Behind Genius Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies in the future of work and play.
Employees: 1-10
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed
Portfolio 41
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 09.07.2026 | Hostie | hostie.ai | $16M | United Sta... |
| 01.11.2025 | Creatium | creatium.com | - | - |
| 12.09.2024 | Eskuad [Te... | eskuad.com | - | United Sta... |
| 12.09.2024 | Lotus Ring | getlotus.com | - | - |
| 12.09.2024 | Nectir | nectir.io | $8.55M | United Sta... |
| 12.09.2024 | Textla | textla.com | - | - |
| 12.09.2024 | Break Spor... | breaksports.com | - | - |
| - | Statuspher... | joinstatus.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Magna | magna.so | $15M | United Sta... |
| - | Aidaly | aidaly.com | $8.5M | United Sta... |
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| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Chinwuba | Eze-Sike | Investment... | - | - | - | |
| - | Andy | Sran | Investment... | twitter.co... | - | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.07.2026 | AI Concierge Hostie Secures $12M to Transform Restaurant Hospitality | Hostie, an AI-powered restaurant concierge, secured $12 million in Series A funding. This capital infusion, led by Obvious Ventures, brings total funding to $16 million. It empowers Hostie to accelerate product development and expand its le... |
| 09.07.2026 | Hostie Raises $12M in Series A Funding | Hostie, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of AI-powered virtual concierge services for restaurants, raised $12M in Series A funding. The round was led by Obvious Ventures, with participation from Gradient, Scribble Ventures, Burst Capital,... |
| 09.07.2026 | Hostie Raises $12 Million Series A To Expand AI-Powered Restaurant Concierge Platform | Hostie, an AI-powered virtual concierge platform for restaurants, announced it has raised a $12 million Series A funding round led by Obvious Ventures, with participation from Gradient, Scribble Ventures, Burst Capital, and Behind Genius Ve... |
| 09.07.2026 | Hostie Scores $12M Series A Funding Round | SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Hostie, the AI-powered virtual concierge for restaurants, today announced a $12 million Series A funding round. >> Click here for more funding data on Hostie >> To export Hostie funding data to PDF and Excel,... |
| 18.02.2026 | The Bland Company Raises $2.67 Million Pre-Seed Round To Replace Eggs In Food Manufacturing | The Bland Company has raised a $2.67 million pre-seed round led by Initialized Capital, with participation from Entrepreneurs First, Alumni Ventures, Transpose Platform, Behind Genius Ventures, and Vento. The company focuses on transforming... |
| 16.02.2026 | The Bland Company Raises $2.67M in Pre-Seed Funding | The Bland Company, a London, UK-based developer of high-performance plant-based proteins, raised $2.67M in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Initialized Capital, with participation from Entrepreneur First, Transpose Platform, Behind Ge... |
| 24.01.2023 | Raising Startup Capital: 15 Founders And Investors Share Their Top Fundraising Tips | By Nathan Beckord |
| 16.08.2021 | Super.Fans Launches to Move the Creator Economy Beyond the Subscription Model | It can be easy to focus on the wrong things as an online creator. An obsession with posting content and counting followers can distract you from what counts — whether that's monetizing content or interacting with your fans. Los Angeles-base... |