In a recent conversation with The Offline Network , Niyaz Laiq, Partner at Lumikai , reflected on what he is seeing up close while working with founders across interactive media, gaming and digital platforms. His observations point to a consumer internet landscape that is being reshaped by new formats and the steady integration of AI across products. One of the clearest signals is the rise of microdramas. What was a negligible category until recently has scaled to $300 millio

Showcasing 12+ AI-Native Companies Building the Future At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 , Lumikai brought together 12+ AI-native companies  building across interactive media, gaming, creator tech, and digital platforms. The Summit was a strong signal of how quickly AI-native company building is accelerating in India. Across conversations and product showcases, it was clear that our AI + interactive media thesis is not just directional, it’s actively unfolding in the market.

At GSF Spring Fest , Lumikai Founder & Managing Partner Salone Sehgal  shared our evolving thesis on AI in Interactive Media - and why this shift is structural, not cyclical. The core idea: AI is moving from feature layer to infrastructure layer in interactive products. The Lumikai AI Interactive Media Framework We evaluate AI-native interactive businesses across four layers: 1. Creation AI compresses production timelines and lowers content costs; across text, image, video,

Fundraising isn’t a milestone. It’s a strategic decision. In this piece, Salone Sehgal , Founder & Managing Partner at Lumikai,  unpacks a hard truth: venture capital only works when there is real alignment between the business being built, the ambition behind it, and the investor’s risk appetite. Too often, founders treat VC as validation. The best founders treat it as leverage. She breaks down: Why venture readiness matters before you raise How clarity on users beats storyt

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

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

India’s startup ecosystem continues to attract record funding, yet 70-80% of venture capital still comes from abroad. As India aspires toward a $10 trillion economy, domestic “dry powder” must be mobilized strategically into homegrown ventures. At BW Disrupt’s panel, “Towards A $10 Trillion Future: Will Domestic Capital Command The Startup Era?”, our Partner Niyaz Laiq spotlighted free to play gaming as a high-potential sector: “Free to play earnings from games in India are a

Part 1 - India’s Gaming Reset Our Founder & Managing Partner, Salone Sehgal sat down with Outlook Respawn to discuss the seismic shifts redefining India’s gaming landscape. When Parliament passed the real money gaming ban, headlines predicted doom - but Salone saw an inevitable reset already underway. Key insights from the conversation: → The migration of talent from real money gaming to original IP began months before the ban → 66% of real money gamers were already engagi

Salone Sehgal, Founder and Managing Partner at Lumikai Fund , joined The First Cheque Show with Rishab Malik  to trace her journey from...

Lumikai, in collaboration with AWS, hosted Prompts & Pints , an invite-only evening bringing together founders, operators, and innovators at the intersection of interactivity, immersion, and Gen AI . The event spotlighted India’s rapidly evolving AI-native consumer landscape - where education, enterprise, games and spiritual-tech are being reshaped by new systems of play and personalized, intelligent experiences. Panel: Gen AI – The New Consumer Frontier Moderated by Niyaz La

Salone Sehgal, Founder and Managing Partner at Lumikai, joined The Digital Entertainment Summit hosted by Network18 Media & Investment...

In this special episode of 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘖𝘒 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 by Network18 Media & Investments Limited, Salone Sehgal, Founder & Managing Partner...

Salone Sehgal, Founder and Managing Partner at Lumikai, joined ET Now’s Startup Street to discuss the emergence of micro-dramas in India....

Salone Sehgal, Founder and Managing Partner at Lumikai, was recently interviewed by Fortune India for a feature on India’s fast-growing...

Salone Sehgal, Founder and Managing Partner at Lumikai, recently spoke on the Founders Talk with Alok Patnia, sharing insights from her...

In a recent episode of the Escape Velocity podcast by Outlook Business, Salone Sehgal, Founder and Managing Partner at Lumikai, shared...

Lumikai was proud to be a part of Startup Mahakumbh 2025, representing the future of interactive media and gaming. Our team delivered...

Lumikai was recently featured in an Economic Times article where Salone Sehgal, Founder and General Partner, shared her perspectives on...

Lumikai was featured in an article by Outlook, highlighting the rapid growth of India’s gaming industry. The piece covers insights shared...