Genies
Genies sells AI avatar technology that creates digital personas for brands and creators, with $267M in funding from investors including Silver Lake and Bob Iger. The company has 226 employees and powers AI characters for major entertainment and sports partners.
The growth story
Genies grew from 140 to 226 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $267M along the way, most recently a Series C in April 2022.
About
Genies provides an SDK that lets developers integrate customizable AI avatars into apps, games, and brand experiences. These digital personas mimic human appearance and behavior, targeting entertainment companies and consumer platforms.
The company raised $200M in its 2022 Series C, bringing total funding to $267M. It has signed deals with undisclosed major talent and IP holders in sports and entertainment to create branded AI characters.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 17% of the 226-person workforce (38 employees). The leadership team includes investors like Disney's Bob Iger through their Series C participation.
The Genies org chart
Akash Nigam (CEO & Founder) leads 33 mapped leaders with 2 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 51 (-2% YoY), Business Development 34 (+6% YoY), Operations 29 (+12% YoY), Arts and Design 29 (-15% YoY), Education 11 (0% YoY), Information Technology 9 (-10% YoY).
Talent flow
Genies recruits heavily from Amazon and Meta (5 hires each), with gaming expertise from Riot Games and EA alumni. Former employees frequently move to Roblox (4) and AI startups like TwelveLabs (3).
Most common previous employers of Genies staff: Amazon (5), Meta (5), Riot Games (4), Blend (3), Snap (3), Electronic Arts (EA) (3). Former Genies employees most often moved to Roblox (4), Asana (3), Meta (3), Deloitte (3), TwelveLabs (3), Amazon (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Genies mafia
16 alumni founded companies, including Marlow (27 employees) and Yotta Labs (8 employees). Several ventures like good girl snacks and Drink Hippie suggest consumer product spinouts.
16Matt Forloine, was GTM until 2014Leah Marcus, was Sr. Growth and Marketing Specialist until 2023Da Li, was Director of Engineering until 2023Jon Martin, was Founding Product Manager until 2022Saisha Svoboda, was Director of Operations until 2023Andrew Chambers, was Director of Games Studio until 2025
Mauricio Riqué Rovelo Gamescom, was Unity Developer until 2025
Camilla Brossa, was Program Manager until 2023
David Tanaka, was Program and Go-To-Market Manager until 2022
Lucas Song, was Full Stack Software Engineer until 2026
Weston Womack, was Content & Talent Management Team Member until 2019
Jackie Mayol, was Senior Creative until 2024
Todd Taylor, was Principal Technical Artist / Team Lead & Manager until 2026
Henry Twichell, was Regional Marketing Representative until 2018
Anatolii Hlushko, was Senior Unity Developer until 2026Web traffic
Traffic mix: 36% direct, 49% search, 7% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Genies: Python (Programming Language) (38), Java (33), C++ (32), Leadership (29), C# (28), Unity (28), Adobe Photoshop (25), Autodesk Maya (25).
Where the team actually sits
Genies people are concentrated in California, United States (40), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (11), New York, United States (4), Texas, United States (3).
Search footprint
Genies attracts about 5,407 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $12K a month if bought through ads. It gained 531 ranking keywords and lost 879 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Genies has 226 employees as of September 2026.
Genies has raised $267M in total, most recently a Series C round in April 2022.
Genies was founded in 2017 by Akash Nigam, Jake Adams.
Akash Nigam (CEO & Founder) sits at the top of Genies's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Genies staff are Amazon (5 people), Meta (5 people), Riot Games (4 people).
Former Genies employees most often move to Roblox (4), Asana (3), Meta (3).
At least 16 companies have a founder who previously worked at Genies, including Marlow, good girl snacks, Yotta Labs.
Genies attracts about 5,407 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $12K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Genies staff are Python (Programming Language), Java, C++, Leadership, C#.
Genies staff are concentrated in California, United States (40), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (11), New York, United States (4).
Genies has about 51 people in Engineering, down 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Genies has about 34 people in Business Development, up 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 84 current and 278 former Genies profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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