The Studio

We build the thing that makes the night worth showing up for.

Jugaadors is a studio that creates original shared experiences through tabletop games. Every game we make is inspired by the kinds of situations everyone already recognises. Every one is designed with the same goal: give people a reason to gather, and give them a night they'll still be talking about.

The Name

Two words. One idea.

The name isn't random. It carries the spirit of everything we make — and the spirit of the people we make it for.

Jugaad

Hindi · Indian English

A resourceful fix. A creative workaround. Finding an unexpected solution with what you have. The Indian instinct for ingenuity — turning constraint into invention.

Jugadores

Spanish

Players. People who play. Not passive participants — people who show up, engage, and play the game in front of them.

Jugaadors

People who play creatively. Those who bring resourcefulness, wit, and curiosity to whatever situation they're in — especially a gathering.

We named ourselves after the kind of person we build for. Not the passive guest. Not the person waiting to be entertained. The one who leans in, who picks up what the situation offers, who makes the night more interesting just by being there.

That instinct — to play creatively with what's in front of you — is what Jugaad has always described. And jugadores are the ones who do it.

Every game we make is built for Jugaadors. People who play — really play. Who show up. Who turn an ordinary evening into one the group references for years.

What We Believe

Physical play still matters. Probably more than it ever has.

We're not nostalgic. We're not anti-technology. We just know that the moments that stay with people — the ones they actually remember — happen when they're fully present with the people around them.

Shared presence is rare — and that's the point.

Most entertainment is designed to be consumed alone, in parallel with other people. We make things that only work when everyone's together. That's not a limitation. That's the whole idea.

The best moments are designed, not accidental.

People say their best nights "just happened." That's not quite right. Something in the structure of the situation made it happen. We figured out what that something was, and we build it in on purpose.

Everyday life is the most interesting material there is.

Every game we make is inspired by situations people already recognise. Not fantasy. Not trivia about things they don't know. The stuff of real life, in a room with real people — that's where things get interesting.

Mission

Create original shared experiences that give people a reason to gather.

Every game we make has one goal: make the people in the room more interesting to each other than anything else. That night — the one they'll still be talking about next year — that's what we're building toward.

Vision

Build a studio whose games become part of how people gather.

Not a single product. Not a moment. A body of work that spans years and situations — and that people reach for every time they want the night to matter. We're building toward that with every release.

Values

Designed with intention. Made for real people. Honest about what we are.

We don't overclaim. We don't use jargon. We don't do what everyone else does and call it original. We make things we'd actually want to use — with the people we actually care about.

The People Behind It

People who've thrown parties that flopped and nights that wouldn't end. They know the difference.

Mumbai, India

San Francisco, California

Co-Founder · CEO

Amrita Hemdev

Creative lead and brand architect. Designing India's most unexpected experience brand — one gathering at a time.

Co-Founder · CPO

Vishnu Sharon

Product visionary and experience architect. He doesn't design for what exists — he designs for what people didn't know they needed.

Co-Founder · COO

Dr. Sahil Haria

PhD Strategic Management · MS UC Berkeley · MBA. 10+ years building companies across the US and India. The systems and strategy behind the experience. Mumbai ↔ San Francisco.

PhD · MBA · MSFounding Team Credentials

Mumbai + SFTwo Global Headquarters

20+ YearsCombined US & India Experience

India → WorldExperience-Led Entertainment

What's Next

The first game launches in 2026. You should be on the list.

Everyone who joins the founding list gets access before the public, founding pricing, and the satisfaction of knowing you were here at the beginning.

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