Rosebud AI

Vibe code games.

rosebud.ai

HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA

1-10

Consumer

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Jul 29, 2026

Overview

Rosebud AI is a San Francisco-based software company building a browser-based, prompt-driven platform for making, editing, and publishing 2D/3D games and creative apps without coding.

Primary product

Rosebud AI Game Maker — a browser-based AI game creation and vibe-coding platform

Founded

2019

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States

Team size

10-20 employees

Work style

Flexible

Industry

Software Development

Sub-industry

AI game development / vibe coding platform

Offices

San Francisco, CA 94111, United States

Business model

freemium subscription SaaS

paid creator plans

commercial rights licensing on higher tiers

Funding

Stage

Series A

Total raised

$15.5M

Latest round

Non-Equity Assistance · Jan 2023

Non-Equity Assistance

Jan 2023

Series A

Dec 2021 · Animoca Brands

$6.6M

Venture Round

Aug 2020 · Foothill Ventures

Seed

Mar 2020 · Khosla Ventures

$2M

Accelerator / Incubator

Nov 2019 · Y Combinator

$150K

Grant

Sep 2019

$25K

People & investors

Leadership

Vladimir Glazachev

CEO

Lewei Wang

Head of Design

Andi Bucescu

Head of Marketing

Founders

Lisha Li

Founder

Investors

Work & culture

Small, low-ego, creator-heavy team with strong Discord/community engagement, hackathons, office hours, and a mission to make game creation accessible through AI.

Work style

Flexible

Compensation

Public job posts signal competitive pay, meaningful equity, and benefits; examples surfaced include roughly $100k-$400k for ML roles and $150k-$180k for an Applied AI Engineer role, but company-wide compensation is not public.

Benefits

free tier with several prompts / 20 prompts per week

paid plans with commercial rights on higher tiers

competitive salary ranges on public job posts

equity packages

health, dental, and vision coverage

professional development budget

latest equipment and home office setup

flexible remote options

Product & market

Pricing

Freemium subscription; free tier plus paid plans (including 10x Dev/Pro) with commercial rights

Differentiators

—chat-first prompt-to-game workflow
—browser-native, no-install experience
—integrated AI asset generation and AI code editing
—publish/share to a public link from the browser
—strong education and community focus
—browser-native engine ports and game-dev tooling
—supports both 2D and 3D creation

Technology

Python

Django

React

JavaScript

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Docker

Ansible

Terraform

OpenAI

Google AI

Discord

GitHub

Webflow

ThreeJS

RapierJS

Miniplex

C#/.NET

OpenGL

Wasm

Customers

indie game developers

non-technical creators

educators

students

hobbyists

small studios

marketers and brands

Competitors

Unity

Unreal Engine

Roblox Studio

Replit

Scenario

Runway Game Worlds

Grok Studio

Ludo AI

Inworld AI

AI copilots / code editors

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$2M-$3M estimated annual revenue

Estimated monthly visits

99.6K

Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026

support@rosebudai.com (509) 285-0912

Signals & risks

Other

Apr 2026

Founder Lisha Li said she was stepping down as CEO and joining a16z; afterward, public company/LinkedIn data listed Vladimir Glazachev as CEO.

Source

Latest news

Rosebud says Heydoc Pediatrics built 40+ health education games on the platform

LinkedIn · May 2026

Rosebud highlighted an example customer use case in healthcare education, saying Heydoc Pediatrics made 40+ clinically reviewed games using Rosebud.

Lisha Li says she is stepping down as CEO and joining a16z

LinkedIn · Apr 2026

Founder Lisha Li publicly said she was leaving the CEO role and joining a16z; subsequent public profiles list Vladimir Glazachev as CEO.

Rosebud AI at the Supercell AI Game Hack

LinkedIn · Feb 2026

The Rosebud team shared updates from the Supercell AI Game Hack, reinforcing its active hackathon/community strategy in early 2026.

Rosebud partners with Supercell for the Global AI Game Hackathon

LinkedIn · Jan 2026

Rosebud announced a partnership with Supercell for a global AI game hackathon, positioning its platform as infrastructure for builders to make, host, and ship AI-powered games faster.

AI for Kids: Build Games, Not Just Consume

Rosebud blog · Dec 2025

Rosebud described its education/community positioning and offered support@rosebudai.com for schools, libraries, and nonprofit programs interested in using the platform.

Jobs and careers at Rosebud AI

14 jobs at Rosebud AI

Implementation Strategist

On-site

Sales Ops

California

7mo ago

On-site

Full-time