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On 01 May 2026, Mindflair plc announced that Sure Valley Ventures' second fund (SVV2), in which Mindflair holds an interest, made a new investment in ManaMind Ltd. London-based ManaMind subsequently raised US$1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by SVV, with EWOR, Ascension, Syndicate Room, and Heartfelt also participating. The funding will be used to expand ManaMind's technical team, accelerate model development, and support growth, and ManaMind has secured design partnerships with Included Games and Crazy Labs.
| Date | 1 May 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:07 |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| ID | 6949C |
1 May 2026
Mindflair plc
("Mindflair" or the "Company")
New investment in autonomous game testing company ManaMind
Mindflair plc, the AIM-quoted company focused on investing in Artificial Intelligence ("AI") related technology, is pleased to announce that Sure Valley Ventures' ("SVV") second fund ("SVV2"), in which Mindflair holds an interest, has made a new investment in ManaMind Ltd ("ManaMind"), a London-based autonomous game testing company.
ManaMind has raised US$1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by SVV, with participation from EWOR, Ascension, Syndicate Room and Heartfelt. The funding will be used to expand ManaMind's technical team, accelerate proprietary model development and support its growth across key geographies.
ManaMind's platform is designed to play through games, identify bugs and generate actionable reports for development teams, helping studios reduce time spent on repetitive manual testing. The company has also secured design partnerships with Included Games, a mobile games studio, and Crazy Labs, a leading hypercasual developer.
Nicholas Lee, Director of Mindflair plc, commented:
"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."
The Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this announcement. The person who arranged for the release of this information is Nicholas Lee, a director of the Company.
Enquiries:
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Mindflair plc Nicholas Lee, Director
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 3368 8961
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Nominated Adviser Cairn Financial Advisers LLP Liam Murray / Ludovico Lazzaretti
Joint Broker Shard Capital Partners LLP Damon Heath
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213 0880
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7186 9950 |
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Joint Broker AlbR Capital Limited Duncan Vasey/Lucy Williams
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0935 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0936 |
Notes to Editors
Mindflair plc (AIM: MFAI) is an investment company providing investors with access to a portfolio of next generation technology businesses focused on AI with significant growth potential. The Company is building an investment portfolio of high-tech businesses focused on Artificial Intelligence, across such areas as Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Machine Learning, Immersive Technologies and Big Data, which the Board believes demonstrate evidence of traction and the potential for exponential growth, due to increasing global demand for development in these sectors. For further information, visit: http://www.mindflair.tech/.
ManaMind is a London-based company developing autonomous AI agents for game testing. Its technology is designed to help game studios automate repetitive QA workflows and improve the speed and quality of testing. For more information, visit: https://www.manamind.ai