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100Unicorns
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Gaming / media
Capital for games, interactive entertainment, content platforms, and media-tech businesses.
What this thesis means
Gaming and media investors back studios, platforms, tools, and distribution businesses in interactive entertainment and content. Hits are power-law; so funds look for teams that understand retention loops, live ops, IP, or distribution advantages — not only a single launch spike.
In India, mobile-first audiences, creator ecosystems, and global publishing ambitions all show up in theses. Diligence asks about D1/D7 retention, payer conversion, content pipeline, and whether growth depends on paid UA forever.
Pitch the engagement loop and the economic engine. One viral moment is not a thesis; a system that produces repeatable audience or hit potential is.
Who it fits
- Game studios, gaming platforms, and media-tech founders
- Teams with retention or creator/audience proof
- Products with a path beyond a single title or format
What to prepare
- Retention and monetisation metrics
- Content or title pipeline realism
- UA strategy and payback assumptions
Funds with this thesis
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AdvantEdge Founders
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Angel / Individual
Ankush Sachdeva
Ankush Sachdeva focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Consumer / D2C, Media, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
Venture Capital
Anthill Ventures
Anthill Ventures backs early-stage Indian startups at Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A, focusing on founders building scalable businesses in Web3, Health Tech, Consumer Internet, CleanTech, and PropTech with strong product-market fit potential.
Angel / Individual
Anupam Mittal
Back scalable, innovative solutions to real-life problems across tech and consumer/D2C; an operator-investor who mentors founders on building and scaling, with a sharp eye on unit economics.
Angel / Individual
Ashish Hemrajani
Ashish Hemrajani focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Consumer / D2C, Media, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
Venture Capital
Audacity Ventures
Audacity Ventures focuses on Seed, Series A opportunities across technology and adjacent sectors, operating as a VC relevant to Indian founders.
Corporate / CVC
Bertelsmann India Investments
Bertelsmann India Investments backs growth-stage technology and consumer businesses in India, with particular conviction in education, media, and digital commerce where the Bertelsmann global network can add meaningful strategic value.
Angel / Individual
Bhanu Pratap Singh
Bhanu Pratap Singh focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Media, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
Syndicate / Network
BlueLotus Ventures
BlueLotus Ventures backs early-stage Indian startups across a wide range of sectors—from SaaS and FinTech to DeepTech and Web3—writing pre-seed and seed cheques through a syndicate model that brings together engaged co-investors alongside capital.
Corporate / CVC
Brand Capital
Brand Capital focuses on Seed, Series A opportunities across Consumer / D2C, Media, operating as a Corporate / CVC relevant to Indian founders.
Syndicate / Network
Cloud Capital
Cloud Capital backs early-stage Indian startups across a wide range of sectors, writing syndicate-style cheques at Pre-Seed through Series A with a preference for SaaS, FinTech, DeepTech, and emerging technology categories.
Venture Capital
Disruption Fund
Disruption Fund focuses on Seed, Series A opportunities across technology and adjacent sectors, operating as a VC relevant to Indian founders.
Angel / Individual
Divyank Turakhia
Divyank Turakhia focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Sector Agnostic, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
Corporate / CVC
Dream Sports Ventures
Dream Sports Ventures focuses on Seed, Series A opportunities across Gaming / Media, operating as a Corporate / CVC relevant to Indian founders.
Venture Capital
Eximius Ventures
Eximius Ventures backs early-stage Indian startups at Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A, with a focus on capital-efficient businesses across SaaS, FinTech, Web3, HealthTech, and emerging sectors like CleanTech and the Creator Economy.
Angel / Individual
Gaurav Munjal
Back passionate founders with disruptive ideas in early-stage technology, drawing on edtech and consumer-internet operating experience to mentor on product and scaling.
Angel / Individual
Haresh Chawla
Haresh Chawla focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Consumer / D2C, Media, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
Syndicate / Network
IAMAI Angel Network
IAMAI Angel Network focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Consumer / D2C, Media, operating as a Syndicate / Network relevant to Indian founders.
Venture Capital
JSW Ventures
Partner with technology entrepreneurs building scalable businesses that leverage digital disruption
Angel / Individual
Kavin Mittal
Kavin Mittal focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed opportunities across Consumer / D2C, Media, operating as a Angel / Individual relevant to Indian founders.
Venture Capital
Kira Studio
Invest in gaming, Web3 and FinTech founders at the earliest stage
Venture Capital
Leo Capital
Leo Capital backs early-stage technology startups across India and Southeast Asia at the Pre-Series A stage, with a focus on capital-efficient businesses in SaaS, FinTech, Consumer Internet, and emerging verticals like SpaceTech, CleanTech, and Web3.
Venture Capital
Lumikai Fund
Invest in interactive entertainment and gaming companies in India
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