About Behind Genius Ventures
Behind Genius Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of San Diego, United States. As of Jul 2026, Behind Genius Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 39 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Hostie Overall, Behind Genius Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Magna. A lot of funds co-invest with Behind Genius Ventures, with names like Precursor Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Behind Genius Ventures has team of 10 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
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Portfolio Acquisitions
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Deals in last 12 months
Behind Genius Ventures' List of Top Investments
Behind Genius Ventures has a portfolio of 39 companies. Their most notable investments are in Nectir and Blockfenders.Their portfolio spans across United States and Canada. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech, FinTech and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Behind Genius Ventures:1. Beacons AI
AI based marketing suite solution. It offers a variety of tools for creators, including a link in bio website builder, post activity tracking, audience management, email marketing, online storefront creation, link shortening, QR code generation, and more. The platform offers e-commerce and monetization capabilities, and AI-powered tools to help creators build and manage businesses.
Key facts about Beacons AI
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Stanford (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Apr 30, 2021
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $29.8M
- Employee Count: 133 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Caffeinated Capital, Mantis VC and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 05, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Flux AI
Developer of an AI-powered platform for PCB design and layout. The platform offers features such as automated component placement and routing, bill of materials generation, and design rule checks. It supports multi-layer designs and provides tools for schematic capture and layout editing. The platform facilitates collaboration with version control and permission management.
Key facts about Flux AI
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $49M
- Employee Count: 128 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Liquid 2 Ventures, Alex and Bart's Angel Fund and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 27, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Magna
Online platform offering coins enabling payments. Offers exchange analytics and insights on who’s selling or transferring tokens over time. Offers compliant token payments for vendors or contractors.
Key facts about Magna
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: New York (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $15.7M
- Employee Count: 24 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Tiger Global Management, TVP and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Decaf
App-based wallet platform for crypto assets. It offers services such as money transfers across borders, in-store payments, online purchases, bill payments, and more. The application is made available on iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Decaf
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Miami (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 9 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Visa, Restive and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Sep 19, 2023, $*****
5. Statusphere
Micro-influencer platform guaranteeing user-generated content at scale with AI-powered campaign management. This platform connects brands with micro-influencers to generate authentic content for marketing campaigns. It streamlines the influencer marketing process, eliminating manual tasks and enabling brands to scale their content creation efforts. The platform offers solutions for various use cases, including scaling influencer posts, personalizing product seeding, obtaining user-generated content for organic and paid advertising, driving in-store sales, and improving social search engine optimization. It caters to industries such as beauty, fashion, food, health, parenting, and pet care, supporting platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Amazon. Features include AI campaign management, content rights management, and tools for ad code generation. It is a SaaS platform that offers pricing plans, resources like blogs and webinars, and a creator network. It is a B2B tech company that provides a software solution for influencer marketing.
Key facts about Statusphere
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Orlando (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $27M
- Employee Count: 86 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Columbia Capital, Excelanova Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 19, 2025, $*****
Behind Genius Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Behind Genius Ventures has invested in 39 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Jul 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Intermezzo and most recent follow-on round was in Hostie.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Behind Genius Ventures' Investments by Stage
Behind Genius Ventures has made 12 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.02M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 12 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Behind Genius Ventures' Investments by Sector
Behind Genius Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, EdTech, FinTech and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 36 Tech companies, 27 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 24 Software companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 8 |
Consumer | 3 |
EdTech | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 2 |
Others | 10 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Behind Genius Ventures' Investments by Geography
Behind Genius Ventures has made most investments in United States (15), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 15 |
Canada | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Behind Genius Ventures' recent investments
Behind Genius Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Hostie and Intermezzo are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Behind Genius Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 08, 2026 | United States | Series A | 1879 | [+4] | |
Jul 06, 2026 | United States | Series A | 9224 | [+3] | |
Feb 10, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8029 | [+4] | |
Sep 23, 2025 | United States | Series A | 5483 | [+5] | |
May 06, 2025 | United States | Seed | 7650 | [+3] |
Acquired companies in Behind Genius Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Behind Genius Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Magna in Feb 2026 by Payward for $*****.Here are Behind Genius Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 18, 2026 | - | - | 4492 |
Team profile of Behind Genius Ventures
Behind Genius Ventures has a team of 10 members including 6 Partners and 2 Principals located in United Kingdom and United States. Behind Genius Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Behind Genius Ventures:
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Partner | San Diego | - | ||
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Principal | London | - |
Co-investors of Behind Genius Ventures
Over the past 5 years, 100 investors have co-invested in Behind Genius Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Behind Genius Ventures: Y Combinator, Array Ventures and 5 others have invested in rounds before Behind Genius Ventures. There are 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Behind Genius Ventures and 1 company where Array Ventures has invested before Behind Genius Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Behind Genius Ventures: 77 investors entered a company along with Behind Genius Ventures. These include investors like Precursor Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Behind Genius Ventures: A total of 16 investors have invested in Behind Genius Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Obvious Ventures (1 company), Scribble Ventures (1 company) and Tim Stannard (1 company).
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