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Harsh Jain
Dream11 · Mumbai
Two college friends who loved fantasy sports and built India's largest online gaming company on the back of cricket obsession.
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Company
Dream11
Journey
Moves that mattered.
- 2008Started Dream11 with Bhavit Sheth — a fantasy cricket idea.
- 2012Pivoted from season-long to daily fantasy. Caught fire.
- 2019First Indian gaming unicorn.
- 2023IPL title sponsor. 200M+ users.
Struggles
Legal grey-zone for years. Multiple state bans. Father is industrialist Anand Jain — Harsh chose to build his own.
Family
Family of Reliance-adjacent industrialists. Married.
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Around the web
External references & backlinks.
- ↗wikipedia.orgHarsh Jain on Wikipedia
- ↗google.comDream11 — official site
- ↗news.google.comHarsh Jain in the news
- ↗crunchbase.comDream11 on Crunchbase
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The full story
Harsh Jain, in 1 chapters.
- Ch 01
The story
Two college friends who loved fantasy sports and built India's largest online gaming company on the back of cricket obsession.
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