# Genius Ventures

> Genius Ventures is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and InsurTech. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ben-taft-s-genius-ventures

Genius Ventures is an investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 64% |
| InsurTech | 3 | 21% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 21% |
| FinTech | 2 | 14% |
| Task Management | 2 | 14% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 50% |
| Series A | 4 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Poetic | Poetic is an AI-focused technology company that develops a platform designed to automate complex, multi-step business workflows that typically require human judgment and coordination. It builds tools that allow organizations to use AI systems more reliably in areas such as compliance, underwriting, and other structured enterprise processes. Thecompany’s approach centers on combining software-like reliability with AI-driven adaptability to handle unstructured or dynamic tasks. It provides infrastructure that helps businesses integrate AI into existing operations without fully replacing their core systems. The platform is used to support industries where accuracy, traceability, and process control are important. | $50M | Series A | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| Poetic | Poetic is an AI-focused technology company that develops a platform designed to automate complex, multi-step business workflows that typically require human judgment and coordination. It builds tools that allow organizations to use AI systems more reliably in areas such as compliance, underwriting, and other structured enterprise processes. Thecompany’s approach centers on combining software-like reliability with AI-driven adaptability to handle unstructured or dynamic tasks. It provides infrastructure that helps businesses integrate AI into existing operations without fully replacing their core systems. The platform is used to support industries where accuracy, traceability, and process control are important. | $50M | Series A | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| Baba Care | Baba makes it easier by pairing older adults with advocates who coordinate their care. Advocates are nurses and social workers, and they’ve supported thousands of families by writing insurance appeals, researching specialists, getting medical equipment and cheaper medications, and scheduling appointments. | $6.5M | Seed | Feb 27, 2026 |  |
| Equal Parts | Equal Parts builds next-generation insurance agency. Equal Parts deploy AI tools to ingest data and provide insights that can assist with cross-selling and upselling. | $27.9M | Series A | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| Worktrace AI | Worktrace AI is an AI solution generative that observes your work , identifies workflows and translates them into the latest AI solutions. | $9.3M | Seed | Dec 11, 2025 |  |
| Span | Span is AI platform that helps software engineering leaders cut coordination costs and drive performance at scale. | $25M | Series A | Nov 17, 2025 |  |
| Ruli | Ruli reimagined the in-house counsel experience through the development of an AI Counsel teammate, aiming for unmatched efficiency and collaboration | $6M | Seed | Nov 04, 2025 |  |
| Natural | Payments for AI agents. | $9.8M | Seed | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Omen AI | Omen AI develops an AI-powered asset intelligence platform that monitors equipment health through real-time fluid analysis and predictive diagnostics. The company provides sensor technology and portable testing systems that analyze fluids in machinery to identify wear, contamination, and potential equipment issues before failures occur. Omen AIcombines hardware sensors with AI-driven data analysis to help organizations monitor industrial machines and infrastructure systems. The platform supports applications such as industrial equipment maintenance and data center fluid monitoring by providing continuous insights into machine conditions. | $10.5M | Seed | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| Omen AI | Omen AI develops an AI-powered asset intelligence platform that monitors equipment health through real-time fluid analysis and predictive diagnostics. The company provides sensor technology and portable testing systems that analyze fluids in machinery to identify wear, contamination, and potential equipment issues before failures occur. Omen AIcombines hardware sensors with AI-driven data analysis to help organizations monitor industrial machines and infrastructure systems. The platform supports applications such as industrial equipment maintenance and data center fluid monitoring by providing continuous insights into machine conditions. | $10.5M | Seed | Oct 01, 2025 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [LMNT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lmnt-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Backwards Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backwards-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Banter Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banter-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Caffeinated Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caffeinated-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Karman Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karman-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [OpenAI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/openai) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Genius Ventures invest in?

Genius Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, InsurTech and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Genius Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Genius Ventures closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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