# Lionize

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/lionize

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: New York, US
- Website: www.lionize.ai
- Total disclosed funding: $6M
- Latest round: Seed (Feb 2, 2024)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Based in New York, US, and founded in 2018, Lionize Inc. manage the lifecycle of influencer campaigns for brands and agencies. It performs matchmaking for brands and influencers. The company was co-founded by Chris Buetti (CEO), Ben Devore, and Austin Rosenthal. In June 2025, gen.video acquired Lionize Inc. from Cultivation Capital and ScOp Venture Capital. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company offers an artificial intelligence-based software platform that builds and manage a team of influencer for its customer and supports any type of influencer marketing program. The firm’s platform is divided into three steps i.e., recruitment, selection, and reporting influencer talent for its customers. It handles everything for influencers such as their recruitment, payment, tracking, contracting, and even more. The client base of the company includes Ziva, fuzzy, Holiday Inn., frozen bean, tribe 9 foods, yum butter, and many more. The June 2025 acquisition will help the company to expand their market reach, integrate with commerce analytics and scales creator recruitment through gen.video’s ecosystem

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Feb 2, 2024, $1.5M — Cultivation Capital
- Seed, Aug 12, 2022, $4.5M — Cultivation Capital, ScOp Venture Capital

## Investors

- Cultivation Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cultivation-capital) — Seed
- ScOp Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/scop-venture-capital) — Seed