Genies, Inc.

Genies
Company typePrivate
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
FounderAkash Nigam and Evan Rosenbaum
Headquarters
Number of employees
90 (2021)
Websitegenies.com Edit this at Wikidata

Genies is an American avatar technology company founded by Akash Nigam and Evan Rosenbaum in 2017.[1] Genies' consumer app allow users to create fully personalized avatars to be used in apps such as Giphy,[2] iMessage, and Instagram.[3] Genies also offers a software development kit (SDK) enabling brands to create a branded avatar experience and online marketplace directly in their apps.[4] The company also consists of an Avatar Agency that creates digital versions of its clients.[5]

  1. ^ Constine, Josh (January 8, 2017). "Meet 'Genies,' the lifelike personalized avatars that reenact news". TechCrunch.
  2. ^ "Genies brings customizable 3D avatars to Giphy". Venture Beat. April 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Constine, Josh (November 19, 2018). "Genies brings lifelike avatars to other apps with $10M from celebrities". TechCrunch.
  4. ^ Liffreing, Ilyse (October 20, 2020). "Gucci and Giphy add avatars to their apps as potential digital revenue drivers".
  5. ^ Gardner, Chris (May 10, 2019). "Now Celebrity Avatars Can Hire Their Own Agents=The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter.