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Director & Co-Founder, BookMyShow. Parikshit Dar and Rajesh Balpande studied at Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. While Rajesh was an investment banker with the Chatterjee Group...
- BookMyShow – India’s First Digital Ticketing Platform
- BookMyShow Startup - Founders
- BookMyShow Story - Brand Name and Logo
- BookMyShow Startup - Services
- BookMyShow – Business Model
- BookMyShow – Investors and Funding
- BookMyShow Startup - Acquisitions
- BookMyShow - Competitors
- BookMyShow - Awards and Achievements
- BookMyShow - Growth and Revenue
BookMyShow began as a software re-seller for movie theaters in 1999 and has now evolved into a platform for cloud-based ticketing for events, movies, sports, and plays. At the time of its beginning, BookMyShow was known by the name of its parent firm, Bigtree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. It has more than 30 million customers in five countries.
BookMyShow was founded by Ashish Hemrajani, Rajesh Balpande, and Parikshit Dar. All of them are alumni of Sydenham Institute of Management, Mumbai. Before launching this company, Rajesh Balpande worked as an investment banker and, Ashish worked for J. Walter Thompson. CEO of the company is Ashish and, under his leadership, the company has seen trem...
Brand NameBookMyShow was initially named ‘Go for Ticketing’, but in 2002, it got renamed India Ticketing. The company wanted to change its name and wanted to go with something catchier. In 2007, th...LogoThe brand's logo is in simple red and white color that is very catchy for the customers.You can avail yourself of all the services provided by BookMyShow through its app and website. The company constantly app is available for Android, iOS, Blackberry, and Windows. They keep upgrading their app from time to time and allow their customers to check show timings, read reviews, book tickets, watch trailers, etc. The company primarily prov...
BookMyShow integrates the backend of this app with the APIs to show the real-time availability of tickets. The company makes money through these sources: 1. Ticketing Revenue - 60% of the revenue of the company comes from this source. The company charges various fees like a convenience fee, commission on ticket bookings, internet handling fees, etc...
The company did not have any investors from 2002 to 2006. After the boom in the internet facilities, infrastructure set up, debit and credit card facilities, etc the multiplexes grew in the country. It made the company look like a promising and good startup. It attracted a lot of investors and, they invested in this new venture. Some of the investo...
Some of the acquisitions of the company are as follows: 1. Ticket Green - 2013, Chennai-based company 2. Identifier - 2015, Bangalore-based company, For $2 million 3. Fountain - 2016 4. Masti Tickets - 2017, Hyderabad-based company 5. Townscript - 2017, Pune-based company 6. burp! - 2017, For $10,300 7. nFusion - 2017
BookMyShow has a lot of competitors in the market. Right now, its biggest competitor is Paytm that offers various discounts and cashback to its customers. Some of its other competitors are as follows: 1. TicketCounts 2. Explara 3. BookMyEvent 4. Kyazoonga 5. MeraEvents 6. TicketGenie
Some of the awards and achievements of the company are: 1. Awards 1.1. The Hottest Company of the Year - By CNBC Young Turks Awards, 2012 1.2. The company to watch out for - By CNBC Young Turks Awards, 2012 1.3. Best Omnichannel Customer Experience Brand - By OneDirect Quest Customer Experience (QuestCX) Awards 2. Achievements 2.1. 50 million-plus ...
BookMyShow had a growth of more than 30% in the FY 2018-19. The company saw a dip in its revenue in the past two years due to the COVID pandemic. But they earned revenue of INR 391 crores in 2019 and INR 300 crores in 2017.
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Aug 24, 2019 · Founded in 1999 by former advertising executives Ashish Hemrajani, Rajesh Balpande, and Parikshit Dhar, for close to 17 years, BookMyShow has held a monopoly in the online movie ticketing...
Sep 24, 2023 · Rajesh Balpande, who transitioned from an investment banking role, is recognized as the Co-founder of BookMyShow and the Founder of Bigtree Entertainment. Parikshit Dar, another Co-founder, contributed significantly to the company’s technological aspects, playing a key role in designing and developing the website and ticketing portal, along ...
Dive into the captivating biography of Ashish Hemrajani, Parikshit Dar, and Rajesh Balpande, the visionary minds behind BookMyShow. Discover how their entrep...
Jul 5, 2016 · Founded in 1999 by Hemrajani, Parikshit Dar and Rajesh Balpande, Bigtree Entertainment initially assisted theatres with inventory management and transitioning to ticket-booking capabilities online.
Jul 19, 2018 · Founded by Ashish Hemrajani, Parikshit Dar and Rajesh Balpande, BookMyShow last raised ₹ 550 crore in July 2016 from Stripes Group, Accel Partners, SAIF Partners and Network18 at a valuation of...
