Harish Bahl

Founded by Harish Bahl, the Smile Group is India's largest privately held group of ventures focused on the digital industry with extensive holdings in digital media, e-commerce & retail infrastructure. The Smile Group has businesses with global leading corporates like WPP Group, Yahoo!, ScanGroup, Group Buying Global AG, BrandAlliance Group & operational agreements with other global leaders like Sabre Holdings (Travelocity) & comScore Inc.

As a thought leader on the digital space in emerging markets, Harish has been a speaker in several prestigious international forums and is on the Advisory Board of leading global entities such as WPP Digital & comScore Inc. He is also an active member of NASSCOM, Chairman of IAMAI (E-Commerce Committee) & the Ex-Chairman of IAMAI (Indian Digital Advertisers Forum). He is also the recipient of “Udyog Rattan” Award by Institute of Economic Studies, India for his contribution to the digital industry in India.

The Smile Group companies include:

Digital Media
Quasar: India’s largest digital solutions company & the largest buyer of digital media, in collaboration with the WPP Group, the world’s largest advertising & marketing services company.
Tyroo: India’s largest display advertising network in collaboration with Yahoo!.
Squad: the largest specialist integrated digital marketing agency in East & Central Africa in collaboration with ScanGroup, the largest advertising & marketing services company in Central & East Africa.

e-Commerce

Fashion & You: India’s #1  fashion & lifestyle e-commerce business in collaboration with the BrandAlliance Group.

Deals & You: A leading group buying portal in India, in collaboration with Group Buying Global A.G..

Zoomtra: India’s leading online travel meta-search powering Travelocity & Travelguru (Sabre Holding businesses) in India.

HealthPA: A healthcare decision support system and services facilitator for patients in India.

Retail Infrastructure
Creons Infrastructure: An infrastructure business specializing in retail & office infrastructure.