Indian tech entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia is teaming up with GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE:GDDY) in a move that could reshape part of the small-business email market long dominated by Microsoft and Google. The deal will put Turakhia's AI-powered email platform, Titan, in front of millions of new potential users. According to Turakhia, Titan's global footprint could grow from 2.3 million to more than 10 million mailboxes over the next four years. Targeted squarely at small and mid-sized businesses, Titan's entry-level plans start at $2 per mailbox per month, while premium tiers priced up to $15 add AI-driven features such as automated marketing campaigns, invoice generation, and read receipts. Around 20% of the current user base already opts for these higher-end offerings.

Turakhia sees the platform's focus on micro-businesses as its competitive edge. Many in this segment, he noted, don't require the broad collaboration suites that larger rivals emphasize. That focus could help Titan carve out share in an overlooked but significant slice of the market. Titan last raised $30 million from Automattic Inc., the parent of WordPress, in 2021 at a $300 million valuation. Since then, the company has remained profitable without needing new capital, with an eye on hitting roughly $100 million in sales by 2030. Turakhia did not disclose specific interim revenue targets.

This is far from his first venture. Turakhia, who co-founded and sold ad tech company Media.net for $900 million in 2016 and also launched the workplace messaging tool Flock, is betting Titan's partnership with GoDaddy could open the door to faster global adoption. For GoDaddy, the tie-up could deepen its relationship with SMB customers by offering a more tailored, AI-enabled email solution potentially drawing users away from incumbent providers. In a market increasingly driven by AI-enhanced productivity tools, the combination of targeted features and flexible pricing could help Titan capture a valuable niche over the next few years.