# Jake Adams

> Jake Adams is the San Francisco-based co-founder and chief operating officer of Genies, an avatar technology company that has moved through consumer social apps, celebrity avatars, digital fashion, interoperable identity, and AI-powered game characters. His public profile is restrained, but his tenure spans the company's defining transitions, including a $150 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation, the launch of its Parties technology stack, and a Unity partnership intended to bring Genies' avatar and user-generated-content tools to game developers.

- **Role:** COO and Co-founder at Genies
- **Organizations:** Genies
- **Education:** University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Genies and serves as its chief operating officer., Helped lead Genies through a $150 million Series C financing that valued the company at $1 billion in 2022., Participated in the internal investment committee for Humans, the Genies investment arm announced in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Genies launched publicly; Adams is identified in company materials as a co-founder and later as chief operating officer.
- **2020** — Genies expanded its celebrity-avatar business through partnerships including Warner Music Group; company materials named Adams among the founders.
- **2022** — Genies raised a $150 million Series C led by Silver Lake at a $1 billion valuation while Adams served as COO and co-founder.
- **2024** — Adams publicly welcomed the launch of Genies' Parties stack and emphasized putting the technology into the hands of outside builders.
- **2025** — During the Unity partnership announcement, Adams described a vision for dynamic, context-aware, game-ready AI avatars.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Genies and serves as its chief operating officer.
- Helped lead Genies through a $150 million Series C financing that valued the company at $1 billion in 2022.
- Participated in the internal investment committee for Humans, the Genies investment arm announced in 2020.
- Represented Genies' product vision publicly during its 2025 Unity partnership, explaining how context-aware avatars could change gameplay.
- Remained part of the leadership team as Genies expanded from consumer avatars into celebrity partnerships, digital goods, developer tools, and AI-powered game characters.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Genies announced a partnership with Unity to bring its AI avatar and user-generated-content tools into the Unity ecosystem; Adams explained how dynamic avatars could personalize game worlds around player context.
- **2024-11** — Adams shared Genies' launch of the Parties technology stack and said he was excited to put the technology into the hands of outside builders.

## Links

- Website: https://genies.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-adams-20059a136

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Last updated: 2026-09-27