Ex-Glazer Games CEO Anand Mishra joins MetaNinza

Ahmedabad: MetaNinza, a rewards-first gaming and esports platform, has onboarded Anand Mishra as co-founder and chief of staff, signalling an ambitious push to scale its ecosystem across India and South East Asia.

Anand, a serial entrepreneur with 7+ years in consumer tech, blockchain and gaming, previously founded and led Glazer Labs, where he built Glazer Games and THRYL, a rewards-centric gamer engagement platform. Under his leadership, Glazer Games delivered 400 million+ impressions for 50+ brands, drove 10 million+ user acquisitions, executed hundreds of creator partnerships, and launched new esports IPs. THRYL amassed nearly half a million users in just two months. Anand also founded HECOD Blockchain, serving 400+ B2B clients globally and scaling to 8 million+ active users, with a $4.2 million ARR.

At MetaNinza, Anand will oversee growth, user acquisition, creator ecosystem building, tournaments and rewards distribution, and ensure alignment between product, tech, marketing and operations. His blockchain expertise is expected to strengthen secure, fair and anti-abuse reward systems across the platform.

“MetaNinza is building something truly differentiated by combining competitive esports, rewards-first daily engagement and community-led growth. What drew me most was their clarity of vision: to go beyond tournaments and build a full participation ecosystem where gamers engage meaningfully every day and are rewarded fairly,” said Anand Mishra.

The appointment comes as MetaNinza strengthens its platform foundations and expands its offerings, including tournaments, scrims, quests, coin wallets, offerwalls and anti-abuse frameworks. The company has also launched 16score.com, a global esports news platform aimed at boosting organic community growth. MetaNinza currently serves India-first users but plans to scale across South East Asia, targeting 600 million gaming enthusiasts in the region over the next three years.

“Anand brings a rare combination of ecosystem insight and execution discipline. His experience in building scalable gaming platforms is exactly what we need as MetaNinza enters its next growth phase,” said Sudhansu Sinha, founder and CEO of MetaNinza.

MetaNinza is positioning itself as a full-stack, community-first esports brand, combining competitive tournaments, teams, technology, content and social engagement into one end-to-end platform.

Gaming is no longer just play. With Anand on board, MetaNinza is turning competition, rewards and community into a high-speed growth engine.