Mindflair (MFAI) has announced a new investment via Sure Valley Ventures’ second fund in ManaMind, a London-based autonomous game testing company.
ManaMind has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Sure Valley Ventures, with participation from EWOR, Ascension, Syndicate Room and Heartfelt. The funding will support team expansion, further development of its proprietary models and growth across key markets.
The company’s platform is designed to autonomously play through games, identify bugs and generate actionable reports for developers. As a result, studios can reduce time spent on repetitive manual testing while improving overall game quality.
ManaMind has secured design partnerships with Included Games and Crazy Labs, highlighting early commercial traction within the global games industry.
Nicholas Lee, Director of Mindflair plc said: “ManaMind represents an interesting application of agentic AI in the global games industry, where quality assurance remains a significant cost and operational challenge for studios. By automating repetitive testing workflows, ManaMind has the potential to help development teams improve efficiency and game quality, and we are pleased to see SVV backing another ambitious AI business with clear commercial use cases.”
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This investment reflects Mindflair’s continued exposure to applied artificial intelligence with clear commercial pathways. ManaMind targets a well-defined pain point in game development, where automation could drive both cost savings and efficiency gains. Early partnerships suggest promising validation, although execution and scaling will be key to unlocking longer-term value.