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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.

VC Lumikai eyes 10-12 deals via India Fund-II

Economic TimesEconomic Times · 1y ago
VC Lumikai eyes 10-12 deals via India Fund-II
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Lumikai, a gaming and interactive media venture capital firm, plans to make 10-12 investments in pre-seed and Series A companies from its $50 million India fund II. The firm currently has $58 million in assets under management from 15 portfolio companies, with over 70% of them generating revenue. Lumikai is focused on interactive media sub-sectors, including content, platforms, tools and technology infrastructure, and systems of play. The Indian gaming industry has seen increased interest from various investors, leading to a surge in game development studios and the return of experienced talent. However, Lumikai sees limited potential in real money gaming and has adjusted its growth forecast for the sector.

Trillion Dollar Ventures launches Rs 50 Cr Fund II

EntrackrEntrackr · 10m ago
Trillion Dollar Ventures launches Rs 50 Cr Fund II
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Venture capital firm Trillion Dollar Ventures (TDV) has launched its second fund with a total corpus of Rs 50 crore, doubling its corpus size from the first fund. The new fund aims to support early-stage tech startups in India. TDV plans to back innovative founders and support companies in the pre-seed and seed stages with cheque sizes ranging from Rs 1-2 crore per startup. The fund’s goal is to collaborate with and nurture these companies. The VC firm will invest in business models such as platform plays, marketplaces, and exchange businesses across various consumer tech (B2C) categories, including spirituality tech, fintech, gaming, the creator economy, social media, and consumer upgrades. According to TDV, its investment strategy focuses on backing serial founders or those with deep domain expertise, with a strong preference for high-tech, low-operation businesses. The fund’s lifecycle is set between 5 to 7 years, with expectations to make 10-12 investments annually, starting capital deployment in Q3 FY25. TDV reports that its first fund provided exit opportunities within 2 years of investment, generating over 60% IRR. The firm has received strong commitments from limited partners (LPs) in India and countries like the US, UK, UAE, and Singapore, validating its early-stage investment model and high return potential. Its backers include top global unicorn founders, family offices, and CXOs across various industries. Launched in 2021 by Ujwal Sutaria, TDV is dedicated to investing in innovative founders and nurturing startups across sectors such as fintech, gaming, spirituality tech, and consumer tech, claiming to have backed more than 30 companies.

Gemba Capital launches Rs 250 Cr Fund-II

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
Gemba Capital launches Rs 250 Cr Fund-II
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Gemba Capital, a Sebi-registered micro VC firm, has announced the launch of its second fund with a corpus of Rs 250 crore (around $30 million), including a green shoe option of Rs 50 crore ($6 million). As per Gemba, Fund-II will invest in around 30 early-stage ‘Platform-first’ businesses across fintech, consumer tech and B2B platforms with first cheque of Rs 5 crores and 30% reserve ratio for making follow-on investments. Founded in 2018, Gemba Capital invests at seed and pre-seed stage in scalable tech startups. It has backed over 120 founders across 50 startups in fintech, consumer tech and B2B platforms since its inception. Some of the notable portfolio companies arePlum (Insurtech), Grip Invest, Wint Wealth, Strata, Navadhan, Zuper, Showroom, Smartstaff, ClickPost and LightFury.

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