Tech Company Financing Transactions
Genies Funding Round
Genies closed a $100 million Series D funding round on 8/25/2017. Backers included Greylock Partners, 8VC and Emergence Capital Partners.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
8/25/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$100,000,000
Round
Series D
Investors
Greylock Partners (Lead Investor) (Jerry Chen)
Proceeds Purpose
With the new capital, Blend is in a position to accelerate innovation across the consumer lending ecosystem and around the world.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
822 Hampton Dr.
Venice, CA 90291
USA
Venice, CA 90291
USA
Phone
Website
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
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Akash Nigam
Co-Founder
Jake Adams
President
Matthew Geiger
VP - Product Management
Evan Rosenbaum
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