austin, Texas.

Shailesh Kumar Davey became CEO in January 2025. Sridhar Vembu moved to Chief Scientist.

Zoho reported FY25 revenue of Rs 12,313 crore and more than 120 million users across over 1 million organisations.

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Who is Tony Thomas of Zoho?

Tony Thomas is one of six co-founders of Zoho Corporation, with Sridhar Vembu, Sreenivas Kanumuru, Kumar Vembu, Sekar Vembu and Shailesh Kumar Davey.

When was Zoho founded?

Zoho was founded in 1996 as AdventNet. It was renamed Zoho Corporation in 2009.

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