Breaking Barriers: Lumikai’s Salone Sehgal on Investing in Future of Gaming

In an interview with Digit for International Women’s Day 2025, Salone Sehgal, Founder and Managing Partner of Lumikai, shares her perspective on the evolving role of women in India’s gaming and interactive media industry. As the world’s first female General Partner in an interactive media, digital patforms and gaming VC fund, she speaks about shaping the future of digital entertainment through targeted investments and inclusive leadership.

She outlines the growing influence of women gamers, who now make up nearly 44% of India’s 591Mn gamers, and the opportunity in building immersive, women-centric experiences, pointing to women-led portfolio companies Vobble and Frammer AI. Salone also discusses the trends reshaping the interactive media sector, from short-form video and creator-led monetisation to AI’s growing role in game development, along with the pitfalls founders should avoid, such as raising too much capital too soon and losing focus on core metrics like retention and engagement.

She highlights Pathbreakers, Lumikai’s initiative that has featured more than 100 women shaping India’s gaming and interactive media industry across four editions. Her message centres on the diversity, thoughtful design and agility needed to drive the next phase of innovation in interactive media.

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