Ixia Capital, a venture capital fund and studio, has launched with an investment of $20 million focused on high-growth companies across gaming, esports, digital assets, and complementary technologies.
The fund has been founded by partners with deep firsthand iGaming industry experience, enabling entrepreneurs to realise innovative ideas, technologies, and transform business models into profitable companies.
Ixia Capital is a global fund with a focus in India, Africa and UAE where the mission is to accelerate development and manage risks to help ventures succeed in specialised fields. The fund is based in the Cayman Islands, while the Ixia Studio is headquartered in the USA.
Ixia Capital CEO and Venture Partner Mona Motwani, said:
“It’s a proud moment for us to officially launch Ixia Capital. Our mission is partnering with driven entrepreneurs to equip them with resources, expertise, exposure and capital that allow them to build the best ideas into great companies. Through this hands-on approach, Ixia is all about accelerating ideas and mitigating risks.”
Ixia Studio, the venture studio arm of Ixia Capital, is in the process of launching six disruptive projects – FasFas Games, a Sports NFT Trading Exchange, a Gaming Loyalty Reward Platform, Sports Investment Thought Leadership Platform, and a Sports Coverage and Games Engagement App. The role of the Studio is to provide funding, resources, and operational support to help entrepreneurs build and scale companies.
Mona Motwani was formerly at Sportradar, a global provider of sports betting and sports entertainment products and services. Her experience as the Director – Sports Content & Partnerships, India at Sportradar will see her combine the power of live sports data and video, and analysing fan behaviour to offer personalised, targeted content to engage audiences and grow businesses under it portfolio. Sportradar also gave her experience in custom monetization solutions to rights holders through a combination of advertising, subscription, retail, and sponsorship.
Recently, Sportradar acquired Interact Sport to widen its data offerings to cricket, one of India’s popular sports. InteractSport tools provide insights to cricket federations, help them engage with fans, help them with their administration and competition management.