The VC Power 100: AI, SaaS & MarTech

Indian Startup Times has named Aditya Deshpande, Principal at Lumikai, in The VC Power 100: AI, SaaS & MarTech. The March 2026 edition celebrates investment leaders whose investments, mentorship and foresight are powering India’s technology-driven growth, with names drawn from early-stage funds, growth investors and corporate venture arms.

The feature notes that Aditya leads investments at the fund with a focus on interactive media, digital platforms and gaming, and that he has progressed through multiple roles there, contributing to deal sourcing, analysis and portfolio management. It highlights his Master of Science in Financial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and BA in Economics from Christ University, Bangalore, and describes how he combines strong financial analysis with insight into emerging tech and entertainment.

The selection weighs parameters including industry influence, reputation, experience, contributions, education and accolades. Aditya’s focus areas reflect Lumikai’s positioning as India’s first specialist VC fund for interactive media, digital platforms and games, investing across five layers of the attention economy from original IP and games to frontier technologies.

Read the article here.