Genies, Inc.
AI avatar platform that generates and animates customizable digital personas with behavioral and visual realism
- Sector
- Software
- Headquarters
- Venice, CA
- Founded
- 2011
- Latest Form D
- $64.5M, May 2021
- Total capital
- $86.3M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $86.3M
- 8 Form D · last May 2021
- 66 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 3
- 2 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#285 of 2705
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$64.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$1.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$2.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$6.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$75K
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Standing among 2705 peers
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- Granted patents#285 · top 11%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Matthew GeigerResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 1 patent
- Akash NigamExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Evan RosenbaumExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mary MeekerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rick YangDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas TullDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 5- GrantedGeneration and Modification of Trait Based AvatarsUSPTOUS 12,657,854
- PendingControl of Avatars in an Augmented Reality EnvironmentUSPTOApplication 19228364
- PendingGeneration and Processing of AvatarsUSPTOApplication 18650811
Show all 5 patent records
- Generation and Modification of Trait Based AvatarsJun 16, 2026 · US 12,657,854Granted
- Control of Avatars in an Augmented Reality EnvironmentFeb 26, 2026 · Application 19228364Pending
- Generation and Processing of AvatarsOct 30, 2025 · Application 18650811Pending
- Control of Avatars in an Augmented Reality EnvironmentJun 17, 2025 · US 12,333,667Granted
- Systems And Methods For Character CompositionJan 1, 2019 · US 10,169,897Granted
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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