Zoho Corporation

Zoho Corporation is an Indian multinational technology company that makes cloud-based business software. Its core products include workplace productivity and collaboration software, customer relationship management (CRM) software, and business management tools. The company was founded in 1996 by Sridhar Vembu and Tony Thomas as AdventNet, Inc., in New Jersey.

Zoho is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and has offices in 80 countries, with its US headquarters located in Austin, Texas. As of 2023, Sridhar Vembu's sister Radha Vembu and brother Sekar Vembu own 47.8% and 35.2% of the company, respectively, while co-founders Tony Thomas and Sridhar Vembu hold 8% and 5% stakes.

From 1996 to 2009, the company was known as AdventNet, Inc., founded in New Jersey, US, and initially provided a network management software called WebNMS.

AdventNet expanded operations into Japan in 2001 and shifted focus to small and medium businesses (SMBs). In 2002, the company started its enterprise IT management software division known as ManageEngine.

Zoho CRM was released in 2005, along with Zoho Writer, the company's first office suite product. Zoho Projects, Creator, Sheet, and Show were released in 2006. It expanded into the collaboration space with the release of Zoho Docs and Zoho Meeting in 2007. In 2008, the company added invoicing and mail applications, reaching one million users by August of that year.

In 2009, the company was renamed Zoho Corporation after its online office suite. The company remains privately owned.

In 2014, Zoho had its first annual user conference, called Zoholics, in India.

In 2017, Zoho launched Zoho One, a platform of over 40 integrated applications. In 2020, it launched Zoho Workplace, a suite combining its existing productivity, collaboration and communication software.