Dipankar Sarkar
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Earlier career

Engineer

Kirusa - India

Voice messaging and missed-call platforms. 250M+ users.

VoiceTelecom250M+ users

Kirusa’s Voice SMS platform, built in New Delhi in 2009 on J2EE and MySQL, let users record and send compressed voice messages the way others sent SMS — aimed at users who found typing difficult or simply preferred speaking, and integrated by telecom providers directly into their existing networks. It reached 250M+ users at peak, and ran alongside a parallel engagement hardening Clickable’s PPC advertising platform (a TechCrunch Top 50 company) in Gurgaon.

What I did

  • · Built the Kirusa Voice SMS platform, reaching 250M+ users.
  • · Part of a 2007-2011 stretch across Tyroo, Kirusa, Clickable, MPower, and SlideShare.

FAQ

What did Dipankar Sarkar do at Kirusa?

Engineer at Kirusa, working on voice messaging and missed-call platforms serving 250M+ users.

How many users did the Kirusa platform reach?

250M+ users, via voice messaging and missed-call products.

What else was Dipankar doing during this period?

This was part of a 2007-2011 stretch spanning Tyroo, Kirusa, Clickable, MPower, and SlideShare.

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