Jason Kothari’s New Company Mythik Raises $15 Million in Seed Round, Largest in the Indian Media Tech Space

Mythik brings together leading global and Indian media, entertainment & technology investors, such as Sakal Media Group, BITKRAFT, Shah Rukh Khan’s family office, VC Grid, among others

May 22^nd , 2025: Jason Kothari’s new company Mythik raises $15 million in seed funding, the largest seed round in India’s media technology space ever. The new tech-first global entertainment company will bring Eastern mythology, history and folktales to a worldwide audience for the first-time, with a vision to create the ‘Disney from the East’. These ancient stories have a total built-in audience of 3.5 billion people globally and will be brought to life in a modern, immersive way using cutting-edge technology.

Mythik’s seed funding round brings together one of the most strategic and diverse groups of global and Indian media, entertainment & technology investors:

• Sakal Media Group– One of India’s most influential media groups led by industrialist Abhijit Pawar
• BITKRAFT – One of the leading global investors in gaming, Web3 and immersive technology with approximately $1 billion in assets under management
• VC Grid, backed by Venture Catalysts– A community-driven family office investment platform founded by India’s first homegrown multi-stage venture capital group
• Visceral Capital– One of India’s leading investors in gaming, immersive entertainment and interactive technology co-led by the former head of Epic Games ASEAN & South Asia
• Jason Kothari* – Founder of Mythik
• Shah Rukh Khan’s Family Office– One of India’s leading family offices founded by actor Shah Rukh Khan
• Patni Family Office– One of India’s leading family offices founded by the late Narendra Patni, co-founder of Patni Computers, a pioneer in the Indian software industry, led by Anirudh Patni
• His Excellency Saif Saeed Ghobash*– Secretary General of Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Former CEO, Abu Dhabi Media; Board Director, Mubadala Investments, one of the largest global sovereign wealth funds
• Jaynti Kanani*– Co-founder of Polygon, one of the largest Web3  companies globally valued at $20 billion at its peak
• Pravin Jain*–  Serial technology entrepreneur in the US and India; Founder of Tridiagonal AI
• Marc Younan*– Former Principal at Redbird Capital, the largest global media & entertainment investor with over $10 billion in assets under management
• Deepen Parikh*– Co-founder of Courtside Ventures, one of the leading US-based early-stage investors focused on sports, lifestyle and gaming with over $200 million in assets under management

Other investors include Samir Vora*, Group CEO of Enam Asset Management; Samarth Parekh*; Anurag Goel*, Co-founder of Cactus Ventures; Nishant Aggarwal*, Owner of Avighna Group, among others.

*invested in their individual capacity

Jason Kothari, Founder of Mythik, said, “We are excited about the world-class and strategic investors we have brought together and look forward to realizing Mythik’s vision and mission to bring Eastern mythology, history and folktales to the forefront of global entertainment and inspire happiness, peace and hope.”

About Mythik:

Mythik is a tech-first global entertainment company with a vision to bring Eastern mythology, history, and folktales to a worldwide audience for the first-time and create the ‘Disney from the East’.  With a total built-in audience of 3.5 billion people globally, these ancient stories will be brought to life in a modern, immersive way using cutting-edge technology. Founded by entrepreneur Jason Kothari, Mythik’s founding team also includes former senior leaders from Disney, Netflix, Amazon Studios, Jio, Tencent, among others.

https://mythik.com/