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
Investors
New Enterprise Associates (Lead Investor) (Kittu Kolluri)
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
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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