India, April 23 -- Gaming studio LightFury Games has raised $11 Mn in its pre-Series A funding round from Blume Ventures, V3 Ventures, MIXI, and Times Internet. Indian cricketers like MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Tilak Varma and Sai Sudharsan also joined the round as strategic investors. 

The gaming startup plans to utilise the capital for the development of its debut title 'eCricket', which is a 'AAA' rated mobile game that is slated to launch later this year. For context, the 'AAA' title is awarded to high-budget games that set industry benchmarks for graphics and performance, with high production values and marketing campaigns, like GTA V or Last of Us. 

Bengaluru-based LightFury w...