Genies - About the company
Genies is a series C company based in Los Angeles (United States), founded in 2011 by Evan Rosenbaum, Akash Nigam, Matt Geiger and Jake Adams. It operates as a Developer of tools for creating customizable, intelligent, and dynamic characters. Genies has raised $276M in funding from investors like New Enterprise Associates, Trinity Ventures and Foundation Capital, with a current valuation of $1B. The company has 148 active competitors, including 26 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Soul Machines, Ready Player Me and Loom.ai.
Sectors and market segments that Genies operate in
Genies serves in the High Tech, Media & Entertainment market segments.The primary business model of Genies are:Company Details
Developer of tools for creating customizable, intelligent, and dynamic characters. The company provides software development kits that allow integration of avatars into applications and games. These avatars are visually expressive and emotionally responsive. The tools facilitate asset compatibility, cross-platform performance, and persistent identity across experiences.
- Website
- genies.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@genies.com
- Registered Address
- West Hollywood, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2011
Location
Los Angeles, United States
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$276M in 17 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$1B as on Apr 12, 2022
Investors
Ranked
1st among 148 active competitors
Employee Count
229 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Legal entities associated with Genies
Genies is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Genies, Inc. CIN: 275117846 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 2012 | - | 39 (As on Dec 31, 2020) | - |
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Genies's funding and investors
Genies has raised a total funding of $276M over 17 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on May 02, 2022 for $150M. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Genies has 67 institutional investors and 9 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Genies:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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May 02, 2022 | $150M | Series C | $1B | - | ||
2021 | Undisclosed | Series A | - | - | - | |
Apr 30, 2021 | $65M | Series B | - | - |
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Genies' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Genies are Evan Rosenbaum, Akash Nigam, Matt Geiger and Jake Adams. Akash Nigam is the CEO of Genies.
Here are the details of Genies' key team members:
- Evan Rosenbaum: Co-Founder of Genies and founder of 2 other companies, Blend and Genies. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Akash Nigam: Co-Founder & CEO of Genies. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Matt Geiger: Former Co-Founder of Genies.
- Jake Adams: Co-Founder & COO of Genies. Contact Info: 1 email address
Genies' Board of Directors
Genies's board has 8 active members. Thomas Tull, Mary Meeker, Sheel Tyle, Evan Rosenbaum, Akash Nigam, Matthew Geiger, Cristian Burci and Rick Yang are independent board members.Here is the list of Genies' board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 4m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 4m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 11y 4m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 12y 7m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 13y 11m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 13y 11m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 12y 7m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 8y 9m |
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Genies' employee count trend
Genies has 229 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Genies's employee count trend over the years:
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Genies's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Genies include Soul Machines, Ready Player Me and Loom.ai. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Genies, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Genies 2011, Los Angeles (United States), Series C | Developer of tools for creating customizable, intelligent, and dynamic characters | $276M | 75/100 | |
2nd | Soul Machines 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Developer of a platform for creating and deploying digital AI workers | $135M | 68/100 | |
3rd |  Ready Player Me 2020, Tallinn (Estonia), Acquired | Provider of AI-powered 3D avatar modeling tools for the metaverse | $69M | 65/100 | |
4th | Loom.ai 2016, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Platform to create avatars for applications in AR, VR, gaming, and messaging | $5.9M | 59/100 | |
5th | IMVU 2004, Mountain View (United States), Series E | Provider of an online 3D avatar-based social network | $77M | 58/100 | |
6th |  DeepBrain 2016, Palo Alto (United States), Series B | Provider of AI video generation, dubbing, translation, and editing tools | $52M | 57/100 | |
7th | Digitalhumans 2010, Austin (United States), Series A | AI-based digital human platform | $10M | 55/100 | |
8th | ObEN 2014, Series A | Photo-real 3D virtual avatar using AI | $23.8M | 54/100 | |
9th |  AKOOL 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Seed | AI-powered platform offering video editing solutions | $40M | 54/100 | |
10th | Copresence 2021, Zurich (Switzerland), Seed | AI-integrated platform to create virtual avatars | $8.75M | 49/100 |
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Genies's Investments and acquisitions
Genies has made 2 investments in Infinite Objects and Alchemy. Genies has not made any acquisitions as of now.Reports related to Genies
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News related to Genies
Filter this listMedia has covered Genies for a total of 3 events in the last 1 year, 2 of them have been about partnerships and 1 about company updates.
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WEBTOON Entertainment Partners With Genies to Expand Fan Experiences with Digital AvatarsFinancial Post•Apr 27, 2026•Genies, WEBTOON
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Genies and Sanrio Announce Collaboration for Interactive AI-Enabled Character ExperiencesPR Newswire•Mar 20, 2026•Sanrio, Genies
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Genies Launches AI Avatar Creation Tools for Celebrities and Talent AgenciesVariety•Nov 04, 2025•Genies
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Genies partners with Unity — AI avatars and UGC tools to developers to accelerate the creation of new game genres and development speedBusiness Wire•Jul 11, 2025•Genies, Unity
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Absa Launches Brand Television Commercial Showcasing AI and Human ConnectionMedia Update•Jul 10, 2025•Absa bank, Genies
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Genies launches Parties for brands and creators to launch their own ‘AI Roblox’VentureBeat•Nov 19, 2024•Genies
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Genies Hires Former Netflix Games Creative Director to Head Games StudioGlobal Village Space•May 29, 2024•Genies, Netflix
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