When was Ancestry founded?

Ancestry was founded in 1996 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Ancestry located?

Ancestry is headquartered in Lehi, United States. It is registered at Lehi, Utah.

Who is the current CEO of Ancestry?

Paul Allen and Deborah Liu s of Ancestry. Paul Allen is also angel investors in 2 startups.

How many employees does Ancestry have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Ancestry is 1857.

Is Ancestry a funded company?

Ancestry is a funded company, having raised a total of $446M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Dec 1998.

How much is Ancestry worth?

The last known valuation of Ancestry was $***** as of Aug 05, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Ancestry?

Ancestry's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Apr 2016, with participation from 2 investors.

What is the annual revenue of Ancestry?

Annual revenue of Ancestry is between $500M and $1B as on Dec 31, 2015

Where does Ancestry rank among its competitors?

Ancestry ranks 1st amongst 89 active competitors, only 1 of which is funded. 23andMe, which secured $20M in Nov, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Ancestry?

Ancestry's top competitors include MyHeritage, 23andMe and Geni. Among them, 23andMe secured the most recent funding round in November, 2023.

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Q: Is Ancestry an acquired company?

Ancestry got acquired by Blackstone on Aug 05, 2020.

Ancestry is an acquired company based in Lehi (United States), founded in 1996 by Paul Allen, Jason Atwater and Dan Taggart. It operates as a Provider of an online genealogy platform offering a host of services. Ancestry has raised $446M in funding, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 89 active competitors, including 1 funded and 9 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like MyHeritage, 23andMe and Geni.

Company Details

Ancestry is a provider of an online genealogy platform offering a host of services. It offers family history information, historical records, and other genealogical information. It enables users to create their family tree and helps them discover, preserve and share their family history. The company uses microarray-based autosomal DNA testing technology and an online family history resource to predict family connections and relatives. The company offers a subscription-based service. The company claims its online resource contains all relevant Federal Census records since 1790 (Archives).

Website: www.ancestry.com/
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Registered Address: Lehi, Utah

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1996

Location

Lehi, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$446M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Apr 2016, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Aug 05, 2020

Investors

Meritech & 19 more

Ranked

1^st among 89 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2015

Employee Count

1,857 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Geneanet & 5 more

Similar Companies

MyHeritage & 138 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Blackstone (Aug 05, 2020)

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Ancestry is associated with 8 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
ANCESTRY.COM LLC CIN: 1575319 , United States, Active	Dec 06, 2012	$500M - $1B (As on Dec 31, 2015)	-	-
ANSERY s.r.o. CIN: 06829244 , Czech Republic, Active	Feb 02, 2018	-	-
ANCESTORS CZECH s.r.o. CIN: 24267139 , Czech Republic, Active	Sep 03, 2012	-	-
Ancestry.com Inc. CIN: 1469433 , United States, Active		$100M - $500M (As on Dec 31, 2011)	-	-
ANCES CIN: 44103044391 , Latvia, Active	Feb 23, 2007	€0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	1 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
Fua Fua Family a.s. CIN: 14235056 , Czech Republic, Active	Feb 08, 2022	-	-
Ancestry.com Operations Inc. CIN: 870392473 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	1108 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
KNIG CIN: 40203455469 , Latvia, Active	Jan 19, 2023	€0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	1 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-

Ancestry got acquired by Blackstone on Aug 05, 2020 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Ancestry has raised a total funding of $446M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 1998. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Apr 2016 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Ancestry has 20 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Ancestry:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 2016	1986324	Post IPO	5718544	9881484	1381390	4551344
Dec 18, 2012	5834040	Convertible Debt	6245704	6818842	9415385	3068025
Oct 16, 2007	1070566	PE	3946912	8455531	4803621	Spectrum Equity

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The founders of Ancestry are Paul Allen, Jason Atwater and Dan Taggart.

Here are the details of Ancestry's key team members:

Paul Allen: Former Co-Founder&CEO of Ancestry and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Jason Atwater: Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Black Roots Employee Resource Group of Ancestry.
Dan Taggart: Former Co-Founder & President of Ancestry.
Deborah Liu: CEO of Ancestry. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.

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Ancestry's employee count trend

Ancestry has 1,857 employees as of May 26. Here is Ancestry's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Ancestry include MyHeritage, 23andMe and Geni. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Ancestry, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Ancestry 1996, Lehi (United States), Acquired	Provider of an online genealogy platform offering a host of services	$446M	Meritech, Adams Street Partners & 18 others	80/100
2nd	MyHeritage 2003, Yehud (Israel), Acquired	Provider of tools for creating family trees and exploring ancestry	$49M	Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners & 10 others	77/100
3rd	23andMe 2006, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Provider of genetic test solutions to study ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits	$944M	Google Ventures, Fidelity Investments & 34 others	77/100
4th	Geni 2006, West Hollywood (United States), Acquired	Web geneology social platform	$16.5M	CRV, Valor Equity Partners & 1 others	54/100
5th	Geneanet 1996, Paris (France), Acquired	Provider of tools to build family trees and search records	-	Enowe	42/100
6th	Full Genomes 2012, Rockville (United States), Seed	Consumer facing genome sequencing company	$602K	-	41/100
7th	Filae 1994, Paris (France), Acquired	Provides ancestors data	-	Eiffel Investment Group, Entrepreneur Venture	40/100
8th	memyfolks 2021, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded	Online genealogy platform offering ancestry data	-	-	37/100
9th	GEDmatch 2010, San Diego (United States), Acquired	DNA-based health risk assessment platform	-	-	34/100
10th	Genery 2002, Novosibirsk (Russia), Unfunded	Family tree software for Windows and Mac	-	-	33/100

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Ancestry has made 1 investments in companies including UpToDate. Ancestry has also acquired 5 companies including Geneanet and Adpay.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Aug 31, 2021	Acquisition	Geneanet	1996	Paris (France)
Oct 30, 2019	Investments	UpToDate	1992	Waltham (United States)
May 18, 2016	Acquisition	Adpay	2002	Englewood (United States)