# Genius Guild

> Genius Guild is a VC fund in Chicago backing Health Care and Medical. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 7%
- Fund size: $5M
- Last fund: Apr 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/genius-guild/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/geniusguild
- Website: https://geniusguild.co/

Genius Guild is a business creation platform that supports market-driven innovations to end racism. Using a venture studio model, it invests in Black entrepreneurs building scalable businesses that serve black communities and beyond. The company applies an investment lens that actively addresses the ways in which capitalism and capitalist marketshave been manipulated to limit, exclude, and defraud black communities, creating 360 value for communities, investors, and entrepreneurs.Genius Guild was founded by Kathryn Finney, one of Inc. Magazine's "Most Influential Women in Tech'' and the visionary founder of The Doonie Fund, The Budget Fashionista, and digitalundivided and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 3 | 21% |
| Medical | 2 | 14% |
| Wellness | 2 | 14% |
| Social Media | 2 | 14% |
| Venture Capital | 2 | 14% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 36% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 21% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 14% |
| Series A | 2 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kathryn Finney | Founder & CEO | 9 | — |
| Brian Laung Aoaeh | Venture Capitalist in Residence | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-laung-aoaeh |
| Darlene Gillard Jones | Executive Producer at a business creation company that invests in brilliant Black Founders. | 0 | — |
| Jennifer Van Dam | Director of Platform | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Backpack Healthcare | Youme Healthcare is a digital mental health company that focuses on youth, family behavioral, and mental healthcare. | $14M | Series A | May 07, 2024 |  |
| Health In Her HUE | Health In Her HUE is a digital platform that connects Black women to Black and culturally competent healthcare providers, and offers evidence-based health content that centers Black women’s lived experiences. We strive to reduce racial health disparities by leveraging the power of technology, media and community to improve health outcomes for Blackwomen. | $3M | Seed | Jan 08, 2024 |  |
| Juno Medical | Juno Care is a whole-family healthcare platform that provides modern open-access care for the entire family’s day-to-day needs, including pediatrics, women’s health, adult primary care, and same-day services. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in New York, New York, United States. | $12M | Series A | Dec 08, 2022 |  |
| Backpack Healthcare | Youme Healthcare is a digital mental health company that focuses on youth, family behavioral, and mental healthcare. |  | Seed | Oct 12, 2022 |  |
| Stimulus | Stimulus is a relationship intelligence platform that uses data and analytics to help companies make better purchasing decisions. | $2.5M | Seed | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| Stimulus | Stimulus is a relationship intelligence platform that uses data and analytics to help companies make better purchasing decisions. |  |  | Mar 23, 2022 |  |
| Stimulus | Stimulus is a relationship intelligence platform that uses data and analytics to help companies make better purchasing decisions. |  | Seed | Mar 23, 2022 |  |
| RareBreed Ventures | RareBreed Ventures is a pre-seed fund that invests in technology companies. It allows angel investors to become limited partners for larger funds down the line. RareBreed was founded in 2021 by McKeever "Mac" Conwell. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 21, 2021 |  |
| REFASHIOND Ventures | Refashiond invests in early-stage companies refashioning global supply chains. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, United States. |  |  | Sep 21, 2021 |  |
| REFASHIOND Ventures | Refashiond invests in early-stage companies refashioning global supply chains. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, United States. |  | Seed | Sep 21, 2021 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Morgan Stanley](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morgan-stanley) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [REFASHIOND Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/refashiond) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [The BFM Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-founders-matter) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Darco Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darco-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Impact America Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impact-america-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Juno Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juno-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Genius Guild invest in?

Genius Guild invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Genius Guild?

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### Who are the partners at Genius Guild?

The team at Genius Guild includes Kathryn Finney (Founder & CEO), Brian Laung Aoaeh (Venture Capitalist in Residence) and Darlene Gillard Jones (Executive Producer at a business creation company that invests in brilliant Black Founders.). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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