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Ashish Hemrajani

Founder CEO, Bigtree Entertainment Pvt.Ltd. / Bookmyshow.com
Mumbai, Maharashtra,India
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Ashish Hemrajani's Overview

Total Experience56 years
CompanyBigtree Entertainment Pvt.Ltd. / Bookmyshow.com
CountryIndia

Ashish Hemrajani is an Indian entrepreneur best known as the Founder and CEO of Bigtree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., the parent company of BookMyShow, India's largest online entertainment ticketing platform. After completing his MBA, he co-founded the company in 1999 with a vision to digitize ticket sales for the entertainment industry. Ashish demonstrated remarkable resilience and strategic acumen by navigating the company through the challenging dot-com bust in the early 2000s. Under his leadership, BookMyShow has evolved from a simple movie ticketing website into a comprehensive entertainment destination, offering tickets for movies, plays, concerts, and sporting events. He is widely regarded as a pioneer in India's internet-based economy, responsible for transforming how millions of Indians access and experience entertainment.

Professional Summary

Ashish Hemrajani's work history includes a series of influential roles in various companies. Here is a detailed list of his professional journey:

BookMyShow - Founder - CEO (1999 to Present)
Bigtree Entertainment Pvt.Ltd. / Bookmyshow.com - Founder CEO (1999 to Present)
J Walter Thompson - Client Management (1997 to 1999)
JWT - Account Management (1997 to 1999)

Notable Achievements

Founder & CEO of BookMyShow

Co-founded Bigtree Entertainment in 1999, which launched BookMyShow, revolutionizing the entertainment ticketing industry in India and expanding its footprint to several international markets.

Navigating the Dot-com Bust

Successfully steered the company through the dot-com bubble burst of the early 2000s by pivoting the business model from a consumer-facing site to a B2B software provider for cinemas, demonstrating exceptional resilience and strategic foresight.

ET 'Entrepreneur of the Year' (2018)

Recognized as The Economic Times Entrepreneur of the Year in 2018 for his significant contributions to India's digital economy and for building a dominant market leader in the entertainment sector.

Pioneering Digital Entertainment Ticketing

Scaled BookMyShow from a small startup into India's go-to digital platform for all forms of entertainment, serving millions of customers across hundreds of cities and fundamentally changing consumer behavior.

Educational Background

MBA, Marketing

Sydenham - Year 1995

Manekji Cooper

Still studying, Everything

Univesity of life

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Company Overview

Bigtree Entertainment Pvt.Ltd. / Bookmyshow.com
Total employees2500
HeadquartersMumbai
Founded1999

BookMyShow, operated by Bigtree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., is India's largest online entertainment ticketing platform. It provides users with a one-stop-shop for booking tickets for a wide range of entertainment options including movies, plays, concerts, sporting events, and live performances. Evolving beyond just ticketing, the platform has also expanded into producing live events and offering an on-demand video streaming service called 'BookMyShow Stream'. It serves millions of customers across India and has expanded its operations to several other countries.

Bigtree Entertainment Pvt.Ltd. / Bookmyshow.com Funding Information
$225M - Total Funding Raised
$100M - Most recent funding amount
6 - Number of funding rounds
11 Jul, 2018 - Latest funding round
Lead Investors:
TPG Growth
Stripes Group
Accel
Elevation Capital
Network18

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