# Ancestry

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/ancestry

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Lehi, US
- Website: www.ancestry.com
- Total disclosed funding: $43M
- Latest round: Series B (Aug 31, 1999)
- Investors on record: 8

## About

Established in 1983 and based in Utah, US, Ancestry operates an online research tool that provides family history and consumer genomics. Ancestry initially started as Ancestry Publishing and became a public company in 2009 trading on the NASDAQ. In December 2012, Permira, Spectrum Equity, and the company's management acquired Ancestry for USD 1.6 billion in a public-to-private deal, and in 2016, Permira and Spectrum Equity sold the majority of their stake in Ancestry to GIC and Silver Lake for USD 2.6 billion. Also, in December 2020, Blackstone Group acquired Ancestry from Silver Lake, GIC, Spectrum Equity, and Permira. The transaction valued the company at USD 4.7 billion. 

The company offers family history information such as records detailing births, marriages, deaths, military service, immigration, genealogy, and DNA testing services. Ancestry's portfolio of brands includes Ancestry®, AncestryProGenealogists®, AncestryDNA®, Ancestry Institution™, Archives®, Remember®, Fold3®, Newspapers.com™, Forces War Records, and We Remember®.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Aug 31, 1999, $33M — @Ventures, Compaq Computer Corporation, Aglae Ventures, AOL Inc., Amerindo Investment Advisors, Pivotal Asset Management
- Series A, Oct 1, 1998, $10M — EPIC Ventures, Intel Capital, @Ventures

## Investors

- EPIC Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/epic-ventures) — Series A
- Intel Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/intel-capital) — Series A
- @Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ventures) — Series A, Series B
- Compaq Computer Corporation — Series B
- Aglae Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/aglae-ventures) — Series B
- AOL Inc. — Series B
- Amerindo Investment Advisors — Series B
- Pivotal Asset Management — Series B