Key Takeaways
- • Bengaluru-based social gaming startup Matiks raised $10 million in a Pre-Series A round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Ronnie Screwvala and existing investors Info Edge Ventures, Tanglin Venture Partners and Untitled Ventures, according to Indian Retailer.
- • Matiks will use the capital to expand internationally, prioritising the US market, develop new games and social features, and build an AI-powered game creation platform that lets users make and publish games without coding.
- • The platform recorded 2.2 million players and 48 million games played in September 2026, with daily active users more than doubling since June to over 300,000.
- • Early adoption is reported in Japan, the United States and South Korea, and the company says its recently launched SNAC feature has increased time spent on the platform.
- • The round follows a $3.1 million Pre-Series A led by Tanglin Venture Partners in August 2025, indicating a rapid step-up in capital raised within roughly a year.
Summary
Bengaluru-based social gaming startup Matiks has secured $10 million in a Pre-Series A funding round led by General Catalyst, according to Indian Retailer. The round also drew participation from Ronnie Screwvala and existing investors Info Edge Ventures, Tanglin Venture Partners and Untitled Ventures.
The company, founded in 2024 by Sudhanshu Bhatia, Sushant and Mohan, began as a mental mathematics game before expanding into a social gaming platform. It now offers games across mathematics, memory, logic and puzzles, allowing users to compete with friends, take part in daily challenges and track their performance. The platform recorded 2.2 million players who played 48 million games in September 2026. Daily active users have more than doubled since June, crossing 300,000. Matiks also reports early adoption in Japan, the United States and South Korea.
The startup recently introduced SNAC, an endless feed of single-player puzzles, which the company says has helped increase user time on the platform. Matiks plans to prioritise the US market as it expands internationally, followed by other major markets. Investment will be directed toward engineering, AI, product development, game design and user growth.
A central element of the next phase is an AI-powered game creation engine, which is expected to let users develop, publish and share their own brain games in multiple formats. The company's previous round was a $3.1 million Pre-Series A in August 2025, led by Tanglin Venture Partners with participation from Info Edge Ventures and several angel investors, including boAt co-founder Aman Gupta and Unacademy co-founders Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini.
The company, founded in 2024 by Sudhanshu Bhatia, Sushant and Mohan, began as a mental mathematics game before expanding into a social gaming platform. It now offers games across mathematics, memory, logic and puzzles, allowing users to compete with friends, take part in daily challenges and track their performance. The platform recorded 2.2 million players who played 48 million games in September 2026. Daily active users have more than doubled since June, crossing 300,000. Matiks also reports early adoption in Japan, the United States and South Korea.
The startup recently introduced SNAC, an endless feed of single-player puzzles, which the company says has helped increase user time on the platform. Matiks plans to prioritise the US market as it expands internationally, followed by other major markets. Investment will be directed toward engineering, AI, product development, game design and user growth.
A central element of the next phase is an AI-powered game creation engine, which is expected to let users develop, publish and share their own brain games in multiple formats. The company's previous round was a $3.1 million Pre-Series A in August 2025, led by Tanglin Venture Partners with participation from Info Edge Ventures and several angel investors, including boAt co-founder Aman Gupta and Unacademy co-founders Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini.
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