22-year-old raises $3.7 million for Roblox tool platform Gamebeast

LiveOps and data insight platform Gamebeast has raised $3.7 million in a pre-seed funding round led by J2 Ventures.

a16z Speedrun, The Mini Fund and Spaceport CEO Le Zhang also participated in the round, as reported by GamesBeat.

The funds raised will go towards building Gamebeast's no-code tooling platform, tailored towards user-generated content and beginning with Roblox's ecosystem. In time, the firm plans to extend its tools to other UGC platforms.

By building out its platform, Gamebeast aims to supply not only developers with tools to support their games but also the military sector. The latter is an area planned for further exploration, and as such no additional details have yet emerged.

In the meantime, Gamebeast will focus on enhancing its platform "for strategic game and data acquisitions" by offering services like LiveOps support, A/B testing, and management tools. The platform also aims to promote games, encourage spending from free-to-play gamers and further engage those already monetised.

"Gamebeast is revolutionising the way developers create and optimise Roblox experiences. Our platform empowers developers to seamlessly detect and address player pain points, ensuring an engaging and rewarding experience," said Gamebeast CEO Zander Brumbaugh.

Gamebeast's pre-seed round follows its founding in late 2023, evolving Brumbaugh's childhood development on Roblox into a new enterprise to provide tools to other games creators. During his years creating Roblox experiences, he amassed almost 500 million lifetime game visits.