Krafton Plans Another $250 Million for Indian Gaming, AI and Deep Tech

Krafton plans to invest another $250 million in India over the next three to four years, extending its investment interests beyond gaming into AI, robotics and deep technology.

The company confirmed the commitment and its scope to TechCrunch on September 4. It follows more than $250 million already invested in India since 2021. The new amount is a future investment commitment, not money already disbursed to startups.

Separate pools of capital

TechCrunch reports that the pledge is separate from the India-focused growth fund announced with Naver and Mirae Asset in December 2025. Keeping the two arrangements distinct avoids counting the same commitment twice or treating the broader fund’s capital as entirely Krafton’s.

The announcement followed chairman Chang Byung-gyu’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Outlook’s gaming coverage also reported the additional investment plan.

What the deep-tech component still needs to show

Krafton’s established Indian business centres on gaming, including Battlegrounds Mobile India and investments in local companies. The broader remit creates room for hardware and research-intensive businesses, but the announcement does not identify a new robotics product, a technical result or a completed deep-tech investment from this allocation.

The useful next details will be the companies selected, the stages at which Krafton invests and the engineering milestones supported by the capital. A commitment to a sector can widen financing options; it cannot establish the readiness of technologies that have yet to be named.

Image: Krafton’s event presence. Company-supplied contextual photograph, not a photograph of a newly funded robotics project.