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Genius is a lyrics database, editorial publisher, and digital media company founded in August 2009.<\/p>\n

The company enables users to annotate song lyrics with interpretations about each line’s meaning. It also publishes news stories and features about artists.<\/p>\n

Over the years, more than two million contributors have uploaded information to the Genius platform.<\/p>\n

Genius originally launched under the Rap Genius brand with a focus on hip-hop.<\/p>\n

Based in New York, Genius is owned by Genius Media Group Inc.<\/p>\n

Its CEO is one of its original co-founders, Tom Lehman.<\/p>\n

In March 2018, Genius raised $15m in an investment round<\/a>. The funding was led by Everblue, a new fund by Eric Mindich primarily focused on music and e-sports.<\/p>\n

Existing Genius investors and board members Dan Gilbert and Andreessen Horowitz also participated in the round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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