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Decoding Lumikai’s Investment Playbook For India’s $30 Bn Gaming & Interactive Media Industry

Inc42Inc42 · 1y ago
Decoding Lumikai’s Investment Playbook For India’s $30 Bn Gaming & Interactive Media Industry
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Lumikai is a venture capital fund focused on gaming and interactive media in India. With a corpus of $40 million in its first fund and $50 million in its second fund, Lumikai has made investments in 15 companies, including All Star Games, AutoVRse, Bombay Play, and Loco. The gaming and interactive media market in India is growing rapidly, with a total worth of $25 billion and a CAGR of 20%. Lumikai's investment thesis focuses on early-stage startups and aims to find category-leading bets in the industry. The fund's portfolio companies are generating revenue and benefiting from the attention economy and multiple monetization avenues within the gaming and interactive media sector. The Indian government has also shown favorable regulations for the industry, recognizing eSports as a sport and creating tax laws specific to gaming and interactive media. Challenges for startups in this space include talent acquisition and user acquisition costs. Lumikai plans to continue investing in companies leveraging AI and targeting the Indian and global markets.

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Lumikai leads $1.2 Mn seed round in AskMyGuru

EntrackrEntrackr · 2m ago
Lumikai leads $1.2 Mn seed round in AskMyGuru
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Interactive spiritual-tech platform AskMyGuru has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round led by interactive media and gaming VC fund Lumikai, which invested $800K, along with participation from MPL and select angels, including ex-Match Group Americas CEO Amarnath Thombre. The proceeds will be utilized to enhance the product roadmap, advance its proprietary Ved Vyas AI engine, and expand language support beyond English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu, AskMyGuru said in a press release. Co-founded in 2025 by Krishna Mohan Vedula and Vivek Sadamate, AskMyGuru is rooted in the teachings of the Vedic Shastras and aims to reimagine spirituality and astrological guidance through new-age interactive experiences. The platform blends AI, gamification, and deeply researched Indic knowledge systems to shape a new genre of spiritual tech that is both culturally resonant and globally relevant. AskMyGuru aims to redefine the spiritual industry for the digital age while empowering gurus with sustainable income through the platform. It reimagines spiritual guidance as an immersive digital journey, creating meaningful connections through thoughtfully designed interactions. The startup embodies “Systems of Play,” i.e., products disrupting legacy industries with lean-forward, interactive, and gamified experiences. AskMyGuru also plans to deepen its domain expertise across financial, relationship, and career guidance. It may compete directly or indirectly with other platforms in this space, such as Astrosage and Astrotalk. Lumikai is an interactive media and gaming VC that invests in companies at the intersection of technology, culture, and new media. It has backed some of India’s leading interactive media companies, including Elo Elo, Bombay Play, All Star Games, Studio Sirah, Supernova, Autovrse, Vobble, and Mayhem Studios, amongst others.

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