Tech Company Financing Transactions

Genies Funding Round

On 3/6/2014, Genies raised $2.7 million in Seed investment from New Enterprise Associates, BoxGroup and Foundation Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/6/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$2,700,000
Round
Seed
Proceeds Purpose
The funding from this round will be used to triple the size of Blend's team and transition the current beta product to a full-fledged social network.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
822 Hampton Dr.
Venice, CA 90291
USA
Email Address
Overview
Genies, Inc. develops a social sharing application for college students that enables them to share their experiences and get stuff from their favorite brands. The company also develops Genies, which are similar to chatbots on applications like Facebook Messenger, Telegram, and Kik, except they don't require you to interact with them.
Profile
Genies LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Genies Company Twitter Account
Company News
Genies News
Facebook
Genies on Facebook
YouTube
Genies on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Akash Nigam
  Akash Nigam LinkedIn Profile  Akash Nigam Twitter Account  Akash Nigam News  Akash Nigam on Facebook
Co-Founder
Jake Adams
  Jake Adams LinkedIn Profile  Jake Adams Twitter Account  Jake Adams News  Jake Adams on Facebook
President
Matthew Geiger
  Matthew Geiger LinkedIn Profile  Matthew Geiger Twitter Account  Matthew Geiger News  Matthew Geiger on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Evan Rosenbaum
  Evan Rosenbaum LinkedIn Profile  Evan Rosenbaum Twitter Account  Evan Rosenbaum News  Evan Rosenbaum on Facebook


 

 

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