Why We Started Geniez AI

Every startup begins with a simple question: what if?

‍For us at Geniez AI, that question was: 👉 What if mainframes - the backbone of the world’s largest enterprises - could speak the same language as modern AI applications?

The problem we saw

Mainframes quietly run the global economy. Banks, insurance companies, airlines, and governments all rely on them for mission-critical applications. Yet, when the GenAI revolution arrived, these systems were left on the sidelines.

Most enterprises wanting to connect their mainframe data to AI today rely on slow, complex methods like Extract, Transform & Load (ETL) or Changed Data Capture (CDC). These solutions work, but they come with trade-offs:

  • Lagging data: ETL is far from real-time.
  • High CPU consumption: CDC incurs CPU and network overhead for every update.
  • Complexity: Projects take months (or years) and require heavy integration.
  • Security risks: Moving sensitive data off the mainframe adds risk and cost.

The result? Businesses couldn’t fully unlock the potential of their most valuable asset - the data sitting inside the mainframe - in the GenAI era.

The spark behind Geniez AI

We believed there had to be a better way! What if LLMs and AI agents could access real-time mainframe data directly, without changing the mainframe’s application or data architectures, without costly migrations and with no security compromises?

That was the spark that became Geniez AI.

Our Mission

Geniez AI was founded with a clear mission: To securely and efficiently connect LLMs and AI agents to real-time mainframe data, without requiring deep mainframe skills.

Our framework enables enterprises to:

  • Modernize without replacing their mainframe
  • Unlock AI-powered automation and insights directly from COBOL applications
  • Move at the speed of GenAI while leveraging decades of reliable infrastructure

Why now?

Because timing matters. Because time to market matters.

  • Enterprises are currently under pressure to define a GenAI strategy
  • Mainframes hold the crown jewels of enterprise data
  • AI can only be as smart as the data it learns from

By bringing mainframes into the GenAI era, we’re helping enterprises bridge the gap between the systems they trust and the future they aspire to.

The road ahead

Geniez AI is only getting started, and we believe the mainframe should be leading the enterprise AI journey, now slowing it down.

Because the future isn’t about replacing what works. It’s about leveraging your infrastructure investments legacy to build something even stronger.

Geniez AI

The enterprise framework for connecting LLMs and AI-agents to real-time mainframe data