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Behind Genius Ventures Activity

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Portfolio company Hostie, after 10x year-over-year revenue growth, announced a $12M Series A led by Obvious Ventures with continued participation from Behind Genius Ventures, bringing total funding to $16M.

Hostie

Hostie Behind Genius Ventures

behindgeniusventures.com

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Milestone

Portfolio company Maneva announced a $27M Series A led by USVP, bringing total capital raised to $38.4M.

Maneva

Maneva Behind Genius Ventures

behindgeniusventures.comJUL 2026

JUL 2026

Essay

Published investment rationale for Nox Metals, backing its vision of a nationwide network of automated super-factories serving aerospace and defense.

Why We Invested in Nox Metals

Nox Metals Behind Genius Ventures

behindgeniusventures.comJUN 2026

JUN 2026

Investment

Led seed investment in Nox Metals; investment thesis explained in March 2026 blog post.

Nox Metals

Nox Metals Behind Genius Ventures

behindgeniusventures.com

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Investment

Led seed investment in Coast through Behind Genius Fund II.

Coast

Coast Behind Genius Ventures

behindgeniusventures.com

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News

Announced Partnerships Program offering $250k+ in benefits from Stripe, Anthropic, AWS, Nvidia, Customer.io, GitHub.

Partnership Program Launch

Behind Genius Ventures

behindgeniusventures.comAPR 2026

APR 2026

Milestone

Held annual summit in San Francisco with 60+ founders, investors, and community members from across North America.

Third Annual Summit (60+ attendees)

Behind Genius Ventures

behindgeniusventures.comAPR 2026

APR 2026

Essay

Published a data-driven report analyzing the last 100 venture-backed billion-dollar-plus exits, covering timelines, sectors, and valuation trends.

What it Takes: The 2025 Report on the Last 100 $1B+ Exits

Behind Genius Ventures

behindgeniusventures.comFEB 2026

FEB 2026

Investment

Participated in Bland Company's $2.67M pre-seed round for plant-based protein innovation in food manufacturing.

Bland Company

Bland CompanyBehind Genius Ventures

finsmes.comFEB 2026

FEB 2026

Investment

Led or co-led MoldCo's $8M seed round; company treats mold-related illness and provides environmental home testing.

MoldCo

MoldCo Behind Genius Ventures

behindgeniusventures.comFEB 2026

FEB 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Bosa exited in September 2025.

Bosa

Bosa Behind Genius Ventures

pitchbook.comSEP 2025

SEP 2025

Investment

Participated in Superpanel's $5.3M Series A round to scale AI-powered legal intake for plaintiff law firms.

Superpanel

Superpanel Behind Genius Ventures

blog.superpanel.ioSEP 2025

legaltechnology.com

SEP 2025

Essay

Published essay on AI systems that take action, not just provide intelligence.

AI Systems of Action

Behind Genius Ventures

behindgeniusventures.comJUL 2025

JUL 2025

Essay

Published thesis on Service-as-a-Software model emphasizing technical rigor in sectors like manufacturing.

Service as a Software

Behind Genius Ventures

behindgeniusventures.comMAY 2025

MAY 2025

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