Genius AI

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Location New York, NY
Founded 2017
Latest Stage Series D
Total Raised $125M+
Website https://glossgenius.com
Sector
vertical-saas ai beauty wellness small-business agentic-ai

Investors

Lux Capital series-d (2026)
Bessemer Venture Partners series-d (2026)

Founders

Danielle Cohen-Shohet CEO & Co-Founder
Leah Cohen-Shohet Chief Business Officer & Co-Founder

About

Genius AI (formerly GlossGenius) is a New York-based technology platform for in-person service businesses spanning beauty, wellness, fitness, and health verticals 12. On 2026-07-21, the company announced a $44 million Series D financing at a $1.15 billion valuation, led by Lux Capital with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Imaginary Ventures, L Catterton Growth, 2048 Ventures, StepStone Private Ventures, and other existing investors — bringing total capital raised to more than $125 million 123. The company rebranded from GlossGenius to Genius AI to reflect its expansion into agentic AI products that execute business operations autonomously — scheduling, payments, marketing, staff management, and client communications 12. The platform powers over 125,000 businesses, approaches a $200 million annual revenue run rate, and has facilitated $7 billion in annualized sales 123. Founders Danielle and Leah Cohen-Shohet are twin sisters who previously worked at Goldman Sachs and studied at Princeton 3.

Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-07-21 Series D $44M Lux Capital Bessemer Venture Partners, Imaginary Ventures, L Catterton Growth, 2048 Ventures, StepStone Private Ventures 123

What Investors Say

No independently sourced investor commentary quoted at press time.

What Founders Say

“One of the most powerful things AI can do isn’t to replace what makes us human. It is to give us room to be more human.”

— Danielle Cohen-Shohet, CEO of Genius AI, on the Series D announcement 1.

Sources

  1. “Introducing Genius AI: The Company Behind GlossGenius Raises Series D at a $1.15 Billion Valuation,” Yahoo Finance / ACCESS Newswire, July 21, 2026. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/introducing-genius-ai-company-behind-175000570.html↩↩↩↩↩↩

  2. “GlossGenius raises $44 million at $1.15 billion valuation, rebrands as Genius AI,” Fortune, July 21, 2026. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://fortune.com/2026/07/21/glossgenius-rebrand-genius-ai-small-businesses-beauty-unicorn-series-d/↩↩↩↩↩

  3. “Genius AI Hits $1.15B Valuation With $44M Series D, Expands AI Platform,” citybiz, July 21, 2026. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://www.citybiz.co/article/879167/genius-ai-hits-1-15b-valuation-with-44m-series-d-expands-ai-platform/↩↩↩↩