Genius Ventures, founded in 2024 by Ben Taft and Adam Gefkovicz, is an early-stage venture capital fund that focuses on pre-seed and seed investments. The firm's strategy involves investing across diverse sectors such as enterprise software, healthcare/legal AI, robotics, climate tech, and consumer platforms, while acting as a founder-friendly, operationally-engaged investor providing strategic support beyond capital.
They made 2 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is seed (100% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $4.8M (across 4 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
4
Fund Size
$30M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
4 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Baba | Seed | $6.5M | Feb 2026 |
| RRuli.ai | Seed | $6M | Nov 2025 |
 Orchard Robotics | Seed | $3.8M | Mar 2024 |
 Offsite | Seed | $3M | Jul 2023 |
Top Co-Investors
General Catalyst2 shared
Soma Capital2 shared
Album VC1 shared
SignalFire1 shared
PJC1 shared
Foothill Ventures1 shared
Ground Up Ventures1 shared
Form Ventures1 shared
Right Side Capital Management1 shared
Contrary1 shared
Correlation Ventures1 shared
VU Venture Partners1 shared
Last updated: 4 May 2026