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Genies

Multimedia and Design Software · Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2011 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of personalized digital avatars designed to make it convenient to express in social media and messaging applications. Genies is based in Los Angeles, CA and was founded in 2011. It was valued at $1 billion at its later-stage round in Apr 2022, the last priced event on record. It has raised $260 million across 5 recorded rounds; the latest was a $64.5 million later-stage round in Apr 2021.

PMV mark · valuation
$1.0B
Oct 2026
Priced at
its later-stage round
Apr 2022
Total raised
$259.8M
Last round
Later Stage VC
Apr 2021

Genies key facts

as of Oct 2026
  • Developer of personalized digital avatars designed to make it convenient to express in social media and messaging applications.
  • Genies is valued at approximately $1.0B as of Oct 2026, set at its later-stage round, Apr 2022; nothing has traded since, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
  • It has raised $259.8M across 5 recorded rounds; the latest was Later Stage VC ($64.5M) in Apr 2021.
  • Notable investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Gaingels, Liquid 2 Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Evolution VC Partners — 50 tracked in total.
  • Genies has filed 7 Form Ds with the SEC since 2017, most recently May 2021 ($64.5M sold to 39 investors).
  • Status: Privately Held (backing).
PrivateMarketView mark
LOW confidence
$1.0B

Valued at $1.0B at its later-stage round, Apr 2022. Nothing has traded since.

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Genies funding rounds

5 rounds
Apr 2021Later Stage VC$64.5MSEC filing▮
Feb 2021Later Stage VC (Series A1)$25.2M▮
Apr 2019Early Stage VC$25.2MSEC filing▮
Apr 2018Early Stage VC$7.6MSEC filing▮
Apr 2017Seed Round$2.7MSEC filing▮
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Genies valuation

Genies was valued at $1 billion at its later-stage round in Apr 2022. That is the last priced event on record: no secondary trade or institutional fund mark has moved the figure since.

How much has Genies raised?

Genies has raised $260 million in total; 5 of its rounds are on record, from 2017 on. The largest on record was a $7.6 million early-stage round in Apr 2018; the most recent was a $64.5 million later-stage round in Apr 2021.

Genies has filed 7 Form Ds with the SEC since 2017, most recently in May 2021 ($64.5 million sold to 39 investors).

Genies investors

50 investors are on record for Genies, including Andreessen Horowitz, Gaingels, Liquid 2 Ventures and Coinbase Ventures. By type, the record holds 15 venture capital firms and 2 family offices. The later-stage round in Apr 2021 drew 39 investors.

Comparable companies

Comparable multimedia and design software names by valuation on PrivateMarketView: Black Forest Labs ($4 billion), Luma AI ($4 billion) and Pika (Multimedia and Design Software) ($470 million).

About Genies

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.

Industry
Multimedia and Design Software
Sector
Information Technology
HQ
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Founded
2011
Employees
120
Ownership
Privately Held (backing)

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