LightFury Games secures $8.5 million funding from Blume Ventures, others


by ETtech.com

ETtech.com— LightFury Games, a gaming startup launched by Karan Shroff, former chief marketing officer of Unacademy, has secured $8.5 million in a seed funding round led by Blume Ventures, Mixi and Gemba Capital. Other investors such as Cred founder Kunal Shah and Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal also participated in the round.The startup plans to utilise the new capital to develop AAA games in India and will initially focus on mobile gaming before expanding to other platforms, including consoles.AAA games are...

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