Most first-time founders walk into a pitch believing they’re selling a story. In reality, fundraising is a test of clarity, conviction, and whether a business truly deserves venture capital . In the first episode of Lumikai Pixels Blueprint , Salone Sehgal , Founder & Managing Partner at Lumikai, breaks down what investors are actually evaluating at the earliest stages of company building. In this episode, we cover: What first-time founders consistently get wrong (and right)

India’s interactive entertainment landscape is undergoing a massive transformation—fuelled by a young digital-native audience, UPI-enabled microtransactions, and a surge in creator-led platforms. In a recent conversation with The Offline Network , our Founding Partner Salone Sehgal  unpacked the key forces shaping India’s next wave of interactive media innovation. Conversation Highlights 💡 Interactive media wasn’t common parlance when Lumikai launched  - Salone reflected on

Lumikai’s 2025 Consumer Research Report Unveiled at Lumikai Insignia 2025 , Swipe Before Type: How Indians Watch. Listen. Play.Pay . -  captures how India’s digital-native consumers are redefining entertainment, engagement, and monetization in The Interactive Era . Based on primary research from 3,000 mobile users , the report uncovers how Indians are spending their time, attention, and money  across video, audio, gaming, and social platforms - revealing an audience that’s in

At Lumikai , we believe the next wave of innovation will come from bold, experimental founders  in interactive media, digital platforms,...

Part 3 - The Future of Interactive Media By 2030, India could emerge as the world’s next global hub for interactive media. In the final part of our Outlook Respawn x Lumikai series , Salone Sehgal explores what’s powering this transformation - from Lumikai’s investment thesis to Pixels, our initiative to identify, mentor, and empower the next wave of founders. The episode unpacks the talent revolution, ecosystem evolution, and the path toward responsible, inclusive, and glob

Part 2 - The Neuroscience of Engagement In Part 2 of our Outlook Respawn feature, Salone Sehgal, Founder & Managing Partner at Lumikai Fund, unpacks the neuroscience behind engagement, retention and monetisation - the holy trinity of consumer experiences and what it takes to build the next wave of breakout digital platforms. She decodes Lumikai’s D.O.S.E. framework - Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, Endorphins - the four neurochemical drivers at the heart of every successful co