Skillz Inc.

Skillz Inc. is a mobile gaming platform that connects players and developers through competitive gaming. Founded in 2012 by Andrew Paradise and Casey Chafkin, the company's mission is to "bring out the best in everyone through competition" by providing a fair and accessible environment for mobile esports. Skillz Inc. is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The company's core offering is a proprietary technology platform that enables game developers to integrate real-money tournaments, AI-driven matchmaking, and anti-fraud systems into their iOS and Android games. Skillz also operates an ad-tech segment, Aarki (also referred to as RZR), which provides performance marketing solutions for advertisers. The platform supports a wide array of mobile game genres, facilitating billions of casual esports tournaments for millions of players globally.

Led by CEO and Founder Andrew Paradise, Skillz Inc. is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. In April 2026, Skillz secured a significant $420 million jury verdict against competitor Papaya Gaming for false advertising, with a judge to determine an additional $652 million in disgorgement. The company also reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results in March 2026 and acquired Beamable, a backend services platform for games, in January 2026.