Genius (Social Content) Overview

  • Founded
  • 2009
Founded
  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged
  • Employees
  • 292
Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A
  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $80M
Latest Deal Amount

Genius (Social Content) General Information

Description

Operator of a lyrics interpretation platform intended to help people share facts and insights about songs. The company's platform interprets rap, hip-hop, and pop songs through user-generated internal hyperlinks and offers embeddable annotations on other types of content, thereby enabling users to remain updated with musical knowledge.

Contact Information

Website
www.genius.com
Formerly Known As
Rap Genius, RapExegesis
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Primary Industry
Social Content
Other Industries
Information Services (B2C)
Parent Company
MediaLab.AI
Primary Office
  • 92 Third Street
  • Brooklyn
  • New York, NY 11231
  • United States
+1 (917) 000-0000
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Genius (Social Content) Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
8. Merger/Acquisition 16-Sep-2021 $80M 000.00 0000 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Later Stage VC (Series B3) 11-Sep-2020 00.000 000.00 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC (Series B2) 05-Mar-2018 0000 000.00 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC (Series B1) 04-Nov-2015 00.00 000.00 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC (Series B) 11-Jul-2014 0000 000.00 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC (Series A) 03-Oct-2012 000.00 000.00 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Seed Round 25-Aug-2011 $1.8M $1.8M Completed Startup
1. Accelerator/Incubator 22-Aug-2011 Completed Startup
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Genius (Social Content) Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series B3 00,000,000 00.000000 00 00.00 00.00 00 00.00 0.000
Series B2 0,000,000 00.000000 00 00.00 00.00 00 00.00 00.000
Series B1 0,000,000 00.000000 00 00.00 00.00 00 00.00 0.000
Series B 6,935,035 $0.000010 6% $6.18 $6.18 1x $6.18 9.63%
Series A 9,123,479 $0.000010 6% $1.93 $1.93 1x $1.93 12.67%
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Genius (Social Content) Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last Financing Details
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292 As of 2021
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Genius (Social Content) Competitors (1)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
00000000 Formerly VC-backed Oakland, CA 000 00.000 000000&0 00.000
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Genius (Social Content) Executive Team (9)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Tom Lehman Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member
Ilan Zechory Co-Founder & Board Member
Ben Gross Chief Strategy Officer
Andrew Warner Chief Technology Officer
Ronen Shapiro Chief Revenue Officer
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Genius (Social Content) Board Members (6)

Name Representing Role Since
Ilan Zechory Genius (Social Content) Co-Founder & Board Member 000 0000
Tom Lehman Genius (Social Content) Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member 000 0000
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Genius (Social Content) Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %ile
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Genius (Social Content) Former Investors (31)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
AFSquare Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Alexis Ohanian Angel (individual) Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Aman Thapar Angel (individual) Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Andrea Hippeau Angel (individual) Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Andreessen Horowitz Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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