Genius

Y Combinator // YC S11 starting 2011-06-01

Previous names: RapGenius


Key notes: Genius is an online media platform that brings music intelligence to the masses.

Office address: 92 3rd Street, Brooklyn, New York, United States

Description: Genius is an online media platform that brings music intelligence to the masses. Powered by its community, in-house creative team, and the artists themselves, Genius serves music knowledge to over 100 million people each month on Genius.com and everywhere music fans connect across the internet. Founded in 2009, Genius began as a platform for annotating rap lyrics. Over the years, it has expanded its mission to include more than hip-hop, and more than just lyrics. Every song has a story that needs to be told, and the biggest names in music—including Frank Ocean, Lorde, and Lin-Manuel Miranda—come to Genius to give the world insight into their art.

View details on Crunchbase:

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/genius-com

$ 77,739,998 over 6 funding rounds.

Angellist Page:

https://angel.co/genius


Funding Rounds

Date Name $ Invested Crunchbase link
2011-09-11 None $ 1,900,000 Detailed data
2020-09-11 None $ 5,839,998 Detailed data
2014-07-11 B $ 40,000,000 Detailed data
2012-10-03 A $ 15,000,000 Detailed data
2015-11-04 None Detailed data
2018-03-07 None $ 15,000,000 Detailed data

Investors

Round Date Round Name Investor Crunchbase Link


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Created: 11-Jul-2012, 22:11

Last Crunchbase update: 10-Dec-2020, 05:09

Last modified: 04-Mar-2021, 05:09

Country: USA