Verse8 Raises $5 Million in Seed Round

Verse8 Raises $5 Million in Seed Round

Verse8, a Seoul, South Korea–based AI-native game creation platform, has raised $5 million in Seed funding.

Backed by Story Foundation and a consortium of gaming and technology investors, including NEXPACE, Neowiz, MARBLEX, Solarium Labs, and NEXUS.

The company will use the funding to develop its AI-driven game creation systems and expand its creator ecosystem.

Founded by JC Kim and Kevin Lee, Verse8 is an AI-native game creation platform designed to democratize game development. Its platform allows creators to transform ideas into multiplayer games using simple text prompts. Integrated with Story, Verse8 enables creators to register their games as programmable intellectual property. Since its launch, Verse8 has rapidly scaled to millions of users and thousands of creators, supporting the development of tens of thousands of games.

Funding Details

Company: Verse8

Raised: $5.0M

Round: Seed

Funding Date: April 2026

Investors: Story Foundation, NEXPACE, Neowiz, MARBLEX, Solarium Labs, NEXUS

Company Website: https://verse8.io/

Software Category: Gaming / Generative AI Game Development