Behind Genius Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm co-founded by Paige Finn Doherty and Joshua Schlisserman that backs pre-seed and seed stage companies in the US and Canada. Behind Genius's Twitter Score is 10 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #92,867 among 486,860 tracked accounts.
Behind Genius was launched in March 2021 with a focus on AI-native companies and technical storytellers. The firm has grown to two funds, with a $15M Fund 2 announced and active investment writing published as recently as June 2026. Per a Carta report, the firm reached $14M in assets under management and nearly 60 portfolio companies across its funds. Limited partners in the firm include investors from Bain Capital Ventures, Tribe Capital, and Bonfire Ventures.
Behind Genius has published 119 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 12 accounts, with 42 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Behind Genius include 53 founders, 18 angel investors, 5 influencers and 4 VCs, among them Roon, Sergito, Mark W. Yusko - Two Point One Quadrillion, John Palmer, Drew Austin and Jay.