Genies
Updated: January 04, 2026
CEO Akash Nigam
Country: USA | Funding: $267M (+)
Founded: 2011
Website: https://genies.com/
Genies provides film studios, sports clubs, music labels and talent agencies to create and manage cartoonish avatars of celebrities (or celebrities can create a virtual avatars of themselves), while retaining the rights to use their likeness and personality. These avatars are available in online chat and mobile app and can interact with fans on any topic, recommend music, movies, places and things worth knowing. The platform is being developed in partnership with the game engine developer Unity and provides built-in studio for character creation, training, customizing their behavior and emotions, and an SDK for developers that allows to integrate avatars into their own app or game.
Founded: 2011
Website: https://genies.com/
Genies provides film studios, sports clubs, music labels and talent agencies to create and manage cartoonish avatars of celebrities (or celebrities can create a virtual avatars of themselves), while retaining the rights to use their likeness and personality. These avatars are available in online chat and mobile app and can interact with fans on any topic, recommend music, movies, places and things worth knowing. The platform is being developed in partnership with the game engine developer Unity and provides built-in studio for character creation, training, customizing their behavior and emotions, and an SDK for developers that allows to integrate avatars into their own app or game.
