Genies Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2011

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 120

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Accelerator/​Inc

  • Investors
  • 106

Genies General Information

Description

Developer of personalized digital avatars designed to make it convenient to express in social media and messaging applications. The company provides tools that allow people to create their own avatars, avatar wearable fashion lines, avatar worlds, and avatar interactive experiences on the web, enabling users to express thoughts, feelings, or ideas through their digital avatars and brands to drive engagement and sell exclusive digital goods on their platforms.

Contact Information

Website
www.genies.com
Formerly Known As
Blend Systems, DormSwoop, Blend
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 8605 Santa Monica Boulevard
  • Suite 22702
  • West Hollywood, CA 90069
  • United States
+1 (415)
Primary Industry
Multimedia and Design Software
Vertical(s)
Mobile
Corporate Office
  • 8605 Santa Monica Boulevard
  • Suite 22702
  • West Hollywood, CA 90069
  • United States
+1 (415)

Genies Timeline

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Genies Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
9. Accelerator/Incubator 01-Mar-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Later Stage VC (Series C) 12-Apr-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Later Stage VC (Series B) 03-May-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC (Series A1) 24-Feb-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Secondary Transaction - Private 24-Jun-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC (Series A1) 19-Nov-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Later Stage VC (Series A) 19-Sep-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) 07-May-2015 $6.34M $7.67M Completed Startup
1. Early Stage VC (Series AA) 30-Oct-2013 $1.32M $1.32M Completed Startup
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Genies Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series C
Series B
Series A1
Series A 12,286,624 $0.000100 8% $0.94 $0.94 1x $0.94 20.62%
Series AA 686,195 $0.000100 8% $0.94 $0.94 1x $0.94 1.15%
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Genies Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of personalized digital avatars designed to make it convenient to express in social media and messaging applic
Multimedia and Design Software
West Hollywood, CA
120 As of 2024

Los Angeles, CA
 

Denver, CO
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Genies Competitors (8)

One of Genies’s 8 competitors is Pinscreen, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Los Angeles, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Pinscreen Venture Capital-Backed Los Angeles, CA
Kwippit Formerly VC-backed Denver, CO
WeChat Corporation Shenzhen, China
Hike Venture Capital-Backed New Delhi, India
LINE Corporate Backed or Acquired Tokyo, Japan
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Genies Patents

  • 7

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 3

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Genies Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-12333667-B1 Control of avatars in an augmented reality environment Active 20-Aug-2024
US-20190114037-A1 Systems and methods for distributing customized avatars responsive to events Inactive 17-Oct-2017
US-20190114038-A1 Systems and methods for customized avatar distribution Active 17-Oct-2017
US-10169897-B1 Systems and methods for character composition Inactive 17-Oct-2017
US-10275121-B1 Systems and methods for customized avatar distribution Inactive 17-Oct-2017 G06F3/0482
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Genies Signals

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Genies Investors (106)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
25madison Venture Capital Minority
Alchemy Ventures (California) Corporate Venture Capital Minority
Alpha Praetorian Capital Family Office Minority
Collab+Currency Venture Capital Minority
Crypto.com Capital Corporate Venture Capital Minority
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Genies Investments (3)

Genies’s most recent deal was a Seed Round with Infinite Objects for . The deal was made on 13-Sep-2022.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Infinite Objects 13-Sep-2022 Seed Round Multimedia and Design Software
Yuga Labs 22-Mar-2022 Seed Round Other Financial Services
Alchemy (Software Development Applications) 28-Apr-2021 Early Stage VC Software Development Applications
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Genies FAQs

  • When was Genies founded?

    Genies was founded in 2011.

  • Where is Genies headquartered?

    Genies is headquartered in West Hollywood, CA.

  • What is the size of Genies?

    Genies has 120 total employees.

  • What industry is Genies in?

    Genies’s primary industry is Multimedia and Design Software.

  • Is Genies a private or public company?

    Genies is a Private company.

  • What is Genies’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Genies is .

  • How much funding has Genies raised over time?

    Genies has raised $260M.

  • Who are Genies’s investors?

    25madison, Alchemy Ventures (California), Alpha Praetorian Capital, Collab+Currency, and Crypto.com Capital are 5 of 106 investors who have invested in Genies.

  • Who are Genies’s competitors?

    Pinscreen, Kwippit, WeChat, Hike, and LINE are some of the 8 competitors of Genies.

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