Matiks raises $10M to turn math puzzles into a gaming habit
What's the deal? India-based MatiksDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised $10 million in an early-stage round led by General Catalyst, with participation from Indian entrepreneur Ronnie ScrewvalaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and existing backers Info Edge VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Tanglin Venture PartnersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and Untitled VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The company, which makes a math, logic, and puzzle gaming app, has now raised over $13.5 million to date.
What's the endgame? Founded two years ago by college friends Sudhanshu Bhatia, Mohan Kumar, and Sushant Timmapur, Matiks lets users play math, puzzle, memory, and logic games against bots or real players, with challenges, streaks, and points. The founders want to position it as an alternative to algorithmic feeds.
In Bhatia's words: "For the last 10 years, the platforms have made entertainment consumption easy, but much of it is brain slop," he told TechCrunchDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. "We started exploring how we can make math-related games fun and entertaining like the other content."
Why now? The app saw sharp growth this year, with daily users climbing from 22,000 early in 2026 to over 300,000 by September, and 2.2 million monthly active users that month. That traction drew fresh investor interest.
What's the money for? Matiks, which has 41 full-time employees, plans to expand into new markets and scale JeloDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, an experimental platform that lets users build their own games. It faces competition there, including from Google's Playground.
What could go wrong? The company only started testing a subscription this month and relies on in-game purchases, leaving monetisation unproven. Most players are in India, though it reports traction in the US, South Korea, and Japan and plans localisation to grow the latter two.
Rahul Humayan, a partner at General Catalyst, said the team's "product taste and pace of iteration made it a no-brainer."
The signal: The round lands amid renewed investor interest in casual and puzzle gaming in India after 2025's restrictions on real-money gaming pushed attention toward other formats. With broader gaming funding still constrained, the open question is whether Matiks can convert a growing player base into durable engagement and a scalable business.
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