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Genius Ventures Founding

Genius Ventures Founding Fund I, LP

Open, writing first checksEmerging manager

Open: first sale Feb 2024, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)

Vintage
2024
Fund size
$34.48M (Form D)
Stages
Not stated
Sectors
Not stated
Regions
Not stated

01 · Thesis

Genius Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that writes the first check into founders, partnering closely with them from 0 to 1 and playing an active role in hiring, selling, fundraising, and strategy.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$345K to $575K (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Adam Gefkovicz, Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer
  • Benjamin Taft, Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideGenius Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund focused on being the first check in to founders and being their closest partner from 0 to 1.

    Genius Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund focused on being the first check in to founders and being their closest partner from 0 to 1.
    https://www.geniusventures.com/

06 · Sources

  1. https://www.geniusventures.com/
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2002515/000200251525000002/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026