Salone Sehgal is the world's first female Founding Partner of an interactive media and games VC fund (out of 100+ global funds). She founded Lumikai Fund, India's first early-stage interactive media VC, anchored by the world's largest media and gaming conglomerates. She has 20+ years of experience as a global new media VC, former games entrepreneur, and ex M&A banker/PE specialist, working alongside companies from seed to IPO.
Salone is also the founder and host of Alpha Women, a business leadership podcast featuring candid conversations with high-achieving women shaping India, exploring the ambition, decisions and defining moments behind their success.
Previously, she was Principal at London Venture Partners (LVP), Europe's pioneering seed-stage interactive media VC which backed 50+ companies generating over $20Bn of shareholder value. She was involved in investment management, fund strategy, fundraising, and portfolio growth working with multiple portfolio companies in the interactive media ecosystem across the spectrum of content, digital platforms and tech infrastructure.
She was also CEO & Co-founder of TrulySocial, a venture-backed mobile gaming company building an immersive, narrative based social world for global female audiences. She led the overall company vision, product design, commercial growth, fundraising and go-to-marketing strategy, striking up novel partnerships with global strategics, celebrities, influencers and brands to drive distribution.
Prior to that, she left her career in finance as Vice-president, Barclays Global COO Office leading digital strategy and business development and was also ex- Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley, amassing over $10Bn of M&A transactions experience.
Salone has been recognised as Top 30 Women in Mobile, Top 50 Women Gamechangers, Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech, 100 Trailblazers in AVGC India, Exceptional World Talent in Technology by Tech City UK, Iconic Women Leaders by WEF and served as Jury Member, BAFTA Games Awards.
Salone serves as a Charter Member of TIE, VC committee in IAMAI, WAVES Sub-committee member, and several task groups for CII, India Digital Gaming Society, and AVGC.
Salone is a world renowned thought leader and has served as a keynote speaker at various national and international summits particularly on "Investing in the Interactive Media Industry". She has an MBA from IESE Business School, Spain.