Zander Brumbaugh

CEO at Gamebeast
Seattle, Washington, USA

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22-Year-Old Zander Brumbaugh’s Gamebeast Raises $3.7M to Power Real-Time Roblox Developer Tools

Zander Brumbaugh, 22, built Gamebeast to give Roblox developers real-time, non-disruptive tools for live game adjustments and has attracted over 500 million visits to his creations; Gamebeast raised $3.7 million in pre-seed funding led by J2 Ventures. The startup emerged from Brumbaugh’s consulting experience and participation in a16z Games’ SpeedRun accelerator and aims to enable AI-driven, data-informed optimization of live games.

Gamebeast founder Zander Brumbaugh says UGC is the future of gaming as startup raises $3.7M pre-seed

Gamebeast founder Zander Brumbaugh tells TechCrunch's Equity podcast that investors are backing user-generated content (UGC) in games because platforms like Roblox and Fortnite make creation accessible to young users, driving engagement and virtual-economy spending; Gamebeast raised $3.7 million pre-seed to provide tools such as A/B testing and LiveOps for Roblox developers.

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