{"id":883419,"date":"2026-01-08T05:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/pubg-maker-krafton-leads-south-korean-trio-in-666-million-india-tech-bet\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T05:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:28:03","slug":"pubg-maker-krafton-leads-south-korean-trio-in-666-million-india-tech-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/pubg-maker-krafton-leads-south-korean-trio-in-666-million-india-tech-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBG maker Krafton leads South Korean trio in $666 million India tech bet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ControlPara\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Gaming giant Krafton will lead a new $666 \u200dmillion investment fund in Asia, partnering with \u200bSouth Korean peers Naver and Mirae Asset \u200cto diversify beyond gaming \u200binto a wider pool of tech start-ups, primarily in India.<\/p>\n<p>The fund\u2019s launch underscores South Korea\u2019s deepening economic footprint in the South Asian nation. Cumulative foreign direct investment from South Korea reached \u200broughly $6.8 billion by mid-2025 in India, \u2060according to government data, as Seoul seeks to diversify supply chains and consumer market exposure away \u200bfrom China.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cUnicorn Growth \u2060Fund\u201d marks the first major joint venture between the three South Korean majors in India, where Krafton is best \u200cknown for its mobile hit \u200cBattlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI).<\/p>\n<p>The fund, which will be managed by Mirae Asset \u200dVenture India, expects to begin operations in January 2026 with an initial pool \u200dof over $333 million before scaling to its total target, Krafton said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Krafton has separately invested more than $200 million so far in India, including in its gaming sector, which is often riddled with regulatory volatility.<\/p>\n<p>BGMI, which currently \u2060boasts over 240 million downloads, has faced a temporary ban in \u200brecent years over data security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>It was launched \u2060in India following New Delhi\u2019s 2020 ban of Krafton\u2019s popular game PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds (PUBG), citing concerns about data sharing with China. <\/p>\n<p id=\"end-of-article\">Published on  December 19, 2025 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Marquis Howe<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/pubg-maker-krafton-leads-south-korean-trio-in-666-million-india-tech-bet\/article70414935.ece\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaming giant Krafton will lead a new $666 \u200dmillion investment fund in Asia, partnering with \u200bSouth Korean peers Naver and Mirae Asset \u200cto diversify beyond gaming \u200binto a wider pool of tech start-ups, primarily in India. The fund\u2019s launch underscores South Korea\u2019s deepening economic footprint in the South Asian nation. Cumulative foreign direct investment from<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":883420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78009,22368],"tags":[75376,6325],"class_list":{"0":"post-883419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-krafton","8":"category-maker","9":"tag-krafton","10":"tag-maker"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/883420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}