# Genvid Holdings Inc.

> Genvid Holdings Inc. is a New York media-technology company that invented the Massively Interactive Live Event (MILE) - part TV show, part video game, where thousands of viewers vote on what happens next in real time. Founded in 2016 by Square Enix cloud-gaming veterans, Genvid has produced the Emmy-winning SILENT HILL: Ascension, the Webby-winning The Walking Dead: Last Mile, Rival Peak, and DC Heroes United. Backed by $166M in funding, the company is now extending its production infrastructure into studio-grade generative AI tooling for professional creators.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Jacob Navok (CEO & Co-Founder), Christopher Cataldi (COO & Co-Founder), Fabien Ninoles (CTO & Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** approx. 26 employees (per Apollo data; has been larger historically)
- **Products:** Massively Interactive Live Events (MILEs), SILENT HILL: Ascension, DC Heroes United, The Walking Dead: Last Mile, Rival Peak
- **Notable:** Coined and popularized the 'Massively Interactive Live Event' (MILE) category., SILENT HILL: Ascension won an Emmy Award., The Walking Dead: Last Mile won a Webby Award.

## Products & services

- **Massively Interactive Live Events (MILEs)** — Genvid's signature format - episodic, real-time experiences that blend broadcast-scale streaming with game mechanics, letting large audiences vote and influence the narrative as it unfolds.
- **SILENT HILL: Ascension** — An Emmy Award-winning interactive horror series where the global audience's collective decisions determined characters' fates in real time.
- **DC Heroes United** — An interactive streaming series and mobile game (App Store, Google Play, Epic Games Store, Tubi) in which audiences make weekly decisions shaping the future of the Justice League.
- **The Walking Dead: Last Mile** — A Webby Award-winning interactive series set in the Walking Dead universe, with viewers steering survivors' choices.
- **Rival Peak** — A pioneering 24/7 always-on MILE on Facebook where AI contestants competed and the community influenced outcomes over a multi-week run.
- **Genvid AI Production Platform** — Studio-grade generative-AI production infrastructure including production/asset management, storyboard editor, keyframe creation, dialog/audio generation, and video/image generation - designed to keep creators in control with full provenance.
- **Interactive Streaming SDK** — Genvid's patented technology that overlays interactive, data-driven layers onto live video streams, enabling participation at broadcast scale.

## Achievements

- Coined and popularized the 'Massively Interactive Live Event' (MILE) category.
- SILENT HILL: Ascension won an Emmy Award.
- The Walking Dead: Last Mile won a Webby Award.
- Raised $166M total in funding, including a $113M Series C in 2021.
- Spun out of Square Enix's cloud-gaming division (Shinra Technologies).
- Holds patents on interactive-streaming technology.
- Launched DC Heroes United across App Store, Google Play, Epic Games Store, and Tubi.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — DC Heroes United began the next phase of its story (Feb 18, 2026), resolving prior cliffhangers and introducing 'Story Maps' inside the game.
- **2025-06** — DC Heroes United expanded to the Epic Games Store for Android and iOS; first narrative arc wrapped with free Batman skin and in-game items for Epic users.
- **2024-11** — DC Heroes United launched - game on App Store/Google Play (Nov 20) and first episode on Tubi (Nov 21), revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2024.
- **2024** — Genvid began positioning its production stack as studio-grade generative-AI infrastructure for professional creators, with provenance built in.

## Links

- Website: https://genvid.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/genvid-technologies-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/genvident
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA3HWDKruUGZO2Eu2l8U4jg
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/genvidentertainment
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/genvidentertainment

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Last updated: 2026-06-07