My Compelling Story

Harsh Jain is an Indian businessman who is known for being the co-founder and Culture Enforcement Officer (CEO) of Dream11 (as of 2021), an Indian fantasy sports platform.Harsh grew up in a well-to-do family in Mumbai.His father, Anand Jain, was ranked number 19 in the Forbes list of Indias 40 Richest Persons in 2007. His father is often referred to as the third son of Dhirubhai Ambani.Harsh was inclined towards sports since childhood and was a part of his schools football team.During the final year of his graduation, Harsh worked as a summer intern at Microsoft for three months. There he handled the project- the feasibility and commercial benefits for Microsoft to enter the Push-To-Talk (PTT) marketplace.In 2007, he joined his fathers firm Jai Corp. Limited, Mumbai, as a Marketing Manager.Bringing together his passion for gaming, sports, and technology, Harsh, along with Bhavit Sheth, founded an Indian fantasy sports platform Dream11 in 2008. Harsh Jain with Bhavit Sheth at Dream11s office.He then established Red Digital, a social media agency, in 2010. Many big Indian and international companies like Dell, Adidas, PVR, Berger Paints, EduComp, and Reliance Foundation became the clients of Red Digital within two years of its incorporation.In 2013, Gozoop, a marketing agency in Mumbai, took over Red Digital.Harsh was appointed as the President of the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports in 2017.