Founder

Raju Vanapala

Way2News

“Being in the consumer internet business is challenging. We continuously re-educate ourselves about micro and macro industry changes, as well as the evolution of consumer behavior. You can never stop listening and observing in order to deliver a usable and relevant product.“

Partnered in: 2022
Focus areas:
- Technology

About Raju

Raju is a serial entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Way2News, a hyperlocal vernacular news app. His previous start-up ventures included a data-driven marketing firm and ready-to-eat food company.

Raju focuses on data-driven marketing, developing for consumer web and mobile, viral user acquisition, and building high-performance teams.

He built Way2News from the ground up and is responsible for strategic decisions across all functions. His goal is to capture every single story from every village, delivering local news at a grassroots level, in vernacular language.

In his spare time, Raju enjoys watching movies and playing sports.