Geniez AI, a pioneer in connecting Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agents with real-time mainframe data, has successfully raised $6 million in seed funding. StageOne Ventures and Canapi Ventures co-led the round, marking a significant milestone in the company’s mission to modernize enterprise data access.
With this breakthrough framework, Geniez AI enables enterprises to integrate cutting-edge LLMs and AI systems directly with their mainframe data sources. This capability helps organizations tap into their most important data, making it easier to analyze, automate tasks, and make smarter decisions with AI. By addressing long-standing connectivity challenges between legacy mainframes and modern AI applications, Geniez AI allows businesses to elevate customer experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new revenue streams without the need for costly data migrations or large-scale infrastructure overhauls.
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Highlighting the value of this innovation, Gil Peleg, Co-founder and CEO of Geniez AI, emphasized, “Mainframes are at the heart of the global economy, holding the most up to date transaction data as well as decades of historical data which are extremely valuable for AI. We’re giving enterprises the best of both worlds: the power and trust of the mainframe with the innovation and velocity of the AI ecosystem.”
The company’s framework is built on standard GenAI protocols like the Model Content Protocol (MCP) and is designed to run directly on mainframes. It provides seamless, real-time access to data for LLMs and AI agents operating on-premises or in the cloud, including platforms like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, or Meta Llama. As industries ranging from finance and insurance to retail, healthcare, and government accelerate their GenAI adoption, Geniez AI positions itself as a bridge to bring mission-critical systems into the AI era.
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Neil Underwood, Co-founder and General Partner at Canapi Ventures, reinforced this point, stating, “AI is no longer a luxury for financial institutions and with most banks running on mainframes, Geniez AI is tackling a pain point that will unlock major value for them.”
Yuval Cohen, Founder and Managing Partner at StageOne Ventures, added, “The Geniez AI team has a proven track record of innovation in the mainframe space, previously founding Model9 (acquired by BMC Software in May 2023) and we’re excited to partner with them again.”
Looking ahead, Geniez AI plans to channel the fresh capital into scaling its engineering and go-to-market teams. The company also aims to expand enterprise technology partnerships and strengthen integrations with leading GenAI platforms, further solidifying its role as a key enabler of AI-driven transformation.
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