23andMe - About the company
23andMe is an acquired company based in Sunnyvale (United States), founded in 2006 by Anne Wojcicki, Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza. It operates as a Provider of genetic test solutions to study ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits. 23andMe has raised $944M in funding from investors like Fidelity Investments, Sequoia Capital and Google Ventures, with last known valuation of $305M. The company has 36 active competitors, including 2 funded and 8 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Ancestry, Color and Veritas Genetics.
Sectors and market segments that 23andMe operate in
23andMe serves in the HealthTech, Life Sciences market segments.The primary business model of 23andMe are:Company Details
Provider of genetic test solutions to study ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits. The platform provides a study regarding an individual's ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits. The company also markets its data is categorized and searchable form to researchers and scientists.
- Website
- www.23andme.com/
- Email ID
- *****@23andme.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- Sunnyvale, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2006
Location
Sunnyvale, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$944M in 21 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$305M as on Jun 13, 2025
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 36 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$190M as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
557 as on Mar 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by TTAM Research Institute (Jun 13, 2025)
Legal entities associated with 23andMe
23andMe is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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23ANDME, INC. CIN: 204857371 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 2005 | - | 478 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
23ANDME HOLDING CO. CIN: 1804591 , United States, Active | Jun 15, 2021 | $190M (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - | - |
23andme, Inc. CIN: 20161206900 , United States, Active | Mar 24, 2016 | - | - | - |
23andMe's acquisition details
23andMe got acquired by TTAM Research Institute on Jun 13, 2025 at an acquisition amount of $305M. It was facilitated by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, Carmody MacDonald and 1 more.
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23andMe's funding and investors
23andMe has raised a total funding of $944M over 21 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 22, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Nov 03, 2023 for $20M. 1 investor participated in its latest round. 23andMe has 31 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of 23andMe:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Nov 03, 2023 | $20M | Post IPO | - | - | - | |
Dec 09, 2020 | $82.5M | Series F | - | - | - | |
Jul 24, 2018 | $300M | Series F | $1.75B | - | - |
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23andMe's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of 23andMe are Anne Wojcicki, Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza. Anne Wojcicki is the CEO of 23andMe.
Here are the details of 23andMe's key team members:
- Anne Wojcicki: Co-Founder & CEO of 23andMe. They are also an angel investor in 36 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Linda Avey: Former Co-Founder of 23andMe and founder of 1 other company.
- Paul Cusenza: Co-Founder & Co-President; Board Member of 23andMe.
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23andMe's employee count trend
23andMe has 557 employees as of Mar 26. Here is 23andMe's employee count trend over the years:
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23andMe's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of 23andMe include Ancestry, Color and Veritas Genetics. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of 23andMe, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Ancestry 1996, Lehi (United States), Acquired | Provider of an online genealogy platform offering a host of services | $446M | 82/100 | |
2nd | 23andMe 2006, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired | Provider of genetic test solutions to study ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits | $944M | 78/100 | |
3rd | Color 2013, Burlingame (United States), Series E | Provider of end-to-end Virtual clinic offering cancer-based solutions | $491M | 66/100 | |
4th | Veritas Genetics 2014, Danvers (United States), Acquired | Provider of genetic testing products | $53.4M | 58/100 | |
5th | Nebula Genomics 2016, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Developer of DNA Sequencing technology for personal genomics | $4.3M | 44/100 | |
6th | My Toolbox Genomics 2020, Walnut (United States), Unfunded | Provider of an app for gene testing | - | - | 43/100 |
7th | ![]() Full Genomes 2012, Rockville (United States), Public | Consumer facing genome sequencing company | $602K | - | 39/100 |
8th | Genoplan 2014, New York City (United States), Series B | Developer of genetic test kits for health analysis | $20M | 34/100 | |
9th | GEDmatch 2010, San Diego (United States), Acquired | DNA-based health risk assessment platform | - | - | 34/100 |
10th | Family Tree DNA 2000, Houston (United States), Unfunded | Provider of genetic tests for ancestral history | - | - | 30/100 |
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23andMe's Investments and acquisitions
23andMe has made 2 investments in companies including Halo and Orchid. 23andMe has also acquired 2 companies including Icebreaker Health and CureTogether.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Sep 21, 2022 | Investments | 2016 | Chicago (United States) | |
Oct 22, 2021 | Acquisition | 2014 | San Francisco (United States) | |
Apr 07, 2021 | Investments | 2019 | Armadale (Australia) |
Reports related to 23andMe
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News related to 23andMe
Media has covered 23andMe for a total of 29 events in the last 1 year, 9 of them have been about company updates and 2 about people movement.
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23andMe Introduces Reconstructed Ancestors a First-of-Its-Kind DNA Discovery ToolFinancial Post•Mar 13, 2026•23andMe
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23andMe Research Institute Appoints Kael Reicin as Chief Financial OfficerFinancial Post•Nov 05, 2025•23andMe
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23andMe Research Institute Names Brad Margus and Stephen Quake, D.Phil., to Board of DirectorsFinancial Post•Oct 24, 2025•23andMe
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