Gaming Startup LightFury Games Raises $8.5 Million in Funding, To Develop AAA Games in India
Gaming startup LightFury Games has made headlines by raising $8.5 million in a seed funding round led by Blume Ventures, Mixi Inc, and Gemba Capital. The funding round also saw participation from Cred founder Kunal Shah and Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal. As per the startup, the freshly raised funds will […]
Gaming Startup MetaShot Raises $400,000 In Pre-Seed Round
Bangalore-based gaming startup MetaShot has raised $400,000 in a pre-seed funding round from Inflection Point Ventures, along with angel investors Ankit Mehrotra, Sahil Jain, and Khalid Qazi (Dineout), among others. As per the startup, the freshly raised funds will be used to expand the team, invest toward growth and marketing, […]
Ashneer Grover’s Third Unicorn Launches CrickPe, Raises Seed Funding
CrickPe (Third Unicorn Pvt Ltd), which is Ashneer Grover’s new venture, has raised $3.5 million in a seed round led by ZNL Growth Fund. The funding round also saw participation from 28 other venture and angel investors. The board at CrickPe issued 1,13,800 shares at a share price of Rs […]
Esports Startup Gamerji Raises $3 Mn In Pre-Series A Funding
Gamerji, an E-sports tournament platform, has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A funding round from GVFL (formerly Gujarat Venture Finance Limited) and existing investor Unicorn India Ventures. As per the startup, the raised funds will be used to grow the platform in international markets, including West Asia and North […]
Gaming Startup CloudFeather Games Raises Seed Funding
CloudFeather Games, a Bengaluru-based online gaming startup, has raised $1.25 million (Rs 9.78 crore) in a seed funding led by Lumikai. The funding round also saw participation from Venture Highway, Maninder Gulati (OYO’s global chief strategy officer), and Manish Agarwal (Nazara Technologies’ chief). As per the startup, the raised funds […]
Y-Combinator Backed Better Opinions Raises Over $1 Million In Pre-seed Round
Better Opinions, a Y-Combinator backed skill-based gaming startup, has raised over $1 million in a pre-seed round from Y Combinator, Java Capital, Soma Capital, and several angel investors. Mayank Kumar (Co-founder of UpGrad), Sudhanshu Raheja (Head of product and engineering at GoTo Financials), Chinmaya Sharma (Chief commercial officer), Namshi and […]
Gaming Startup Rooter Raises $25 Million In Series A Funding
Game streaming and e-sports platform Rooter has raised $25 million (Rs 185 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Lightbox, March Gaming and Duane Park Ventures. The funding round also saw participation from 9Unicorns, ADvantage, Capital-A and Goal Ventures, along with IeAD Sports & Health Tech Partners. As […]
Gaming Startup Zupee Raises Fresh Funds, Valuation Hits $600 Million
Zupee, an online real-money gaming platform, has raised $72 million as part of a larger funding round from Mumbai-based fund Nepean Capital. With this funding, Zupee has closed its Series B round with $102 million funding, valuing the company at $600 million. As per the gaming platform, the raised capital […]
Gaming Startup EsportsXo Raises $1.1M In Seed Funding
EsportsXo, a Bengaluru-based SaaS (software-as-a-service)-based gaming tournament discovery platform, has raised $1.1 million in its seed funding round led by We Founder Circle, a founder-driven angel network. Several investors, including SOSV, Mumbai Angels Network, SucSEED Indovation Fund, The Gaming Lounge and FAAD Network Pvt Ltd, also participated in the funding […]
Griffin Gaming Partners Invests In Gaming Startup WinZO
WinZO, a Delhi-based Esports startup, has raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Griffin Gaming Partners, a California-based venture capital firm investing in the gaming ecosystem. This is the first investment by Griffin Gaming Partners in India. Also, as part of the deal, Co-Founder of Griffin […]