Movie ticketing portal BookMyShow raises $82 million funding

Bigtree Entertainment Pvt Ltd, owner of online movie and events ticketing portal BookMyShow, said it had raised Rs 5.5 billion ($81.63 million) in funding from a group of investors, led by US-based private equity Stripes Group.

Bigtree's existing investors - Network18, Accel Partners, SAIF Partners - also participated in the funding round, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

($1 = Rs 67.3767)