
Jabali Gaming is a company focused on democratizing video game creation through a no-code, low-code game development and publishing platform. Founded by Vatsal Bhardwaj, a former executive with experience at Meta, Amazon, and Zynga, the company empowers creatives, gamers, game designers, and developers to build games quickly using AI-driven tools. Their platform supports various game genres including RPGs, arcade shooters, and interactive stories, leveraging foundational AI models, open-source projects, and proprietary technology. Jabali's team includes award-winning AI engineers and game developers with backgrounds at major tech and gaming companies. The company is backed by investors such as BITKRAFT, Sapphire Ventures, and Sony Innovation Fund, positioning it as an innovative player in the game development market.

Jabali Gaming is a company focused on democratizing video game creation through a no-code, low-code game development and publishing platform. Founded by Vatsal Bhardwaj, a former executive with experience at Meta, Amazon, and Zynga, the company empowers creatives, gamers, game designers, and developers to build games quickly using AI-driven tools. Their platform supports various game genres including RPGs, arcade shooters, and interactive stories, leveraging foundational AI models, open-source projects, and proprietary technology. Jabali's team includes award-winning AI engineers and game developers with backgrounds at major tech and gaming companies. The company is backed by investors such as BITKRAFT, Sapphire Ventures, and Sony Innovation Fund, positioning it as an innovative player in the game development market.
What they do: AI-native no-code/low-code game development and publishing platform (Jabali Studio and web Instant Games)
Founded by: Vatsal Bhardwaj
Funding: $5.0M seed (closed Mar 6, 2024) led by BITKRAFT
Team size (reported): 15 employees
Target users: Creators, gamers, game designers, and developers seeking prompt-to-play/AI-assisted game creation
Democratizing video game creation and accelerating game development through AI-driven no-code/low-code tooling.
Gaming / Game development platform
$5,000,000
Round included participation from Sapphire Ventures (Sapphire Sport), Sony Innovation Fund, Canonical (Canonical Crypto) and angel investors.
“Backed by industry-focused gaming and strategic investors including BITKRAFT, Sapphire Ventures (Sapphire Sport), and Sony Innovation Fund”