KRAFTON, Naver partner with Mirae Asset to launch Rs 6,000 cr India growth tech fund
21 Apr 2026, 01:47 PMBeyond capital, the fund aims to offer portfolio companies strategic guidance and domain expertise from KRAFTON's gaming and platform experience and Naver's product and AI capabilities.
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South Korean tech majors KRAFTON and Naver have launched a Rs 6,000 crore India-focused Unicorn Growth Fund in partnership with Mirae Asset Venture Investments.
The fund, which will be managed and advised by Mirae Asset Venture Investments, will back growth-stage Indian tech companies.
The fund will seek to invest across four broad areas: technology platforms such as digital marketplaces and next-gen infrastructure; consumer brands built for India's expanding middle class; AI and software including generative AI, enterprise SaaS, and developer tools; and deep tech covering semiconductors, space, robotics, and advanced materials.
Beyond capital, the fund aims to offer portfolio companies strategic guidance and domain expertise from KRAFTON's gaming and platform experience and Naver's product and AI capabilities, along with pathways into Korean and wider Asian markets.
Mirae Asset Venture Investments, the private investment platform of the Mirae Asset Group, has been investing in Indian startups across fintech, mobility, healthtech, and consumer internet. It has backed tech startups including Ola, Eternal (formerly Zomato), Shadowfax, Bigbasket and Dhan.
The official launch of the fund followed a high-level meeting attended by Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Republic of Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Jung Kwan Kim, senior leadership from KRAFTON and Naver, and Puneet Kumar, CEO of Mirae Asset Venture Investments India.
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