# Genesis: portfolio, investments and team > Genesis is a hedge fund based in United States. 13 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/genesis-3 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Genesis Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 13 cheques on record. Deploying now New fund $23M, Apr 2026 Hedge fund Series B Angel Seed Venture Capital & Private Equity Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 13 on record Since the last cheque **13** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$24M** Rounds led **0 of 13** Mostly in **China, 62%** Pitch Genesis ## Genesis highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series B and Angel: 50% of its rounds ## What they do > Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2010-03 From their own website - **Type:** Hedge fund (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity - **Based in:** Austin, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **13 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Oct** **[MakeO](https://millionrounds.com/company/makeo)** IN · The Economic Times: startups **$9.4M** With 3 others - **2019** 4 rounds - **Jun** **[Zhenkunhang](https://millionrounds.com/company/zhenkunhang)** CN · Voice **$160M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Dianmi Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/dianmi-technology)** Series B · CN · Voice **$30M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[NewBanker](https://millionrounds.com/company/newbanker)** CN · Voice **$10M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[ZhiZai Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/zhizai-technology)** Series B · CN · Voice **$7.5M** With 4 others - **2018** 5 rounds - **Jun** **JoyTunes** IL · Jewishbusinessnews **$10M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Xiaohongshu](https://millionrounds.com/company/xiaohongshu)** Series D · CN · China Money Network **$300M** With 6 others - **May** **Sckipio** IL · FinSMEs **$10M** With 7 others - **Mar** **[Infervision](https://millionrounds.com/company/infervision)** CN · China Money Network **$47M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[HOTchain](https://millionrounds.com/company/hotchain)** Angel · CN · China Money Network **$24M** With 7 others - **2017** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Tiebaobei](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiebaobei)** Series C · CN · China Money Network **$50M** With 4 others - **Nov** **[Roxy](https://millionrounds.com/company/roxy)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$2.2M** With 6 others - **Jun** **Riskified** IL · FinSMEs **$33M** With 5 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **24 named** AE **Aaron E. Bennett** Co-Manager of the Issuer's Manager, Ascension Capital, LLC i Filing they signed AC **Alan Cline** Executive officer of the manager i Filing they signed AC **Alberto Christopher La Rocca** Director i Filing they signed AE **Andrew Elder** OPERATING BOARD MEMBER AND PARTNER OF INVESTMENT MANAGER i Filing they signed AW **Andrew Whittaker** Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed AB **Arindam Battacharjee** Partner of Investment Manager i Filing they signed AB **Arindam Bhattacharjee** OPERATING BOARD MEMBER AND PARTNER OF INVESTMENT MANAGER i Filing they signed BS **Brandi Shotwell** Executive Officer i Filing they signed BC **Bryan Casey** Officer of the Issuer's Administrator i Filing they signed CV **Catherine Vlasto** OPERATING BOARD MEMBER AND PARTNER OF INVESTMENT MANAGER i Filing they signed CC **Chris Christopher Ellyatt** Managing Director, Genesis Asset Managers, LLP as General Partner i Filing they signed CE **Christoper Ellyatt** PARTNER OF INVESTMENT MANAGER i Filing they signed CE **Christopher Ellyatt** MANAGING DIRECTOR, GENESIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLP AS GENERAL PARTNER i Filing they signed DJ **Daniel J. Saks** Managing Member of Genesis Capital Advisors, LLC, the Issuer's General Partner i Filing they signed DD **David de Sousa Seaman** Partner and Operating Committee Member of Investment Manager i Filing they signed DI **David Issott** Executive officer of the manager i Filing they signed DA **Dr Arjoon Suddhoo** Director i Filing they signed DA **Dr. Arjoon Suddhoo** Director i Filing they signed EH **Edward H. Sondker** Managing Member i Filing they signed EE **Ethan E. Benovitz** Managing Member of Genesis Capital Advisors, LLC, the Issuer's General Partner i Filing they signed EK **Evgeny Kuznetsov** Partner of Investment Manager i Filing they signed GP **Gary Price** Gary Price is principal and managing director of the general partner, Genesis General Partner LLC. i Filing they signed JE **Jaime E. Hartman** Managing Member of Genesis Capital Advisors, LLC, the Issuer's General Partner i Filing they signed JH **James Hallam** Operating Committee Member of Investment Manager i Filing they signed We also hold **75** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **9+** funds on file numbered funds in its name New fund on file **$23M** raised in Apr 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Series B Angel Seed Median round joined **$24M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 13 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *2* - Angel *1* - Seed *1* - Series C *1* - Series D *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix) 4 - [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) 3 - [Atlas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-2) 2 - [Qiming Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners) 2 **Pitching Genesis?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Genesis. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Matrix** Hedge fund **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix)[**Tengxun Touzi** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi)[**Atlas** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-2)[**Qiming Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners) ## Recently backed The latest companies Genesis put money into. [**MakeO** $9.4M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/makeo)[**Zhenkunhang** $160M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/zhenkunhang)[**NewBanker** $10M · Mar 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/newbanker)[**Xiaohongshu** $300M · Jun 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/xiaohongshu)[**Roxy** $2.2M · Nov 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/roxy) ## Quick answers about Genesis ### What does Genesis invest in? Genesis invests most often at Series B and Angel (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity. ### How active is Genesis? 13 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Genesis invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: MakeO (Oct 2026), Zhenkunhang (Undisclosed round, Jun 2019) and Dianmi Technology (Series B, Jun 2019). ### How big are Genesis's cheques? The median round it joins is $24M. ### Does Genesis lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Genesis invest? Most of the companies it backs are in China (62%), Israel (23%) and India (8%). ### Is Genesis investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Genesis invest alongside? Most often Matrix (4 rounds together), Tengxun Touzi (3 rounds together) and Atlas (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=genesis-3) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=genesis-3)