Matiks raises $10M in pre-Series A round led by General Catalyst

Bengaluru-based social gaming platform Matiks has secured $10 million in a pre-Series A funding round, led by venture capital firm General Catalyst. The investment round also saw participation from entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala and existing investors including Info Edge Ventures, Tanglin Venture Partners, and Untitled Ventures.

The additional capital will be put towards expanding Matiks internationally, creating new games and social experiences, and launching an AI-powered game creation platform. This new tool will allow users to develop and publish games without needing to write any code.

Founded in 2024, Matiks focuses on developing games based on mathematics, memory, logic, and puzzles, integrating competitive gameplay with social features. As of September 2026, the platform recorded 2.2 million players who collectively played 48 million games. The platform's daily active users have more than doubled since June, reaching over 300,000.

Matiks' co-founder and CEO, Sudhanshu Bhatia, expressed his belief that using one's brain can be as entertaining and addictive as any other form of entertainment. He aims to make mental sports as culturally relevant as physical sports and esports, providing mental athletes, puzzlers, and competitive players with the recognition and communities they deserve.

With the help of AI, Matiks envisions enabling anyone around the globe to create brain games that millions can play. The company does not intend to drive users away from their phones, but rather, provide them with a more enriching experience on their devices.

Rahul Humayan, a partner at General Catalyst, highlighted that Matiks is responding to the growing demand for alternatives to conventional digital content. As negative content consumes an increasing portion of our screen time, Matiks is building a social platform for brain games where users can challenge friends, learn from one another, and soon, use AI to create their own games.

Sudhanshu, Sushant, and Mohan have successfully built one of the most engaged communities within the consumer space, from casual players to world champions. With this funding, they are now poised to take Matiks global. The company plans to prioritize expansion in the US before moving on to other tier-one markets. They will also allocate additional resources to engineering, AI, product, design, game development, growth, and scaling creator partnerships and global distribution.

Matiks intends to develop an AI-powered game creation engine that will allow users to create, publish, and share brain games across various formats, further expanding the variety of games available on the platform.