Business Description:Buzzintown.com is a premier Internet portal dedicated to the promotion of Events and Entertainment in India, with presence in 10 cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad Jaipur, Lucknow and Bangalore.
Our portal provides India's widest array of entertainment choices by date/city, and includes detailed information of events, venues, artiste profiles, groups, producers and other stakeholders of the event industry. We also provide a platform for online ticketing and merchandizing sales.
Industry:Media/ Entertainment
Founded in:2007
Source of idea:Wanted it as an individual customer
Significant Competitors:Newspapers (event section), Timeout, Upcoming, and every website that shows events copied from Buzzintown : )
Company Details :
Company Name:Buzzintown
HeadQuarters:Bangalore
Stage of the company:Several customers or locations
No of Employees (2006):Did not exist
No of Employees (2007):26-50
Office Locations(2006):Did not exist
Office Locations(2007):2-5
No of companies promoted:Yes (2)
Profits (2006):Did not exist
Profits (2007):preprofit
>Partnerships:We have received an overwhelming support from the events and entertainment fraternity - venue owners, event managers, artistes, performers, theatre groups, govt. institutions etc. We already have thousands of (signed) esteemed partners across India, who are taking advantage of Buzzintown's Internet & Mobile presence, and getting exposure to millions of visitors coming to the portal.
These partners provide us with rich and fresh event information - ensuring that our viewers always get the best.
Further, we have leaders as partners in the media industry - Newspapers (Delhi MetroNow), Radio (93.5FM in 6 cities), OOH (LiveMedia & DSN), Mobile (Zook, MyToday) - who syndicate and promote our content through their channels.
Initial Funding:Personal savings
Addl Funding:Angel investors
Institutitional Capital:Yes
Revneue Model:1. Site Sponsorships & Ads
2. Paid Content & Syndication
3. Online Ticketing
4. Offline leads and bookings
Awards & honors:Our biggest honors come from the market place Buzzintown.com has intended to reach - the Thousands of stakeholders of the entertainment industry who interact with us daily; and the lakhs of fans & visitors who subscribe to access the hot information provided by us daily!
Promoters Details :
Promoters Name(s):Amitabh Saran
Age:40
HomeTown:Bangalore
Education:Masters Univ. of California
No of companies promoted:Yes (2)
Family Background:First gen entrepreneur
Job:CTO at TriVium Systems Inc.
Ex-Job Description:BD & Technology Vision
Favorite Book/Movie:The Stiff
