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Varma: New York Comic Con's parent invested into Comic Con India

Jatin Varma · Ep4: Indian Fandom: COMIC-CONised ft. Jatin Varma ep4 · Dec 4, 2025 · at 14:53

Jatin Varma, founder of Comic Con India, discusses the strategic investment from ReedPop (part of Reed Exhibitions) that helped mature and professionalize the business.

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“During the fourth year of our business, We had a strategic investor, which was one of the largest exhibition companies in the world. They were also the owners of New York Comic Con Chicago, Australia. I mean, they were doing Comic Cons all around the world at that point.”

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