Genies
Genies is a 3D Avatar Identity company founded in 2017 and based in Los Angeles, United States. It has raised $250M in total funding, most recently a Series C in 2022 at a $1B valuation.
Founded in 2017 by Akash Nigam and Evan Rosenbaum, Genies builds a platform for creating personalized, game-ready 3D 'Smart Avatars' and AI characters that can be deployed across mobile apps, games, and interactive experiences. The company started by making avatars for celebrities including Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, and Cardi B, then expanded into a developer SDK, an avatar framework, and an interactive AI-character chat product. In April 2022 it raised a $150M round at a valuation over $1B, led by Silver Lake, bringing reported total funding to roughly $250M.
Genies is the best-capitalized pure-play avatar identity startup, having reached a $1B valuation while positioning Smart Avatars as a developer-facing layer for games and AI experiences.
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