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Doosra, founded by serial entrepreneur Aditya Vuchi who recently sold MediaMint for ₹566 crore, has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding from Omidyar Network India.

Serial entrepreneur Aditya Vuchi, who recently exited his previous company MediaMint in a Rs 566 crore deal, raised seed funding for his latest tech venture Doosra.

The Hyderabad-based start-up is proving quite a mover-and-shaker when it comes to upping privacy quotient

Launched in the midst of the pandemic, Doosra is targeting 3 to 5 million users in the next 18-24 months.

Doosra offers a secondary virtual number to customers. It blocks all calls to that number by default, unless you whitelist them.

In every aspect of our day to day life, in some or other form, we are forced to share our personal information especially our mobile numbers, thus end up getting endless spam calls and messages, continuous attempts of scam, phishing, and fraud, non-stop harassment by strangers and constant violation of privacy by brands.

Unsolicited calls and spam messages are common every time you share your mobile number publicly. According to a report by digital security firm Gemalto, incidents of data breach in India were the second highest globally in 2018. These have gone up 18% in 2021 as compared to 2020.

Ensuring your online privacy can be challenging if you can’t hide your phone number from online services that ask for it every day. Here’s how Doosra, a virtual phone number provider blocks unwanted contact by default, only allowing you to receive the calls and messages that you actually want.

In an age of data breaches and state surveillance, founder of Doosra, Aditya Vuchi, talks about the importance of a privacy stack

Sharing of phone numbers everywhere is loss of privacy, even risk of identity theft. And that is aside from the spamming that is certain to happen whenever you share your phone number. Doosra app is here to solve that problem

India’s first 10-digit SIM-free mobile number that helps users to safeguard their identity from spammers and scammers

Privacy today is a luxury, given how invasive mobile apps and telemarketers are, as they collect our personal data. As a result, many find themselves at the receiving end of unwanted calls or messages. And more often than not, this is a result of citizens having no option but to share their numbers here and there, or to organisations for information purposes.

When Moin Khan coined the word Doosra it was of course in reference to the off-spin delivery from Saqlain Mushtaq that swung the other way...

In an exclusive interaction with Motiverge, Aditya Vuchi, Founder and CEO of Doosra shares more insights about his venture, journey so far, motivation and future plans.

Telemarketing and other spam calls can become a major issue especially when one has a busy day or when one is expecting an important call. Many times people miss important calls due to spam calls.

Facilitates 100 free Doosra Pro version virtual numbers to safeguard COVID volunteers from spam and irrelevant calls or messages

Calls made to the Doosra number are automatically blocked. However, one can also unblock such calls manually.

Hyderabad-based Doosra is offering COVID-19 volunteers a free six-month plan for a 10-digit, SIM-free, virtual mobile number that they can share at any place to avoid spam and reduce the risk of fraud.

The Hyderabad-made app Doosra provides users with a virtual phone number to protect their privacy and upkeep their safety

Here's a safe and peaceful way to volunteer and share your number without getting spammed or harassed.

There is a great potential for virtual number as it could replace the second SIMs that people have been using for a long time

Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and other social media platforms have been asked to verify the identity of their users — this could be either through phone numbers or government-issued IDs like the Aadhaar card...

In a day and age when our smartphones dumb us down and require access and information to unnecessary details of ours, getting our numbers asked and noted before we enter restaurants, malls and other places is irksome. Fulfilling your wish for another number is the Doosra app. The Pioneer's Shikha Duggal writes more about the app, its features, benefits and more.

The app-based virtual number gives users the option of blocking all calls and also all messages sent to this number are stored in the app.

Block #spam calls with Doosra's virtual mobile number! 'Can use it everywhere except UPI', says Aditya Vuchi. Also tells Shruti Mishra how Doosra helps manage digital identities, its call filtering technology & the new products in the pipeline.

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There is good news for mobile users specially women with the launch of Doosra, a secondary virtual mobile number, that gives the customers protection from unsolicited calls phone number abuse from telemarketers and scamsters.

Currently, where everywhere you go, you have to give out a mobile number. Thus, it can become very annoying, and it takes away your privacy...

Hyderabad startup Doosra is bringing cloud telephony to the B2C space by giving users a virtual secondary number they can use anywhere — online or offline. It has tied up with Swiggy, Zomato, Ola, UrbanCompany, and others.

For Hyderabad-based Anirudh Shah, every call is important. As the communication with his team and clients are therefore, it is imperative that he picks every phone call. Imagine his daily disappointments when he is compelled to pick up spam calls or unnecessary telemarketing calls...

Tackling the root cause of spam, Hyderabad-based app Doosra provides consumers with an alternative 10-digit number that can be used in lieu of a mobile number

Doosra is simply a virtual mobile number, which can help protect the user’s privacy. It wants to be secondary number that users share, without worrying about spam calls and messages.

India saw a deluge of spam calls and SMSes in 2019—do we finally have a solution for them?

There are many disadvantages to giving a phone number. The first thing is that you will get lots of spam calls...

KTR launches the app developed by city firm. It is a Doosra, but to keep a check on spam calls and messages. Unveiled by a Hyderabad firm, this Doosra is a tech solution...

Start-up offers subscription-based solution to protect digital privacy

City-based Ten20 Infomedia launches virtual number service. Many businesses seek our mobile number to either generate a bill, send promos or give discounts. But its use does...

Ten 20 Infomedia (Pvt) Ltd., Hyderabad, today lunched the innovative Doosra Mobile App to protect the digital identity of it's mobile users

It is now common to ask for a mobile number when making purchases anywhere. Spam calls and messages after this are annoying.

Southern starlet opens up about spam calls, violation of privacy and how she has discovered a new solution

Protect users' identities from spammers and scammers. - India's first 10 digit SIM free mobile number