Companies · Media & Content

Genius Media Group, Inc.

BROOKLYN · Media & Content · refined from filed group “Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Genius Media Group, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$22.7M
Total raised · real
2
Rounds
0.3×
Latest step-up
Top 10%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Sep 04 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Genius Media Group, Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the media sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.41× the median modeled value of Series B Media & Content companies in 2019–2021 (16 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 5.8 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Media & Content

Genius Media Group, Inc. is one of 1052 Media & Content companies tracked from BROOKLYN. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 91% of sector peers), and in the upper tier by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
3
Investors (latest)
2020-09-04
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries B · 2012-10-02 Raised $17M (real) Modeled valuation $253M (est)$17M$253MSeries B2012Series B · 2020-09-04 Raised $5.8M (real) Modeled valuation $84M (est)$5.8M$84MSeries B2020+$5.8MCumulative $23M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Series B$16.9M · 2012
Series B extension$5.8M · 2020

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 25%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$83.6M
Base estimate est.
$13.1M
Conservative case
$311.1M
Upside case
$32.4M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the media sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series B · modeled $252.7M · 2012-10-022012Series B · modeled $83.6M · 2020-09-042020
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
61%
Survival probability
41% low · 75% high
1.28×/yr
Annual markup
1.55×/yr upside case
5.8 yr
Elapsed time used
5.8 yr actual, capped for stale marks
media
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
95 mo
Avg between rounds
$2.9M/yr
Capital velocity
13.7 yr
On record since
2012
First round
2
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 1052 companies in Media & Content. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 10× above median
This company$22.7M
Sector median$2.2M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.3× of median
This company$5.8M
Sector median$18.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 5.0× above median
This company$83.6M
Sector median$16.7M

Raised more than 91% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 88% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #14 of 16.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Carbon Streaming Corp · Series B Raised $34.6M · modeled $399.4M (est)Briefcase Pictures, LLC · Series B Raised $30.0M · modeled $376.2M (est)Entryway Media, LLC · Series B Raised $20.0M · modeled $299.1M (est)Blitz Studios, Inc. · Series B Raised $27.7M · modeled $299.0M (est)TKRS Entertainment Ltd · Series B Raised $18.5M · modeled $246.2M (est)Circle Media Labs Inc. · Series B Raised $24.9M · modeled $224.5M (est)Pixelogic Media Partners LLC · Series B Raised $53.1M · modeled $224.3M (est)Alert Media, Inc. · Series B Raised $55.0M · modeled $217.7M (est)Recount Media, Inc. · Series B Raised $21.4M · modeled $188.2M (est)Freethink Media, Inc. · Series B Raised $44.9M · modeled $168.9M (est)Tagger Media, Inc. · Series B Raised $21.4M · modeled $163.1M (est)2080 Media Inc · Series B Raised $75.7M · modeled $135.0M (est)Genius Media Group, Inc. (this company) Raised $22.7M · modeled $83.6M (est)Genius Media Group, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Carbon Streaming CorpSeries B$34.6M$399.4M1.97×
Briefcase Pictures, LLCSeries B$30.0M$376.2M1.85×
Entryway Media, LLCSeries B$20.0M$299.1M1.47×
Blitz Studios, Inc.Series B$27.7M$299.0M1.47×
TKRS Entertainment LtdSeries B$18.5M$246.2M1.21×
Circle Media Labs Inc.Series B$24.9M$224.5M1.11×
Pixelogic Media Partners LLCSeries B$53.1M$224.3M1.11×
Alert Media, Inc.Series B$55.0M$217.7M1.07×
Recount Media, Inc.Series B$21.4M$188.2M0.93×
Freethink Media, Inc.Series B$44.9M$168.9M0.83×
Tagger Media, Inc.Series B$21.4M$163.1M0.80×
2080 Media IncSeries B$75.7M$135.0M0.67×
Genius Media Group, Inc. this companySeries B$22.7M$83.6M0.41×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Series B$16.9M2012-10-02$93.9M$252.7M85%
Series B$5.8M2020-09-04$32.4M$83.6M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Series B$16.9M2012-10-02
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series B.
    • 24 investors on this round.
  2. Series B$5.8M2020-09-04
    • Raised again after 95 mo — slower than the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.9× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 3 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2028 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~95mo cadence
$5.8M
Modeled next size est.range $5.8M$9.3M
0.3×
Last step-up
$2.9M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Ben Horowitz14 other2012-10
JACOB COHEN12 other2020-09
Ilan Zechory2012-10
Mahbod Moghadam2012-10
Steve Stoute2020-09
Tom Lehman2012-10
Registry & provenance

Genius Media Group, Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1559716
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Genius Media Group, Inc. raised?
Genius Media Group, Inc. has raised approximately $22.7M in disclosed capital across 2 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Genius Media Group, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Genius Media Group, Inc. is approximately $83.6M (modeled range $13.1M–$311.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Genius Media Group, Inc. at?
Genius Media Group, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Sep 04.
What does Genius Media Group, Inc. do and where is it based?
Genius Media Group, Inc. operates in the Media & Content sector, based in BROOKLYN.
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