Helo

Defunct

Singapore (regional HQ); Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (India operations) · Founded 2018

201-500 employees

Sourced & current · updated May 11, 2026

Indian-market social platform (regional Indian languages, multi-format), launched June 2018. ~40M users at peak. Banned by India June 2020 along with TikTok; India business officially shuttered January 2021.

Where they sit

Stack tier: Extended Ecosystem (D)

Social Media ManagementMobile Ad Platform

Was a leading regional-language social content platform in India before its government-mandated ban, competing closely with ShareChat and Dailyhunt in the vernacular content segment.

Ownership

Parent: ByteDance