Genesis Capital

Total investments

42

Average round size

88M

Portfolio companies

3

Rounds per year

7.00

Lead investments

15

Follow on index

0.20

Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Areas of investment
Information TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningCryptocurrencyBlockchainNetwork Hardware

Summary

Genesis Capital is the famous VC, which was founded in 2002. The main department of described VC is located in the Atlanta. The company was established in North America in United States.

The current fund was established by Christopher Aiello. Besides them, we counted 4 critical employees of this fund in our database.

The fund has no exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. Besides, a startup needs to be aged 6-10 years to get the investment from the fund. For fund there is no match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - China. Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Trading Platform, Blockchain. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Xiaohongshu, Meicai, Zhangmen.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3-4 partakers. Despite the Genesis Capital, startups are often financed by DCM Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners, Matrix Partners China. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Matrix Partners China, Tencent Holdings, Exigent Capital. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Matrix Partners China, Exigent Capital, Tiger Global Management.

The top activity for fund was in 2018. Despite it in 2019 the fund had an activity. The real fund results show that this VC is 8 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other companies. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 deals per year. Comparing to the other companies, this Genesis Capital performs on 23 percentage points less the average number of lead investments. The higher amount of exits for fund were in 2018. When the investment is from Genesis Capital the average startup value is more than 1 billion dollars. Deals in the range of 50 - 100 millions dollars are the general things for fund.

Show more

Investments analytics

Analytics

Total investments
42
Lead investments
15
Rounds per year
7.00
Follow on index
0.20
Investments by industry
  • Network Hardware (2)
  • Blockchain (2)
  • Cryptocurrency (1)
  • Artificial Intelligence (1)
  • Information Technology (1)
  • Show 1 more
Investments by region
  • Switzerland (1)
  • United Kingdom (2)
  • South Korea (1)
Peak activity year
2018

Discover reliable insights

Leverage validated data, identify key contacts and secure funding opportunities for your business.

Quantitative data

Avg. startup age at the time of investment
4
Group Appearance index
0.05
Avg. company exit year
3

Need more data?

Get access to full data about investors, including their team, contact information, and historic data.

Latest deals

Company name Deal date Industry Deal stage Deal size Location
Flare Network 08 Jun 2021 Blockchain, Network Hardware Seed 11M England, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
How we get our data

At Unicorn Nest, we combine cutting-edge technology with human expertise to build one of the most reliable venture capital databases in the market. Our process begins with automated AI-enhanced data collection, leveraging the full potential of Large Language Models (LLMs).

Later, our team of analysts takes it further with manual verification, using proprietary tools for data cleaning and validation to ensure accuracy and reliability. We cross-check and enhance our findings through press and media monitoring, integrating information from trusted news outlets and venture capital aggregators. Finally, we stay ahead of the curve by monitoring social networks like LinkedIn and X.com.