When was Geni founded?

Geni was founded in 2006 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Geni located?

Geni is headquartered in West Hollywood, United States.

How many employees does Geni have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Geni is 29.

Is Geni a funded company?

Geni is a funded company, having raised a total of $16.5M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Jan 01, 2007.

When was the latest funding round of Geni?

Geni's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Jan 19, 2009, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Geni rank among its competitors?

Geni ranks 3rd amongst 87 active competitors, of which 12 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was FAMILY.SPACE, which secured $1.5M in Jul, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Geni?

Geni's top competitors include Ancestry, MyHeritage and Cluster. Among them, FAMILY.SPACE secured the most recent funding round in July, 2025.

Geni - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Geni is a commercial genealogy and social networking platform. It enables users to create a family tree by adding details of the family members. It also provides a section in which one can view the top profiles like presidents, athletes, and other famous people on the website. It earns revenue by charging for a premium membership.

Website: www.geni.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2006

Location

West Hollywood, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$16.5M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Jan 19, 2009, $*****

Investors

CRV & 2 more

Ranked

3^rd among 87 active competitors

Employee Count

29 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Ancestry & 135 more

Exit Details

Acquired by MyHeritage (Nov 28, 2012)

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Geni is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Geni, Inc. CIN: 74-3181535 , United States, Active	Jun 15, 2015	-	-	-

Geni got acquired by MyHeritage on Nov 28, 2012.

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Geni has raised a total funding of $16.5M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jan 19, 2009 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Geni has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Geni:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 19, 2009	6940111	Series C	9377319	6444751	3104625	7562530
Mar 01, 2007	5584333	Series B	5573169	6127344	1664414	CRV
Jan 01, 2007	5559093	Series A	6823059	9917560	9742625	Founders Fund

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The founders of Geni is George Ishii.

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

George Ishii: Co-founder of Geni and founder of 2 other companies, Yammer and Comparably.

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Geni's employee count trend

Geni has 29 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Geni's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Geni include Ancestry, MyHeritage and Cluster. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Geni, 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	Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures ... & 10 others	77/100
3rd	Geni 2006, West Hollywood (United States), Acquired	Web geneology social platform	$16.5M	CRV, Founders Fund & 1 others	54/100
4th	Cluster 2013, San Francisco (United States), Seed	App-based social platform for photo sharing	$1.6M	Google Ventures, Freestyle & 3 others	51/100
5th	Lalo 2020, Bothell (United States), Seed	App-based social platform for families	-	Shor Capital, Overlooked Ventures	47/100
6th	FAMILY.SPACE 2022, Limassol (Cyprus), Seed	Social platform for connecting with family	$1.5M	-	45/100
7th	Geneanet 1996, Paris (France), Acquired	Provider of tools to build family trees and search records	-	Enowe	43/100
8th	Sunday 2014, Bordeaux (France), Seed	Photos & videos sharing with family members & personal connections	-	Le Village by CA, Ryall Energy	41/100
9th	Filae 1994, Paris (France), Acquired	Provides ancestors data	-	Eiffel Investment Group, Entrepreneur Venture	40/100
10th	Kin 2019, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Online social platform for connecting with friends	-	-	38/100