Gaming startup Exiles Interactives raises $355K in pre-seed round

Gaming startup Exiles Interactives has raised $355,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Chimera VC. Other participants include Warmup Ventures, IndigoEdge, angel investor Dhruv Vohra, and existing shareholder Sourav Gupta.

The proceeds will be used to develop its gaming platform Centarius and support marketing.

Founded in Bengaluru, Exiles Interactives is building Centarius, a browser-based social gaming platform that runs across devices. The platform offers a selection of mid-core titles with social, community, and competitive play features, as well as rewards to drive user retention.

Centarius operates as a curated gaming platform rather than an open web aggregation model. It focuses on retention-led gameplay and social interaction. The platform aims to provide reach for indie developers across browser, PC/console, and mobile, removing constraints of native app store policies and distribution limits.

The brand plans to collaborate with gaming creators across TikTok, Twitch, and YouTube to increase user adoption. After launch, Exiles Interactives will expand marketing through community engagement and participation in gaming industry events.

Exiles Interactives competes with browser and cloud gaming platforms such as Kongregate, CrazyGames, Poki, Roblox (browser ecosystem) and Steam Web. Its focus is on curated mid-core social games playable without downloads.