Genius

Details

city

Brooklyn

cohort year

2011

country

United States

exited

true

industry

consumer

one liner

Music Intelligence

status

acquired

team size

101

website

https://genius.com

competes with → company6

• azlyrics.com
• letras.mus.br
• musixmatch.com
• Shazam
• songmeanings.com
• ultimate-guitar.com

funding round → funded6

• genius Seed
• genius Series A
• genius Series B
• genius Strategic investment / venture (undisclosed amount)
• genius Venture (undisclosed series label)
• genius Venture (undisclosed series label)

investor → invested in6

• Andreessen Horowitz
• Betaworks
• Dan Gilbert (via Detroit Venture Partners)
• Eminem / Shady Records
• Everblue Management (Eric Mindich fund)
• Y Combinator

raised → funding round6

• genius Seed
• genius Series A
• genius Series B
• genius Strategic investment / venture (undisclosed amount)
• genius Venture (undisclosed series label)
• genius Venture (undisclosed series label)

person → founded4

• Ilan Zechory
• Ilan Zechory
• Tom Lehman
• Tom Lehman

has headcount snapshot → headcount snapshot2

• genius headcount 2018-06
• genius headcount undated (YC company profile)

acquisition → acquired1

• genius acquisition/exit

acquired by → company1

• MediaLab.AI, Inc.

based in → country1

• United States

has research profile → company research profile1

• genius research profile

member of → category1

• Consumer Goods

participated in → cohort1

• Y Combinator Summer 2011