Most companies talk first and build later.
We chose the opposite.

Since 2024, Obsidian Lab has quietly bootstrapped approximately $1.2 million in founder capital to build what we believe the gaming industry has been missing for years: operator-owned, modular, compliance-aware gaming infrastructure designed for scale.

This wasn’t capital raised on pitch decks or promises.
It was capital deployed into code, systems, games, hardware integration, and execution.

Why We Bootstrapped

Gaming technology—especially iGaming and amusement infrastructure—is crowded with vendors that optimize for lock-in, not longevity. Operators are forced into rigid platforms, limited game mechanics, and dependencies that slow innovation and inflate costs.

We saw that gap firsthand.

So Obsidian Lab was built with a different mandate:

• Ownership over dependency

• Infrastructure over surface-level features

• Compliance as a foundation, not an afterthought

Bootstrapping gave us the freedom to build it right.

What We Built

With founder capital, Obsidian Lab has developed:

• Proprietary Unity-based game engines and mechanics

• Turnkey B2B and B2B2C platform infrastructure

• API-first back-office systems

• Kiosk and hardware-integrated gaming solutions

• Modular architecture supporting social, sweepstakes, real-money, and crypto-enabled environments

This isn’t a single product—it’s a technology ecosystem.

Why We’re Raising Now

The platform is real. The IP is real. The demand is real.

We’re now opening a strategic pre-seed/seed round to accelerate what’s already in motion:

• Expanding our game portfolio

• Deepening hardware and kiosk integrations

• Scaling platform deployments

• Strengthening commercial and distribution partnerships

This raise isn’t about survival.
It’s about velocity.

The Road Ahead

Obsidian Lab is building for operators who want control, flexibility, and long-term upside—without sacrificing compliance or performance.

"We’re not here to chase trends
We’re here to define the infrastructure layer that gaming runs on next

More to come" -

Mariah Jensen,
Author & Copywriter
Obsidian Lab