Genies
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$135.2M
7 rounds on record
Latest round
$64.5M
Venture round · Apr 2021 · 5 yr ago
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
1
open roles
Backers
6
Breyer Capital, Collab+Currency
The money's age
Long since its last round
65 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Nov 4, 2025
Launched Bob Iger-Backed AI Companion Company Genies Launches Avatar Creation Tools for Celebrities, Talent Agencies · Variety
Apr 16, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $64.5M · SEC Form D
Apr 29, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $25.2M · SEC Form D
Apr 29, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $25.2M · SEC Form D
Apr 27, 2018
Raised a round Venture round $7.6M · SEC Form D
Apr 27, 2018
Raised a round Venture round $7.6M · SEC Form D
Apr 25, 2017
Raised a round Venture round $2.7M · SEC Form D
Aug 31, 2016
Raised a round Venture round $2.4M · SEC Form D
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Web presence
top 0.47%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Apr 2021 | $64.5M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2019 | $25.2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2019 | $25.2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2018 | $7.6M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2018 | $7.6M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2017 | $2.7M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Aug 2016 | $2.4M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Genies, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Matthew GeigerExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Akash NigamExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Evan RosenbaumExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Breyer Capital 
Collab+Currency 
Great Oaks Venture Capital 
Lerer Hippeau 
MaC Venture Capital 
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Overview
Genies is an AI avatar technology company powering the visual and embodiment layer for AI. Genies brings AI to life as fully realized personas that look, think, behave, and play like living identities across enterprise, consumer, entertainment and gaming.
News
AIs as Modern Genies
This essay was written with Barath Raghavan, and originally appeared in Lawfare. In April, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent conducting a routine task at a company hit a snag, tried to solve it, and soon ended up deleting the company's database along
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Becky Quick vs. Becky 'Quick-er': Genies CEO Akash Nigam on the business of AI characters
Akash Nigam, Genies CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss bringing AI to life with Genies, real life application of AI avatars, cartoon avatars vs. deepfakes, Becky Quick's interaction with her AI avatar 'Becky Quick-er', and more.
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Sanrio to Launch 'Personalized' Digital Experiences in New Pact With AI Avatar Company Genies (EXCLUSIVE)
Hello Kitty owner Sanrio has set a new partnership with AI avatar tech company Genies to launch "personalized" digital experiences for fans.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Genies over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
13
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
83/100AI adopter
Languages
Go
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
Frameworks & libraries
Next.js
React.js
Cloud & platforms
AWS
Developer tools
GraphQL
WebSockets
AI & ML
LLM
Practices & domains
CI/CD
ETL/ELT
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$260k
Typical range
$260k
Open positions
1
1
Jobs
Staff
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | 1 | $260k | $260k |
Highest paying role
Lead Full Stack Engineer
$260k
Normalized to USD per year
People
Matthew Geiger
Executive Officer, Director
Akash Nigam
Executive Officer, Director
Evan Rosenbaum
Executive Officer, Director
Thomas Tull
Director
Rick Yang
Director
Mary Meeker
Director
Sheel Tyle
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
1
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~8 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
100% ▼
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
San Francisco
San Francisco
United States
HQ
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 200-500 est. staff $260k Avg Salary
hires for Backend
Jobs
$220k – $260k per year • Equity • Hybrid • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • San Francisco
Python
Go
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node JS
LLM
Frontend
GraphQL
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
WebSockets
CI/CD
AWS
Cybersecurity
OWASP
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Financials
Total raised
$135.2M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
7
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2021 | $64.5M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2019 | $25.2M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2019 | $25.2M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2018 | $7.6M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2018 | $7.6M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2017 | $2.7M | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2016 | $2.4M | Details |