Key Takeaways
- • Matiks, an India-based math, logic, and puzzle gaming company, raised $10 million in a pre-Series A round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Ronnie Screwvala, Info Edge Ventures, Tanglin Venture Partners, and Untitled Ventures.
- • The funding brings Matiks' total raised to over $13.5 million, and the company has 41 full-time employees.
- • Matiks reported daily users grew from 22,000 earlier in 2026 to over 300,000 by September, with 2.2 million monthly active users that month.
- • The company is launching Jelo, an experimental AI-powered game-creation platform that lets users build and publish games without writing code, with Google's Playground named as a competitor.
- • Matiks plans to localize for South Korea and Japan and expand into new markets, reporting traction in the U.S., South Korea, and Japan.
Summary
Matiks, an India-based math, logic, and puzzle gaming company, has raised $10 million in a pre-Series A round led by General Catalyst. Ronnie Screwvala participated, alongside Info Edge Ventures, Tanglin Venture Partners, and Untitled Ventures. Matiks said the funding brings its total raised to over $13.5 million and that it has 41 full-time employees. Rahul Humayan, a partner at General Catalyst, said the team's "product taste and pace of iteration made it a no-brainer."
According to Matiks, its app grew daily users from 22,000 earlier in 2026 to more than 300,000 by September, and it reported 2.2 million monthly active users that month. Users can choose Math, Puzzle, Memory, or Logic categories and play against bots before facing other users. Challenges and quests let players earn points, maintain streaks, and unlock games. Matiks also introduced a subscription this month offering game analysis, tips, practice, and additional features. The company relies on in-game purchases and has not disclosed monetisation results beyond saying early indicators look promising, per Humayan's comments to TechCrunch.
Matiks co-founder Sudhanshu Bhatia told TechCrunch that the company positions its math-related games as an alternative to algorithmic feeds, saying that "much of" mainstream entertainment is "brain slop." The company has also introduced Jelo, an experimental game-creation platform where users build games for others to play, with Google's Playground named as a competitor. YourStory reported that Jelo is an AI-powered platform enabling users to build and publish games without writing code, and that in September 2026, 2.2 million people played 48 million games on the platform. It also said users who complete a seven-day streak show 62% retention one month later.
Matiks plans to localize its offering to grow in South Korea and Japan and to expand into new markets, reporting traction in the U.S., South Korea, and Japan.
According to Matiks, its app grew daily users from 22,000 earlier in 2026 to more than 300,000 by September, and it reported 2.2 million monthly active users that month. Users can choose Math, Puzzle, Memory, or Logic categories and play against bots before facing other users. Challenges and quests let players earn points, maintain streaks, and unlock games. Matiks also introduced a subscription this month offering game analysis, tips, practice, and additional features. The company relies on in-game purchases and has not disclosed monetisation results beyond saying early indicators look promising, per Humayan's comments to TechCrunch.
Matiks co-founder Sudhanshu Bhatia told TechCrunch that the company positions its math-related games as an alternative to algorithmic feeds, saying that "much of" mainstream entertainment is "brain slop." The company has also introduced Jelo, an experimental game-creation platform where users build games for others to play, with Google's Playground named as a competitor. YourStory reported that Jelo is an AI-powered platform enabling users to build and publish games without writing code, and that in September 2026, 2.2 million people played 48 million games on the platform. It also said users who complete a seven-day streak show 62% retention one month later.
Matiks plans to localize its offering to grow in South Korea and Japan and to expand into new markets, reporting traction in the U.S., South Korea, and Japan.
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