ManaMind Raises $1.5M To Build AI Game Testing Platform

The round was led by Sure Valley Ventures, with additional participation from EWOR, Ascension, SyndicateRoom, and Heartfelt.

Founded by Emil Kostadinov and Sabtain Ahmad, ManaMind is building autonomous AI agents aimed at replacing repetitive manual quality assurance (QA) processes in game development.

As modern games become larger and more complex, testing has turned into a costly and time-consuming stage of production, often requiring extensive resources to maintain a high-quality player experience.

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The company’s platform continuously plays through games to identify bugs automatically generating actionable reports that allow developers to focus on fixing issues rather than documenting them. By integrating testing directly into the development cycle the system is designed to enable faster release cycles and improve overall software quality.

Emil Kostadinov, CEO and co-founder of ManaMind, said game development should prioritise human creativity over repetitive testing tasks.

We're automating the manual, time-consuming parts so studios can focus on building amazing worlds. We've developed our own proprietary visual model specifically for virtual environments because gaming demands that level of precision. Gaming is our launchpad, but our vision is to build the autonomous testing layer for all software and, ultimately, robotics.

ManaMind has already established design partnerships with Included Games and Crazy Labs, reflecting early demand for AI-native testing infrastructure within the global games industry.

The funding will be used to expand the company’s engineering team, accelerate the development of its proprietary models, and support expansion into key international markets. While gaming is its initial focus, ManaMind plans to extend its autonomous testing technology to broader applications, including general software systems and robotics, over time.

About ManaMind

ManaMind is a 2025-founded AI company building autonomous agents that automate quality assurance for video games. Its AI bots play games at machine scale, detect bugs and generate human-like bug reports. The platform reduces manual testing effort, helping developers improve efficiency speed up releases and enhance overall game quality.