The sound of saavn indias first music streaming service succeeded in cultivating a large, dedicated user base in a virgin indian market. Rishi malhotra, cofounder and ceo of saavn thetechy. Saavn ceo and cofounder rishi malhotra on building one of indias leading music apps, being a musician and eating data for breakfast. Saavn ceo and cofounder rishi malhotra on building one of indias. Fun facts lives in a house where a classic american novel was written. Rishi malhotra and the making of saavn, the southasian soundtrack. Curated profile of rishi malhotra, cofounder, ceo, saavn including career history, news and intelligence, portfolio companies and investments. The digital music industrydownloads and streamsis estimated to be. Saavn offers free music search and streaming supported by display advertisements. Ranbir kapoor teams up with online digital music company saavn. Nearly 10 years ago, we had a vision to build a connected music platform, dedicated to south asian culture across the globe. The three cofounders of saavn, rishi malhotra, paramdeep singh. Rishi malhotra, cofounder and ceo at saavn, said nearly 10 years ago, we had a vision to build a connected music platform, dedicated to south asian culture across the globe. Former vodafone ceo arun sarin picks up stake in saavn.
Integration of jiomusic and saavn in a transaction valued at over. Saavns competitors, revenue, number of employees, funding. Jiosaavn is the indian online music streaming service and a digital distributor of bollywood. This time the numbers are for real, saavn ceo and cofounder rishi malhotra told techcrunch in an interview. Matt emerman cfo and head of corporate development. Saavn becomes the first company to launch programmatic.
Malhotra took over as saavn s ceo in 2014, just before mobile data rates plummeted, making india one of the most. It has definitely reinvente how people listen to and share music, with a boastful catalog of over million songs, saavn. Since it was founded in 2007 as saavn, the company has acquired rights to over 5 crore 50 million music tracks in 15 languages. The founding ceo vinodh bhat becomes president and chief strategy officer and will focus on strategy, partnerships, advertising sales and talent acquisition. Entrepreneur speak saavns cofounder on entreprenership. Indian music service, taking page from spotify, goes pro. Now a days, jio saavn is one of the best music streaming platform in india. Saavn media private limiteds corporate identification number is cin u72300mh2011ptc2259 and its registration number is 2259. Saavn today announced the launch of programmatic audio advertising in india, the newest addition to saavn s extensive suite of advertising technology. Saavn founders paramdeep singh, vinodh bhat and rishi malhotra. As per our report on even date for and behalf of the board of directors of saavn, inc. Matthew emerman, is cfo and global head of corporate development saavn.
The largest streaming music service in india and globally for south asians. When my cofounders vin and param named saavn almost a decade ago, they chose the name saavn for a few reasons. Saavn ceo rishi malhotra said the union with oseary would bring unique artist collaborations that werent. Jiosaavn ceo rishi malhotra on monetization in indias. As the company enters new growth phase, saavn has appointed rishi malhotra as the new ceo. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover rishi s connections and jobs at similar companies. Saavn media private limited company, directors and. Rishi malhotra and the making of saavn, the southasian. In the early 2000s, during the heyday of the cable tv business, rishi malhotra was a young vice president at hbo, charged with figuring out how to sell ondemand programming. Saavn is a global music and audio streaming service and digital distributor of english, bollywood, and regional indian music across the world.
Jiomusic was itself a subsidiary of indias second biggest telco operator, jio a global rival to the likes of verizon, tmobile and vodafone. Since it was founded in 2007, the company has acquired rights to over 36 million music tracks in 15 languages. Saavn is available on ios, android, windows and web. Founded in 2007 and currently based 01 out of us, saavn was founded by rishi malhotra, vinodh bhat and paramdeep singh. Saavn, which has offices in new york, india and mountain view, calif. Listen to latest and trending hindi songs online for free with jiosaavn anytime, anywhere. Rishi malhotra, cofounder at saavn llc relationship science. Reliance jiomusic announces integration with saavn.
Rishi malhotra launched saavn revolutionizing the music streaming service. Download our special edition mumbai wallpaper featuring the saavn 10. Rishi malhotra is cofounder and ceo of saavn, indias leading music streaming service. Indian streaming firm saavn lands investment from u. Saavn has appointed hbos rishi malhotra as the president and coo. Saavn free download songs, free hindi songs download. As a little reminder of that, weve authored ten points that capture our guiding principles at saavn. Inspiring success story of saavn the 2 million songs. Rishi has led the company through significant and ra. Billboard names jiosaavn ceo rishi malhotra to its digital. Vin, param and i always envisioned the company for the long term with intense focus on products, data, and groundbreaking original content. Saavn is a internet company and has headquarters in new york, new york, united states. Saavn, indias spotify, blurs the line between streaming.
One of the things i learned from hbo was that really premium, unique content helps build a brand, he says, and its something people will pay for. Saavn is a joint venture of hungama mobile and 212media, and malhotra also will serve as a. Gaana similar to saavn is also one of the top indian apps in entertainment section, gaana was founded by times internet in the year 2010, gaana provides music in both indian and international languages, today. View rishi malhotra s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Rishi s humble brag i got mumbai plates in the ny state. Malhotra is responsible for accelerating the growth of saavn. Search from most trending, weekly top 15, hindi movie songs, etc on jiosaavn.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover rishi s. Saavn india, founded by rishi malhotra, vinodh bhat and paramdeep singh in 2007, is backed by investors like tiger global management and. View rishi malhotra s professional profile on relationship science, the database of decision makers. Developed by bodvod network and reliance industries, it is important or key people are ceo rishi malhotra, presidentvinodh bhat, paramdeep singhco. Saavn is an online streaming application that allows users to listen, download and share bollywood, radio and album music. Bollywood heartthrob ranbir kapoor has joined hands with saavn, a usbased digital music company known as the leader in digital streaming for indian music, as a creative collaborator ranbir will work with the saavn team on consumer marketing ideation and production, business development and content. Rishi malhotra photographed at jiosaavn in new york on feb. Rishi malhotra is the new ceo of saavn teleanalysis. The latest edition of the billboard list also includes several other noteworthy names from the global music industry. Saavn, indias spotify, blurs the line between streaming service and record label.