Genius Ventures
Location on request · Invests in US
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🔒 $•• – $••Thesis
Innovation requires more than capital—it demands insight, dedication, and pioneering visionaries. We partner with execution-capable founders building differentiated solutions to large industry problems. We provide hands-on operational support, strategic guidance, and deep founder networks to accelerate success.
Likely not a fit for
Non-technical founding teams, pure fundraising narratives vs. building, non-differentiated market plays, unfounded ideas without market validation
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Preferred
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
1 contact on file
Portfolio
Outset is an AI-powered research platform that accelerates qualitative research and provides deep insights at a fast pace, designed for consumer insights teams.
Ruli AI is an AI-driven platform designed to assist in-house legal teams, offering workflow automation and agentic AI workflows to alleviate pressures on legal teams through technology.
Orchard Robotics specializes in developing robotic solutions for agriculture, particularly focused on improving the efficiency and productivity of orchard management.
Our mission is to help ambitious companies assemble their exceptional teams. We do so by forward deploying into ambitious teams and using our software.
Natural.com is a domain name for sale. The company is not currently active.
Huxe is a company that converts daily information into personalized audio intelligence for users, allowing them to stay informed without needing a screen.
Baba.ai is currently available for sale. The sale is managed through Spaceship.com with secure checkout and no hidden fees.
Recent activity
- Feb 2026
Baba
Seed · Investor
- Nov 2025
Ruli AI
Seed · Participant
- Nov 2025
Jooba
Seed · Lead/Co-Lead
- Sep 2025
Huxe
Seed · Investor
- Jun 2025
Outset
Series A · Early Investor
- Mar 2024
Orchard Robotics
Seed · Investor
Genius Ventures in the news
AgFunderNews
The Bland Company raises $2.7m to functionalize plant proteins from ag side streams
6 months ago
The Business Journals
Austin insurance startup snags $23M to fuel acquisition spree
6 months ago
AlleyWatch
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 6/16/25
Jun 2025
GlobeNewswire
Startup Outset Raises $17M Series A to Help Enterprises
Jun 2025
Los Angeles Business Journal
Money Issue: Finding the Right Match
Jan 2025
Business Wire
MoldCo Emerges From Stealth to Help Individuals Facing the Massive, Neglected Public Health Crisis of Mold
Dec 2024
Fortune
Exclusive: Behind Genius Ventures raises its second fund at $8.9 million
Apr 2024
Business San Diego
This 25-Year-Old Venture Capitalist Raised $8.9 Million for its Second Fund, Behind Genius Ventures
Apr 2024
Yahoo Finance
Exclusive: Behind Genius Ventures raises its second fund at $8.9 million
Apr 2024
Business San Diego
Most Active Tech VCs in San Diego
Mar 2024
Medium
GREE LP Fund US I completes formation of FoF for USD 52.75m | by Norbert Gehrke | Tokyo FinTech
Dec 2023
TechCrunch
Smart display company Hearth Display raises $4.6M additional funding
Sep 2023
Business Insider
14 VCs investing in innovative startups focused on influencers and the creator economy despite a funding cooldown
Aug 2023
The Business Journals
Atlanta actor gets $4.5M investment for low-code/no-code startup
May 2022
Forbes
Behind Genius Ventures
Dec 2021
Forbes
Paige Doherty, 23, Behind Genius Ventures - 2021-11-30 - 2022 30 Under 30: The Standouts
Nov 2021
San Diego Union-Tribune
A Gen Z fund? How this 22-year-old SDSU grad raised $1.6 million to invest in underrepresented entrepreneurs
May 2021
Crunchbase
Behind Genius
Sep 2019
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