Angel investors such as Anuj Tandon (CEO-Gaming at JetSynthesys), Rahul Bhardwaj (Junglee Games co-founder) and Giri Patil (VP, Engineering at Propertyfinder) also participated in the funding round.
HighXP will use the freshly raised funds to accelerate the growth of its debut game Doodle Me, which is currently available as a free download on Google Play store and Apple App Store as well as help them launch more games. Doodle Me is a social drawing and guessing game designed for players aged 5 and above.
HighXP was founded in 2021 by seasoned industry veterans Shankara Seethappa and Raghu Sankar, who played key roles in the creation of 20 games at well-known gaming developers such as Zynga, Microsoft, and Big Viking Games.
Earlier in March, Simple Viral Games aka SVG, a hyper-casual mobile gaming platform, raised Rs 4 Cr in a pre-seed round led by WEH Ventures, along with participation from Eximius Ventures, PointOne Capital, Force Ventures & a few angels including Ankit Agrawal (Founder & CEO of InsuranceDekho), Prashant Sachan (Founder & CEO of AppsForBharat).
Earlier this month, in a first-of-its-kind study on online gamers in India, it was revealed that the growing trend of gaming is emerging as a career option in India and not just being limited to a means of entertainment. Based on the study, 83% of the respondents consider gaming as either a primary or secondary source of income, highlighting the paradigm shift towards gaming being a viable option that can be pursued professionally.
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