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Harsh Jain is a sports, technology and gaming enthusiast who co-founded Dream Sports and Dream11, India's leading fantasy sports platform. He has a degree from Columbia Business School and is a recipient of several awards and honors, including Fortune India 40 under 40 and Young Entrepreneur Award.
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Harsh Jain was born in 1986 (age 35 years; as of 2021) in Mumbai. He attended Sevenoaks High School, England, from 2001 to 2003. Subsequently, he pursued a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania (2003-2007). He then enrolled himself in the Columbia Business School, Columbia University, to pursue a Master o...
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Harsh Jain is the son of Anand Kumar Jain (businessman) and Sushma Jain (painter). His father is often considered the third son of Dhirubhai Ambani. India Today In 2007, Forbes India ranked Anand Jain on no. 19 in India’s 40 Richest list. ForbesHe has a younger sister named Neha Jain. Neha is married to Anurag Bagaria who owns his own pharmaceutical company Kem well Pharma (a contract manufacturer for multinational drug companies).
Wife & Children
Harsh Jain got married to Rachana Shah, a dentist, in 2013. The couple has a son named Krish.
While Harsh was pursuing his bachelor’s degree in 2006, he joined Microsoft as a summer intern for three months. At Microsoft, he worked on the feasibility and commercial benefits for the company to enter the Push-To-Talk (PTT) marketplace. In 2007, he joined Jai Corp. Limited, Mumbai, as a Marketing Manager. Combining his love for sports, gaming, ...
In 2017, a case was registered against Harsh’s company Dream11 in the Rajasthan High Court. The petitioner had termed Dream11 as a play of sheer chance involving betting on the cricket team. The court, in its ruling, stated that that winning or losing in a Dream 11 game depended on the skill and knowledge of the participant. The court also held tha...
Earlier, Harsh Jain was earning a salary of Rs. 1.2 crore per annum from his company Dream11, but in April 2020, the company raised his salary to Rs. 4 crores per annum. EnTrackr
Beverage:CoffeeTravel Destination:SpainSport:FootballFootball Team:Manchester UnitedIPL Team:Mumbai IndiansHarsh loves travelling and playing football in his leisure time. He also likes spending his free time with his four pet dogs at his Lonavala home.
Harsh Jain is the co-founder and CEO of Dream11, a fantasy sports platform with over 70 million users. He is the son of Anand Jain, a businessman and third son of Dhirubhai Ambani, and has a degree from Columbia University.
Harsh Jain is the CEO of Dream11, an Indian fantasy sports platform with over 70 million users. Learn about his age, family, education, career, controversies, and more.
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Apr 7, 2021 · Learn about Harsh Jain, the entrepreneur who co-founded India's biggest Fantasy Sports platform, Dream 11, with Bhavit Sheth in 2008. Find out his personal and professional background, achievements, and net worth.
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- Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth are the co-founders, and CEO & COO respectively of Dream11 parent Dream Sports.
- Mumbai-based Dream11 is the market leader when it comes to revenue from fantasy sports games. It reported a total income of INR 801.7 Cr ($112.4 Mn...
- MS Dhoni, Saurav Ganguly, and Rohit Sharma are the brand ambassador of Dream11.
- Dream11 gives you real money by playing fantasy games online. The site offers free and paid contests. You need to pay a certain fee to join a conte...
- You can withdraw a minimum of INR 100 and a maximum of INR 2,00,000 in one go. IMPS withdrawals can take up to 3 workings days to get credited.
Apr 10, 2024 · Harsh Jain's journey from a Microsoft intern to the CEO of Dream11 is pretty inspiring. Despite being rejected 150 times, Harsh Jain and his friend Bhavit Sheth built Dream11 a fantasy gaming platform, which is now worth Rs 65,000 crores. Let's find out how he did it.
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Dream11 was co-founded by Harsh Jain (son of Indian businessman Anand Jain) and Bhavit Sheth in 2008. In 2012, they introduced freemium fantasy sports in India for cricket fans. In 2014, the company reported 1 million registered users, which grew to 2 million in 2016 and to 45 million in 2018.
Harsh Jain's story, from enduring repeated rejections to leading a billion-dollar company, underscores the power of persistence and vision in achieving entrepreneurial success.
