Beamable’s Technology Acquired by Skillz in Strategic Acquisition

We’re excited to share a major update: Beamable’s technology has been acquired by Skillz, opening a new chapter focused on strengthening and expanding the tools we provide to game developers.

Skillz is the leading platform for skill-based competition in mobile games and the first mobile esports company to go public on the New York Stock Exchange (SKLZ). Their experience supporting hundreds of live games at scale aligns closely with Beamable’s mission to simplify backend infrastructure for live-service development.

A Level-up for Beamable

This new alignment emboldens us to double down on shipping industry-standard live ops and monetization tooling for all game types, as we thoughtfully align Beamable’s live ops and backend capabilities with Skillz’s proven infrastructure and operational insights. 

“Beamable was built to help developers focus on creativity instead of infrastructure. Joining Skillz allows us to apply that philosophy at a much greater scale, alongside one of the most established competitive gaming platforms in the world. Together, we can offer developers a more complete and trusted foundation for building live games.”

–  Jon Radoff, Beamable CEO

The acquisition does not replace the Beamable team, product, or vision.

The same team that built and supports the Beamable platform will continue to lead its development and evolution. Our commitment to empowering developers with flexible, scalable backend tools remains unwavering.

With Skillz’s support, we gain additional resources and long-term stability to continue improving our platform while staying true to the principles developers rely on today.

To the Beamable Developer Community

As we embark on this new chapter for Beamable, our commitment to you remains steadfast.

At Beamable, we advocate for game makers by making it easier to implement, integrate, and operate backend and live-service technology. We’re grateful to the developers who continue to build with Beamable and to the partners who have supported us along the way.

The game development landscape is ripe with opportunity for growth, and we’re excited to share the next stages of our platform roadmap with you very soon!

Stay in touch by joining our Developer Community at https://discord.gg/beamable 

 

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Developer FAQ

How does this impact developers using the Beamable product?

There is no immediate impact. The Beamable product, platform, APIs, and developer workflows remain the same. Future enhancements will be communicated clearly and will only add new and optional functionality to the same Beamable tech stack you trust. 

 

Is the Beamable team changing?

No. The Beamable team remains intact and continues to lead product development and support under the same leadership team that founded Beamable—CEO Jon Radoff, COO Trapper Markelz, and CTO Ali El Rhermoul.

 

What benefits does this bring to Beamable developers?

This partnership gives Beamable access to:

• Operational insights from a mature live-ops ecosystem.
• Long-term stability to continue investing in the platform.
• Platform expansion for competitive gameplay, monetization, and payment rails. 

We will communicate details about our 2026 product roadmap at GDC.

 

Where can I ask more questions?

We encourage developers to join the Beamable Developer Community on Discord, where the team will continue to share updates and answer questions directly: https://discord.gg/beamable