Genius AI blog · Jul 2026
Announced the Series D raise, rebrand to Genius AI, and expansion beyond beauty/wellness; total capital raised exceeded $125M.
Business management platform for beauty professionals.
Business management platform for beauty professionals.
Sep 2022 · Imaginary Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners
Nov 2021 · Bessemer Venture Partners
Dec 2015 · Techstars
Sep 2015
Founders
CEO & Co-Founder
Karim Butt
Co-Founder & CTO
Chief Business Officer
Investors
Genius AI blog · Jul 2026
Announced the Series D raise, rebrand to Genius AI, and expansion beyond beauty/wellness; total capital raised exceeded $125M.
Fortune / press release · Jul 2026
Announced $44M Series D led by Lux Capital with participation from existing investors; GlossGenius became a flagship product under Genius AI.
WWD · Jul 2023
Reported the $28M Series C led by L Catterton at a $510M valuation, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and Imaginary Ventures.
TechCrunch · Jul 2023
Covered the same Series C milestone and noted the funds were for new products and expansion of the team.
TechCrunch · Nov 2021
Announced a $16.4M Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners; also disclosed prior $2.8M pre-seed/seed and investors including Shopify, Toast, Venmo, Mindbody, and Yelp executives.