Foiwe
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| Company type | Private limited |
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| Industry | IT services, IT consulting |
| Founded | July 7, 2010 |
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| Headquarters | , India |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Services | Software services
Business Consulting Outsourcing Services Content Moderation |
Number of employees | 1032 (2020) |
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| Website | www |
Foiwe Info Global Solutions Pvt Ltd is an Indian multinational information technology company that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. The company is founded in Bangalore and also headquartered in Bangalore, India with operations in two countries. The company began in 2010 as a Limited Liability Partnership company and was converted to a Private Limited company in 2019. The company is registered with Ministry of Corporate Affairs, India.
History
[edit]Formation
[edit]Foiwe originated as the business and an IT product development company in Indian and global market. With the expansion of social media and online dating, the firm also entered into the Enterprise content moderation and IT Services.
Later the company expanded its interests into server monitoring services, application development, and added many small and large organizations to its client list. The small and medium enterprises market segment became the major contributor towards total revenue. The company in 2015 and 2016, brought two outsourcing companies. The group today employs around 1000 employees in different locations.[1][2]
Operations
[edit]Employees
Foiwe had a total of 1032 employees as of 2020, out of which 42% were women. Out of its total workforce, 10% are software professionals, 60% are enterprise content management professionals and remaining 30% for support and sales. In 2020, 83% of its employees were based in India. These numbers do not include its subsidiaries. As a part of the graduate hiring program 2020, Foiwe has empaneled 11 colleges across Karnataka and West Bengal for fresher recruitment drive.
Foiwe has multiple offices in India. The headquarters being in Bangalore,[3] Foiwe has delivery centers in Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Kazan.[4]
Products and Services
Foiwe organizes its services and people in these five primary cross-functional groupings i.e., Enterprise Content Moderation, Technology, Contact Center Operations, Digital Transformation and Business Process Outsourcing. Foiwe's client engagement teams typically consist of a combination of industry experts, capability specialists and professionals with expert domain knowledge.
Foiwe achieved 100% work from home (WFH) goal within the first week of Government Announced Lockdown during Covid Pandemic in 2020.
Principal subsidiaries
[edit]- Proflakes Smart Solutions Pvt Ltd. is the subsidiary of Foiwe with its head office in Kolkata.
- Howlader Ventures Pvt Ltd, founded in 2013, is the technology subsidiary of Foiwe with its head office in Bangalore.
- CarZippi - A doorstep automotive service provider in India.
References
[edit]- ^ "I rented the storage room because nobody was willing to take it". Theweekendleader.com. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
- ^ https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/clean-up-crews-meet-the-guys-who-scrub-the-web-of-nudity-violence-porn-story-QMxyYJy91gTwEMtPDXRA0L.html
- ^ "Watch Workers Learn How to Filter Obscene and Violent Photos From Dating Sites". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ https://www.gqindia.com/content/indias-secret-internet-censors-gq-india
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Government of India, MCA
- "Guardians of the Internet". The Telegraph. December 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- Indian Television
- Indian content moderators' win from data policies in India & Europe
- Meet The Internet's New Cops
- Content moderation firms ramping up local language support in India amid growing clientele
- Scrubbing the net: The content moderators