# Murthy Chintalapati

> Murthy Chintalapati is the founder and former CEO of Ozonetel, the cloud communications company founded in 2007. An IIT Delhi postgraduate, he worked at ECIL and in US technology companies before co-founding network-security venture Intoto, acquired by Freescale Semiconductor in 2008. At Ozonetel, his work connected communications infrastructure, developer tools, and applications for business customers.

- **Role:** Founder at Ozonetel
- **Organizations:** Ozonetel, Intoto, Electronics Corporation of India Limited, NEC, AT&T, HCL
- **Education:** Master’s in Electrical Engineering (M.Tech), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
- **Known for:** Co-founded Intoto, acquired by Freescale Semiconductor in 2008., Founded Ozonetel, whose cloud communications products include KooKoo and CloudAgent., Led Ozonetel during its $5 million Series A in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1990** — Worked at ECIL for more than 13 years.
- **1985** — Completed postgraduate engineering studies at IIT Delhi.
- **1990** — Resigned from ECIL and joined NEC as a consultant in the United States; subsequently worked with AT&T and HCL.
- **1997** — Co-founded Intoto in Silicon Valley, according to the Founder Thesis career account.
- **2007** — Founded Ozonetel with a team including Atul Sharma and Chaitanya Chokkareddy.
- **2008** — Intoto was acquired by Freescale Semiconductor.
- **2014** — Led Ozonetel as it acquired YantraSoft’s speech-recognition business and powered HUL’s Kan Khajura Tesan campaigns.
- **2021** — As founder and CEO, announced a $5 million Series A from Stakeboat Capital to support expansion.
- **2022** — Discussed his focus on sales, marketing, and global expansion in a Founder Thesis interview.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Intoto, acquired by Freescale Semiconductor in 2008.
- Founded Ozonetel, whose cloud communications products include KooKoo and CloudAgent.
- Led Ozonetel during its $5 million Series A in 2021.
- Ozonetel ranked 18th in Deloitte’s 2014 India Technology Fast 50; its KooKoo platform powered HUL’s missed-call record campaign.

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Ozonetel announced its acquisition of CloudConnect Communications on October 10, 2024.
- **2025-01** — Ozonetel announced CXi Agents on January 15, 2025.
- **2025-07** — Founder Thesis published a retrospective profile of Chintalapati on July 11, 2025.
- **2026-10** — Role checked in October 2026: Ozonetel’s current trust page identifies Atul Sharma as CEO and co-founder. Murthy is described here as founder and former CEO; a new formal executive title for Murthy is not verified.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csnmurthy
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/murthycsn

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Last updated: 2026-10-22