Athens, Greece — 28 April 2026 —
Palowise, the Athens-based AI-powered social media intelligence and analytics company, today announced its expansion into the Indian market through a strategic partnership with Lumos, founded by Gururaj Rao. The collaboration marks an important milestone in Palowise’s international growth strategy and expands the company’s presence in one of the world’s most dynamic digital markets.
Under the partnership, Lumos will represent Palowise in India, enabling local brands, agencies, and organizations to access Palowise’s full suite of analytics and intelligence solutions. These include sentiment analysis, emotion analysis, topic and theme analysis, competitive intelligence, trend detection, influencer analytics, reputation monitoring, and broader web and social media intelligence capabilities.
Palowise helps organizations transform digital conversations and online content into actionable insights. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Athens, Greece, the company has developed AI capabilities across social media intelligence and analytics, natural language processing, content intelligence, and decision support for brands and enterprises.
India represents a strategically important market for Palowise, given its scale, digital maturity, and rapidly evolving marketing and communications ecosystem. Through its collaboration with Lumos, Palowise aims to help Indian organizations better understand audiences, identify emerging trends earlier, and make smarter, data-driven decisions in a fast-moving environment.
“Expanding into India is an important moment for Palowise and a natural next step in our growth journey,” said Panayiotis Tsantilas, Founder & CEO of Palowise. “India is a market defined by innovation, entrepreneurial energy, and digital acceleration. We are especially pleased to work with Gururaj Rao and the Lumos team, whose understanding of branding, strategy, and the local business landscape makes them an ideal partner for this new chapter.”
“Palowise brings together advanced analytics, AI, and practical business value in a way that is highly relevant to the needs of today’s organizations,” said Gururaj Rao, Founder-Director of Lumos. “This partnership creates an opportunity to bring powerful social intelligence and audience insight capabilities to the Indian market, helping brands and agencies make more informed and impactful decisions.”
The partnership reflects Palowise’s broader mission to bridge the gap between data and decision-making by combining advanced technology with human-centered insight. With this expansion, Palowise continues to strengthen its international footprint while opening new opportunities for collaboration and growth in India.
About Palowise
Palowise is an AI-powered social intelligence and analytics company headquartered in Athens, Greece. Founded in 2008, the company provides web & social media intelligence, sentiment analysis, trend detection, influencer analytics, and competition analysis that help brands and organizations grow faster, making intelligent, data-driven decisions.
For more information, visit www.palowise.ai
About Lumos
Lumos is a strategy, branding, and digital transformation-focused business led by Gururaj Rao in India. With capabilities spanning branding, digital marketing, online presence, and solution development, Lumos supports organizations across industries with business and brand transformation initiatives.
For more information, visit https://lumos.in/
