Bob Iger joins board of avatar tech company Genies

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Former Disney chair says he has ‘always been drawn to the intersection between technology and art’

Former Disney chair Bob Iger is investing in, and joining the board of, metaverse start-up Genies, the company said on Monday, in the executive’s first such move since leaving the entertainment giant at the end of 2021.

Genies, popular among celebrities such as Rihanna, Lil Nas X and Jennifer Lopez, said it owns 99% of the celebrity avatar market share and includes Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group as clients, for whom it also makes NFTs, or nonfungible tokens . “I’ve always been drawn to the intersection between technology and art, and Genies provides unique and compelling opportunities to harness the power of that combination to enable new forms of creativity, expression and communication,” said Iger, who has spent more than a decade in Disney.Genies has raised $100m so far from venture capital investor Mary Meeker's firm Bond and Brayer Capital, among others.

 

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