MeraEvents
| File:ME logo-250x200.jpg MeraEvents | |
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | E-Commerce |
| Founded 📆 | 2009 |
| Founder 👔 | Chennapanaidu Darapaneni |
Area served 🗺️ | India |
| Services | Online Event Ticketing |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Parent | Versant Online Solutions |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
MeraEvents[1] is an Indian online event ticketing technology company. Established in 2009,[2] The company operates in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, and New Delhi. The e-commerce company provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer, and business-to-business services via web portals. It also provides electronic payment services, an event search engine, and other event technology services.[3]
Products
MeraEvents focuses on major event technology services: event listing, event ticketing/registration, promotion, payment processing (online, offline), event marketing, and logistics. Users can create free accounts and create events at no charge but are charged when they purchase a ticket. The site's mobile apps Marketplace (in beta stage) aims to extend apps and tools for pre-event, event day, and post-event sales.[4]
History
MeraEvents was founded by Chennapanaidu Darapaneni, an alumnus of JNTU Anantapur. He earned his B.Tech from JNTU Anantapur. Darapaneni sold his first business, Versant Technologies, to Aspire Systems[5] before Versant Online Solutions was launched. He was later joined by Sreekanth Rao Ponnala and Hirish Reddy Jakkidi as co-founders.
In June 2014, the company received US$1 million in funding from OMICS International.[6] In February 2015, the company signed a contract for a limited period with Percept Live to manage its online and offline ticketing for events like the Sunburn Festival, Flu, and Bollyboom.[7] MeraEvents has also served as the ticketing technology partner for several events by Viacom18, including Skrillex's India tour, Comedy Central's Chuckle Festival with Russell Brand.[8]
References
- ↑ "Top 10 Ticketing Platforms in India". TheTechPanda.com.
- ↑ http://www.meraevents.com/pdfs/swire.pdf
- ↑ SiliconIndia. "Event portal meraevents.com is riding on success since its launch". siliconindia.
- ↑ Ravi Korukonda. "Percept Live partners MeraEvents for end-to-end event technology solution - Start-Up Hyderabad". Start-Up Hyderabad.
- ↑ "Versant Technologies acquired by Aspire Systems". Dataquest. December 26, 2013.
- ↑ G Naga Sridhar. "OMICS Group invests Rs 6 cr in MeraEvents". Hindu Business Line.
- ↑ "MeraEvents Looks to Raise $10 Mn for Global Expansion". ETtech.com. 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "Russell Brand to visit India without wife Katy Perry this time". The Economic Times.
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