AskMyGuru, an interactive spiritual-tech platform, has raised $1.2 million in a seed funding round led by Lumikai, an interactive media and gaming VC fund. Lumikai led the round with $800,000 investment.
The round saw participation from MPL, a skill-based gaming platform and select angels, including ex-Match Group Americas CEO Amarnath Thombre.
The funds raised will be used to fast-track its product roadmap, advancing its proprietary Ved Vyas AI engine and expanding language support beyond English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu. The platform also plans to deepen its domain expertise across financial, relationship, and career guidance.
Krishna Mohan Vedula, Co-Founder, AskMyGuru, said, “We are delighted to have our seed round led by Lumikai, investors who truly grasp the seismic opportunity in redefining spiritual tech with new-age interactive and immersive mechanics. Combined with Lumikai’s deep understanding of new media, expertise in scaling social platforms, and knowledge of culturally relevant IP, AskMyGuru aims to redefine the spiritual industry for the digital age, while empowering gurus with sustainable income. Together, we are building the definitive platform for billions of seekers who believe in Bharat’s rich culture and traditions, with tech that is as profound as the traditions it honours.”
Aditya Deshpande, Vice President, Lumikai, said, “AskMyGuru sits at the nexus of India’s spiritual heritage and next-generation interactive technology. The platform brilliantly reimagines spiritual guidance as an immersive digital journey, creating meaningful connections through thoughtfully designed interactions. The platform perfectly embodies our thesis on “Systems of Play”, i.e products disrupting legacy industries with lean-forward, interactive, and gamified experiences.”
“Multiplying public dependence on spirituality, and with an accelerating digitisation of consumer behaviour, the segment is lucrative, culturally sticky, and primed for tech-led disruption. Krishna and Vivek’s experience in scaling consumer platforms to 100M+ users and triple-digit millions in revenue proves how well they execute at scale. With AskMyGuru, we see category-defining innovation in interactive media, deeply aligned with India’s cultural fabric and digital habits,” he added.
Founded in 2024 by Krishna Mohan Vedula and Vivek Sadamate, AskMyGuru is an interactive spiritual-tech mobile platform to learn and practice the Vedic Shastras. AskMyGuru seeks to transform traditional spirituality and astrology using AI, gamification, and Vedic knowledge systems. The platform delivers immersive spiritual journeys, guiding users across life domains like relationships, career, and finance, while also enabling gurus to earn sustainably.
