New Delhi’s gaming scene gets a powerhouse addition! Ginger Games emerges with Krafton India Gaming Incubator backing, featuring veteran talent from Activision and Riot Games to revolutionize mobile gaming monetization and retention challenges.
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Ginger Games: Founding Team & Backing
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Experience | 50+ Combined Years |
| Monetization | $100M+ Track Record |
| Community Scale | 0 to 11.5M Gamers |
| First Title | Monkey Mayhem (Beta) |
Industry Veterans Drive Innovation
The founding team brings exceptional credentials to India’s mobile gaming landscape. CEO Sumit Batheja previously held leadership roles at Yahoo, Alibaba, and Tyroo, while co-founder Shrey Mishra founded GamingCentral and XR Central, bringing deep games and XR experience.
Their combined expertise spans over $100 million in aggregated gaming and non-gaming media monetization mandates for major publishers, alongside proven ability to scale gaming communities from zero to millions of active users.
Krafton India Gaming Incubator Advantage
As part of the KRAFTON India Gaming Incubator, Ginger Games benefits from structured mentorship, technical resources, and global insights that validate their design philosophy for sustainable IP creation. This ecosystem support accelerates their path to building scalable intellectual properties for global audiences.
“Welcoming Ginger Games into the KRAFTON India Gaming Incubator is a strong validation of our commitment to onboarding studios of exceptional quality,” says Anuj Sahani, Head of KRAFTON India Incubator Program.
Strategic Advisory Powerhouse
The studio attracts industry legends as strategic advisors. Fernanda Romano, former CMO at King and Supercell, brings mobile gaming marketing expertise, while Anurag Khurana, Penta Esports CEO and former Riot Games India leader, provides operational guidance.
“India and Brazil share a culture of ingenuity and resilience, and the team’s maturity and drive give me full confidence in what they’re building,” Romano states.
Solving Mobile Gaming’s Core Problems
Ginger Games addresses mobile gaming’s biggest challenges: monetization and retention through thoughtful game design and IP creation. Their approach moves beyond shallow mechanics and copycat formulas toward lasting, globally resonant gaming experiences.
Their debut title, Monkey Mayhem, currently in Beta testing, focuses on the roguelite genre—still relatively underexplored in the Indian market—positioning them uniquely for breakthrough success.
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FAQs
What makes Ginger Games different from other mobile game studios?
They focus on solving monetization and retention through thoughtful design rather than shallow mechanics and copycat formulas.
When will Monkey Mayhem be available to players?
The roguelite game is currently in Beta stage with internal testing, no public release date announced yet.
