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Gensmo Secures Over $60 Million in Angel Funding to Transform Fashion E-Commerce

Gensmo, an up-and-coming AI-powered fashion tech startup, has raised more than $60 million in angel and seed funding—marking one of the largest early-stage investments in the fashion technology

Published: Jul 29, 2025 10:59 AM

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Gensmo Secures Over $60 Million in Angel Funding to Transform Fashion E-Commerce

Gensmo, an up-and-coming AI-powered fashion tech startup, has raised more than $60 million in angel and seed funding—marking one of the largest early-stage investments in the fashion technology sector to date. The capital infusion comes less than a year after the company’s December 2024 launch and demonstrates strong investor confidence in Gensmo’s vision to reshape how consumers discover, try on, and shop for clothing online.

Founded and led by CEO Ning Hu—a former Google Mobile Search tech lead and Alibaba VP with a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Carnegie Mellon—Gensmo’s founding team unites veterans from both the AI and fashion worlds.

The company operates out of major hubs including New York, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and Seattle, aiming to remain at the forefront of both style and technology. Gensmo’s core platform leverages proprietary AI models, computer vision, and deep learning to generate hyper-personalized style recommendations.

Users can virtually try on clothing using digital avatars, mix and match looks, and receive curated suggestions—from thrifted gems to high-end designer pieces—in a seamless, app-based experience.

The platform’s new “Vibe Imagine” feature lets users create dynamic fashion scenes based on moods or travel plans, making exploration immersive and uniquely tailored. “Our goal is not to make people more productive…

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Gensmo Secures Over $60 Million in Angel Funding to Transform Fashion E-Commerce

Gensmo, an up-and-coming AI-powered fashion tech startup, has raised more than $60 million in angel and seed funding—marking one of the largest early-stage investments in the fashion technology

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