Social gaming platform Matiks raises $10-M led by General Catalyst

Bengaluru-based social gaming platform Matiks has raised USD 10 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by General Catalyst. The round also saw participation from entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala and existing investors Info Edge Ventures, Tanglin Venture Partners, and Untitled Ventures.Founded in 2024, Matiks develops games centred on mathematics, memory, logic and puzzles, combining competitive gameplay with social features. The firm claims that its daily active users have more than doubled since June to over 300,000, with early engagement emerging in markets including Japan, the US and South Korea.The fresh capital will be used to expand the firm’s reach internationally, develop new games and social experiences, and launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered game creation platform that will enable users to build and publish games without writing code.