AI-powered fashion platform Gensmo has disclosed the completion of a seed funding round reaching US $ 60 million. The funding attracted high-profile support from influential angel investors, reflecting strong conviction in the firm’s vision to merge artificial intelligence with personal style discovery.
While valuation is not disclosed, investor appetite reflects growing passion for Gensmo’s human-focused mission in a highly competitive landscape. With fashion e-commerce already being fast-forwarded through the use of AI, Gensmo joins in with a unique proposition: not only better algorithms, but increasingly emotionally intelligent fashion guidance.
Ning Hu, founder and CEO said that they’re not chasing productivity metrics, and they’re here to help people feel confident and aligned with their own taste.
Hu, who has a PhD in AI from Carnegie Mellon and was previously a Google tech lead and Alibaba executive, founded Gensmo in December 2024 with a founding team recruited from top tech and fashion talent.
Gensmo’s flagship solution brings together state-of-the-art AI with capabilities such as real-time virtual try-ons, interactive fashion matchmakers, hyper-personalised mood boards, and a ‘Vibe Imagine’ feature that generates visual fashion themes around a user’s mood or plans. These capabilities place Gensmo squarely as more than simply a recommendation engine—it’s a code-driven personal stylist.
The new capital will go toward building out the platform’s product offerings, ramping up hiring in the AI and fashion verticals, and expanding geographically for Gensmo. The company is housed in New York, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and Seattle.
Even in beta, Gensmo has shown remarkable engagement: more than 10 million style matches, an over 100-million-item fashion catalog indexed, and viral momentum on TikTok and Instagram.
In the future, the company will look to deepen its AI capabilities to understand and better reflect the individuality of users across cultures, budgets, and style.
