Reliance Jio OS Provider Raises Investment From Google
Google is increasingly pushing itself as a startup investor as it has invested $22 million into KaiOS, the company that has built an eponymous operating system for feature phones that packs a range of native apps and other smartphone-like services.
Under the new partnership, Google services like Assistant, Maps, YouTube, and Google Search will be available to KaiOS users, as informed by the Hong Kong company in a post.
KaiOS CEO Sebastien Codeville in a statement,
This funding will help us fast-track development and global deployment of KaiOS-enabled smart feature phones, allowing us to connect the vast population that still cannot access the internet, especially in emerging markets.
It is interesting to note that KaiOS has played a significant role in pushing feature phone demand ...