# Genius funding: rounds and investors > Genius has raised $59M across 8 rounds since 2011. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator and Betaworks. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/genius (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Genius* 8 rounds we have observed, with the 13 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Web3 & Crypto Raised 10 months ago Y Combinator: S11 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$59M** raised across 8 rounds since 2011, from 8 sources **$1.8M** Seed **$1.9M** Round **$15M** Series A **$40M** Series B - **Latest round:** Venture Jan 2026 - **Biggest round:** $40M Series B · Jul 2014 - **Investors:** 13 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **?** Seed **$1.8M** Seed **$15M** Series A **$40M** Series B **?** Venture **?** Venture **?** Venture - **First round:** Seed - **Biggest round:** $40M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 16 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2026** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [YZi Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yzi-labs) Source recorded - **Aug 2025** Venture **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. Source recorded - **Nov 2015** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* Eminem (Marshall Mathers) From a historical funding record - **Jul 2014** Series B **$40M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) [Dan Gilbert](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-gilbert) From a historical funding record - **Oct 2012** Series A **$15M** *5 new* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) [AFSquare](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afsquare) [Anthony Saleh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthony-saleh) [Nasir Jones](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nasir-jones) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Sept 2011** Round **$1.9M** *2 new* [Fenox Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenox-venture-capital) [Transmedia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital) From a historical funding record - **Aug 2011** Seed **$1.8M** *1 new* [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) Reported by news.rapgenius.com - **Jun 2011** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) From a historical funding record ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Seed** 2011 **Seed** 2011 **Round** 2011 **Series A** 2012 **Series B** 2014 **Venture** 2015 **Venture** 2025 **Venture** 2026 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) [YZi Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yzi-labs) [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) [Fenox Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenox-venture-capital) [Transmedia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital) [AFSquare](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afsquare) [Anthony Saleh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthony-saleh) ## Everyone who backed them [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **2** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) VC firm **1** round [YZi Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yzi-labs) VC firm **1** round [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) Angel **1** round [Fenox Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenox-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round [Transmedia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital) VC firm **1** round [AFSquare](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afsquare) VC firm **1** round [Anthony Saleh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthony-saleh) VC firm **1** round [Nasir Jones](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nasir-jones) VC firm **1** round [Dan Gilbert](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-gilbert) Angel **1** round Eminem (Marshall Mathers) no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=genius). ## Quick answers about Genius ### Who invested in Genius? Genius's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Betaworks, YZi Labs and QueensBridge Venture Partners, and 8 more on record. ### How much has Genius raised? Genius has raised $59M across 8 rounds since 2011. 4 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Genius last raise? Genius's most recent round was a Venture in Jan 2026. ### What was Genius's biggest round? Genius's largest round on record is $40M (Series B), in Jul 2014. ### Who backed Genius first? Genius's first round on record, in Jun 2011, was backed by Y Combinator. ### What stage is Genius at? Genius's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2026. ### Where is Genius based? Genius is based in the United States. ## Companies like Genius In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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