
Genies is an AI avatar and game technology company that enables IP owners, developers, and creators to launch immersive, personalized, and gamified digital experiences called Parties. Their technology stack integrates AI, gaming, and XR to create Smart Avatars with dynamic personalities and user-generated content (UGC) tools that allow infinite creation of games, avatars, fashion, and digital goods. Genies provides a developer platform and interoperable avatar framework that supports customization, compatibility, and persistent identity across games and platforms. The company collaborates with iconic talent and brands to enhance user engagement and monetization, targeting Gen Alpha and Gen Z audiences. Genies operates a UGC-driven ecosystem with AI-powered Smart Avatars and Smart Assets, enabling personalized gameplay and community co-creation, positioning itself as a leader in the next generation of digital identity and interactive entertainment.

Genies is an AI avatar and game technology company that enables IP owners, developers, and creators to launch immersive, personalized, and gamified digital experiences called Parties. Their technology stack integrates AI, gaming, and XR to create Smart Avatars with dynamic personalities and user-generated content (UGC) tools that allow infinite creation of games, avatars, fashion, and digital goods. Genies provides a developer platform and interoperable avatar framework that supports customization, compatibility, and persistent identity across games and platforms. The company collaborates with iconic talent and brands to enhance user engagement and monetization, targeting Gen Alpha and Gen Z audiences. Genies operates a UGC-driven ecosystem with AI-powered Smart Avatars and Smart Assets, enabling personalized gameplay and community co-creation, positioning itself as a leader in the next generation of digital identity and interactive entertainment.
What they build: Developer-facing Avatar SDKs and tools for high-fidelity, expressive, engine-ready AI avatars
Funding highlight: $150M Series C at a $1B valuation (Apr 12, 2022)
Investor signal: Led by Silver Lake; investors include Bond Capital (Mary Meeker), NEA, Breyer Capital, NetEase, Dapper Labs, Coinbase Ventures, and celebrity/angel participants
Founders: Akash Nigam (Co‑founder & CEO) and Evan Rosenbaum; also listed founders Jake Adams and Matt Geiger
Developer focus: SDKs and avatar framework with engine/Unity support and UGC tools for interoperable digital identity
Digital identity and interactive avatar experiences across apps, games, XR, and social/creator ecosystems
AI avatar and game technology
$150M
Round cited at a $1B valuation; included participation from Bond (Mary Meeker), NEA and others
$65M
Participants included NEA, Breyer Capital, NetEase, Dapper Labs, and Coinbase Ventures
$10M
Raised from institutional investors (e.g., NEA, Tull) and multiple celebrity/athlete/musician angel investors
“Led by Silver Lake; investors and participants have included Bond Capital (Mary Meeker), NEA, Breyer Capital, NetEase, Dapper Labs, Coinbase Ventures, and celebrity/angel participants (Crunchbase listings also reference Bob Iger among investors)”