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Dhoni Bumrah and Hardik Invest in LightFury $11M PreSeries A for Mobile eCricket
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Published on 24 April 2026
A cricket legend says eCricket fixes what’s always missing
LightFury Games, a AAA-focused studio building a mobile-first cricket game called eCricket, has raised $11 million in a Pre-Series A. The round includes investors MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, plus Shreyas Iyer and others. The funding targets core development and live-ops pipelines ahead of a 2026 release.
- LightFury secures $11M Pre-Series A for its AAA mobile-first eCricket
- Dhoni, Bumrah, Hardik and other top players join as investors
- Money will go mainly to finishing development and scaling live operations
- The team builds around authenticity, AI commentary, and cricket-accurate gameplay
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