KSUM gaming startup ARC raises ₹10.5 crore in pre-seed funding

Kochi / September 16, 2026

Kochi, Sept 16: ARC, a gaming technology startup registered with the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), has raised Rs 10.5 crore through a pre-seed funding round.

The investments were made by global investment firms Chimera VC and Mixi Global Investments. Dhruv Vora, Director, Meta APAC, also made an individual investment.

The founders of the company -- Jobin Joseph, Kaustubh K. Jadhav, Abhiram Krishna R.S. and Daniel Jacon – said the infusion of the new capital will help the company accelerate hardware engineering, product validation, manufacturing and supply-chain activities.

It will also strengthen ARC in developing its operating system and gaming software platform.

The company is developing ‘ARC X1’, a portable gaming system aimed at providing a better gaming experience to gamers in India.

Powered by Qualcomm technology, ARC X1 will support Android games, PC games and cloud gaming. The company is also developing hardware and software capabilities, including its own operating system, Owl OS.

More than 50,000 people have already registered on ARC’s waitlist ahead of the product’s market launch. Its partnership with Qualcomm is another advantage for the company.

The advances made by Kerala startups in the hardware and deep-tech sectors are giving a formidable boost to the state’s startup ecosystem.

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