Kyazoonga
| Private | |
| Industry | E-Commerce |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founders |
Neetu Bhatia Arpita Majumder Akash Bhatia |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Services | Online Event Ticketing |
| Website | www.kyazoonga.com |
Kyazoonga is India’s first and largest online ticketing company, established in 2007.
It is also the only ticketing company from the Indian subcontinent to have qualified as a finalist for an Olympics ticketing bid. It is also the only ticketing company in the subcontinent to have ticketed a major international event – the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, all forms of international cricket (ODI, Tests, T20s), several domestic cricket leagues and matches and Olympic style multiple sporting events and venues. It is also one of the official ticketing partners for Kings XI Punjab in the eighth season of Indian Premiere League. Launched in 2007, it is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It also has offices in New Delhi and Pune.
Early history
Launched in early 2007 as India’s first and largest entertainment and sports ticketing company, Kyazoonga has rapidly grown to become an international ticketing company. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It also has offices in New Delhi and Pune.
Founders
Neetu Bhatia is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Kyazoonga. Akash Bhatia, her brother, is also a co-founder of Kyazoonga. A software engineer turned entrepreneur, Akash conceived the original idea of Kyazoonga during one of his visits back home to India. Arpita Majumder is another co-founder of Kyazoonga. Arpita holds an M.S degree in Engineering and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MIT’s Sloan School of Management.
Services
ITKTS Interactive Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Kyazoonga.com) is engaged in providing online ticketing services. It provides its services through online, retail, social, mobile and box-office distribution channels.
Funding
Company's partners include sports franchises, concert promoters and event organisers. Kyazoonga is backed by a $18 billion New York based hedge fund that has multiple investments in e-media companies.
Rebranding
On March 26, 2014, Kyazoonga.com rebranded itself from just a sports ticketing brand to a sports and entertainment online ticketing company. They unveiled a list of inventory that they planned to include to broaden their scope of work.
References
- KXIP.in - Kings XI Punjab appoints Kyazoonga.com as Official Ticketing Partner for matches in Mohali
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- voice-online - Caribbean bowled over by cricket league.
- news.caribseek.com - Hundreds of CPL Tickets Already Sold In St. Kitts
- Guardian.co.tt - CPL tickets go on sale today
- Newssuperfast - Teamwork Arts Friends of Music
- Indiainfoline - Kyazoonga appointed Ticketing Partner for KXIP matches
- DNA India - Kyazoonga in fray for 2016 Olympics deal
- Times Of India - Kyazoonga unveils new corporate identity
- Times Of India - ACA appoints Kyazoonga for 2nd ODI
- Indiainfoline - Kyazoonga witnesses record number of hits for Sachin's farewell match
- Indiainfoline - MCA appoints KyaZoonga.com as official ticketing partner for the India vs West Indies 2nd Test Match
- Times Of India - Kyazoonga is the ticketing partner for Sachin's final Test
- NDTV Sports - 2016 Rio Olympics: Kyazoonga in race for 3000-Crore ticketing contract
- The Hindu Business Line - Kyazoonga is the Ticketing Partner for Sachin’s final Test
- Startupdunia - Kyazoonga, buy movie tickets online
- Techcircle.vccircle.com - Kyazoonga clocking 750K transactions a month, global expansion soon
- Meghalaya Times - Kyazoonga is Lajong FC’s official ticketing partner for I-League