KGeN - About the company
KGeN is a series A company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2022 by Manish Agarwal and Ishank Gupta. It operates as an Operator of verified distribution protocol for AI gaming and DeFi users. KGeN has raised $42.8M in funding from Accel and Aptos, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 153 active competitors, including 50 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like 0G Labs, Gaia and Oort.
Company Details
Operator of verified distribution protocol for AI gaming and DeFi users. The platform builds user identities and reputations through on-chain verification, gamified quests, and community engagement to enable targeted user acquisition, retention, and rewards. It supports AI training data labeling, model evaluation, loyalty programs, and e-commerce via the Proof of Gamer (PoG) engine. Users earn rKGEN tokens, participate in clans, and access leaderboards while businesses leverage verified user data for campaigns. The ecosystem focuses on real-user interactions across emerging markets.
- Website
- kgen.io
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@kgen.io
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2022
Location
Bengaluru, India
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$42.8M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Feb 01, 2023
Ranked
2nd among 153 active competitors
Employee Count
70 as on Aug 31, 2025
Legal entities associated with KGeN
KGeN is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
WHITE MARTECH SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U62099KA2023PTC178138 , India, Active | Sep 04, 2023 | ₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 65 (As on Mar 01, 2026) |
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KGeN's funding and investors
KGeN has raised a total funding of $42.8M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 08, 2022. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Oct 04, 2025 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. KGeN has 10 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of KGeN:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Oct 04, 2025 | 5591857 | Series A | 7891960 | 6651257 | 6921325 | 7804655 |
Nov 20, 2024 | 1220543 | Seed | 5372667 | 8104986 | 9567126 | |
Feb 23, 2023 | 7003972 | Seed | 9607197 | 8733763 |
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KGeN's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of KGeN are Manish Agarwal and Ishank Gupta.
Here are the details of KGeN's key team members:
- Manish Agarwal: Co-Founder of KGeN and founder of 3 other companies, Adela, Kratos Studios and Kratos Studios. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
- Ishank Gupta: Co-Founder of KGeN and founder of 1 other company.
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KGeN's employee count trend
KGeN has 70 employees as of Aug 25. The total employee count is 11.0% more than what it was in Aug 24. Here is KGeN's employee count trend over the years:
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KGeN's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of KGeN include 0G Labs, Gaia and Oort. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of KGeN, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | 0G Labs 2023, San Francisco (United States), Seed | AI-based programmable layer for dApps development | $75M | 68/100 | |
2nd | Operator of verified distribution protocol for AI gaming and DeFi users | $42.8M | 66/100 | ||
3rd | Gaia 2024, Berkeley (United States), Series A | Blockchain-based decentralized computing infrastructure | $20M | 66/100 | |
4th |  Oort 2021, New York City (United States), Seed | Provider of decentralized AI data collection, processing, and monetization services | $6.2M | 62/100 | |
5th | Platform for AI training and development | $7M | 60/100 | ||
6th | Blockchain-based platform offering tokenizes enterprise-grade GPUs | $15M | 59/100 | ||
7th | BetterButter 2015, Delhi (India), Acquired | Online social platform to discover popular dishes and recipes | $1.23M | 58/100 | |
8th |  Raiinmaker 2019, Seattle (United States), Seed | Decentralized AI platform that enables users to contribute to the development of AI models | $12.5M | 57/100 | |
9th |  Allora Network 2024, New York City (United States), Series A | Network of decentralized AI providing context-aware predictions using machine learning | $35M | 51/100 | |
10th | OpenGradient 2024, New York City (United States), Seed | Decentralized platform for scaling verifiable AI | $9.5M | 51/100 |
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KGeN's Investments and acquisitions
KGeN has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to KGeN
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News related to KGeN
Filter this listMedia has covered KGeN for a total of 7 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about company updates and 2 about partnerships.
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KGeN Launches $KGeN 2.0, Linking Revenue to Perpetual Token Supply ReductionGlobeNewswire•Jun 05, 2026•KGeN, Jump Crypto, prosus-ventures.us, Accel
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KGEN Partners With Playnance to Power Global Gaming DistributionBitcoin•Mar 16, 2026•KGeN, Playnance
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Unmannd Raises $2 Mn in Pre-Seed Round Led by Speciale Invest and AccelEntrackr•Sep 30, 2025•UNMANND, Speciale Invest, Accel, Unmanned Defense Systems and 2 others
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KGeN announced the completion of another $13.5M funding roundCryptopolitan•Sep 30, 2025•KGeN, Jump Crypto, Prosus, Accel
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KGeN and Mira Network partner to build AI agents in gamesPocket Gamer•Feb 11, 2025•KGeN, Mira Network
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GOAT Gaming lands US$4M to scale AI-driven Web3 gaming on Telegrame27•Feb 03, 2025•GOAT Gaming, Ton Ventures, Karatage, Bitscale and 24 others
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KGeN raises $9.5M to decentralize gamer data ownershipLatamList•Nov 28, 2024•KGeN, Aptos, Polygon, Game7
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Decentralised gamer network KGeN bags $10 mn funding led by Aptos Labs; valuation jumps to $500 mnMoneycontrol•Nov 20, 2024•KGeN, Aptos, Polygon, Game 7 In and 2 others
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In partnership with Chroma, KGEN, IB2 user Web3Acceleration of ecosystem expansionKorea Newswire•Sep 23, 2024•Kroma, KGeN
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