6. Financials
September 2011 - $1.9M for Seed Round from Transmedia Capital
October 2012 - $15M for Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz
July 2014 - $40M for Series B led by Dan Gilbert and including
Nasir “Nas” Jones!
7. History Lesson Time
October 2009 – Rap Exegesis founded by Mahbod Moghadam, Tom
Lehman, and Ilan Zechory
December 2009 - Now Rap Genius
December 2013 – Penalized by Google for link scheme
May 2014 – Resignation of Mahbod Moghadam
July 2014 – Rebrand as Genius
8. What is HoT IN HURR
Hilary Clinton Kickoff Speech
Broadway Smash Hamilton
Sponsoring concerts
Couples Therapy? Not so hot.