Primus Partners served as the Knowledge Partner for the India Game Developer Conference (IGDC) 2025, held from 5th to 7th November 2025 at the Chennai Trade Centre, Tamil Nadu. The engagement reinforced Primus Partners’ commitment to driving India’s gaming and AVGC-XR ecosystem by bridging the worlds of policy, capital, and creativity.
The participation centered around two flagship sessions curated by Primus Partners:Roundtable Discussion on “Access to Capital”
This exclusive dialogue brought together leading venture capitalists, publishers, and policymakers to address the early-stage funding gap in India’s gaming ecosystem. Discussions focused on strengthening the capital pipeline, creating a national fund-of-funds for gaming startups, and enabling domestic and international investments through structured incubation and public–private collaboration.
Panel Discussion on “From Ideas to Industry: The Roadmap for Game Incubation in India”
This open session explored how India can institutionalize a robust incubation and acceleration framework for gaming startups. The dialogue highlighted success stories and best practices from global accelerators and outlined actionable recommendations for building a cohesive incubation network under the proposed Gaming Innovation Accelerator and Center of Excellence (CoE) initiative spearheaded by Primus Partners.
The sessions witnessed the participation of an exceptional lineup of industry leaders and ecosystem partners, including Sameer Jain, Managing Director, Primus Partners Pvt. Ltd.; Amit Purohit, Vice President, Primus Partners Pvt. Ltd.; Sridhar Muppidi, Chairperson, GDAI; Sho Sato, Chairperson, IGDA Incubation SIG; Aneesha Dhar, Head – Google Play Ecosystem (India), Google; Anuj Sahani, Head – Krafton Incubator Program & Associate Director, Publishing, KRAFTON India; Deepak MV, Head of Strategy, Nazara Technologies; Vanitha Venugopal, CEO, ITNT Hub; Krish Anurag, Founding & Managing Partner, Chimera VC; Akash Badrinath, Electronic Arts; Arvind Neelakantan, Epic Games; Ashish Kulkarni, Punnaryug Artvision Pvt. Ltd.; Laksh Sharma, Eximius Ventures; Munjal Shroff, Graphiti Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.; Nitish Mittersain, Nazara Technologies; Rajan Navani, JetSynthesys; Nirav Doshi, AWS India; and Jens Hilgers, BITKRAFT Ventures, among several other distinguished representatives from global studios, venture firms, and gaming institutions.
Both sessions witnessed enthusiastic participation from developers, investors, and policymakers—deliberating on the challenges and opportunities shaping India’s gaming future. The discussions underscored the urgent need for policy reforms, fiscal incentives, and structured incubator models to help transform India from a gaming consumer market to a global creation hub.
The event reaffirmed Primus Partners’ leadership in the gaming policy and innovation ecosystem—driving forward its mission to make India the next global gaming powerhouse through strategic partnerships, policy design, and capacity building.
