Ancestry Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1983

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 1,835

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt

  • Financing Rounds
  • 35

  • Investments
  • 14

Ancestry General Information

Description

Provider of online genealogical services intended to discover the family history of individuals. The company offers family history, genealogy research and DNA testing services offering with the integration of family trees and offers its records and census information on its website and through applications to individuals, helping people in finding their family stories.

Contact Information

Website
www.ancestry.com
Formerly Known As
The Generations Network
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1300 West Traverse Parkway
  • Lehi, UT 84043
  • United States
Primary Industry
Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 1300 West Traverse Parkway
  • Lehi, UT 84043
  • United States

Ancestry Timeline

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Ancestry Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Ancestry Comparisons

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Provider of online genealogical services intended to discover the family history of individuals. The company offers fami
Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
Lehi, UT
1,835 As of 2025

London, United Kingdom
 

Hyderabad, India
 
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Ancestry Competitors (9)

One of Ancestry’s 9 competitors is PhotoBox Group, a Private Equity-Backed company based in London, United Kingdom.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
PhotoBox Group Private Equity-Backed London, United Kingdom
Mapmygenome Venture Capital-Backed Hyderabad, India
Findmypast Corporate Backed or Acquired London, United Kingdom
Xcode Life Venture Capital-Backed Chennai, India
OmeCare Formerly VC-backed San Diego, CA
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Ancestry Patents

  • 624

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 394

    Granted

  • 139

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Ancestry Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20250139461-A1 Ethnicity prediction with string kernal model Pending 27-Oct-2023
US-20250139081-A1 Reconstructing a precursory inheritance dataset Pending 27-Oct-2023
US-20250131019-A1 Systems and methods for determining data-origin links between named entities Pending 24-Oct-2023
US-20250130858-A1 Autostaler for persisting cloud computing instances Pending 23-Oct-2023
US-20250103618-A1 Parental communities classification Pending 25-Sep-2023 G06N20/20
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Ancestry Signals

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Ancestry Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Ancestry Investments & Acquisitions (14)

Ancestry’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Geneanet. The deal was made on 03-Nov-2021.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Geneanet 03-Nov-2021 Buyout/LBO Social/Platform Software
Clever Digit Media 21-May-2021 Buyout/LBO Consulting Services (B2B)
AdPay 18-May-2016 Buyout/LBO Business/Productivity Software
The Francis Frith Collection (Collection of 310,000 Photographic Images) 12-Aug-2015 Buyout/LBO Buildings and Property
Find A Grave 30-Sep-2013 Merger/Acquisition Information Services (B2C)
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Ancestry Exits (3)

Ancestry’s most recent exit was on 18-May-2016 from AdPay. The exit was categorized as with 2 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
AdPay 18-May-2016 Completed
  • 2 buyers
Heritage Makers 21-Sep-2005 Completed
  • 4 buyers
Genealogy.com 08-Apr-2003 Buyout/LBO Completed
  • 3 buyers
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Ancestry Affiliates

Subsidiaries (3)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Archives.com Lehi, UT 2009
Geneanet Paris, France 1996
Find A Grave Lehi, UT 1995

Ancestry FAQs

  • When was Ancestry founded?

    Ancestry was founded in 1983.

  • Where is Ancestry headquartered?

    Ancestry is headquartered in Lehi, UT.

  • What is the size of Ancestry?

    Ancestry has 1,835 total employees.

  • What industry is Ancestry in?

    Ancestry’s primary industry is Other Services (B2C Non-Financial).

  • Is Ancestry a private or public company?

    Ancestry is a Private company.

  • What is Ancestry’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Ancestry is .

  • How much funding has Ancestry raised over time?

    Ancestry has raised $181M.

  • Who are Ancestry’s investors?

    Alta Global Ventures, Blackstone, GIC Private, and Frazier Group have invested in Ancestry.

  • Who are Ancestry’s competitors?

    PhotoBox Group, Mapmygenome, Findmypast, Xcode Life, and OmeCare are some of the 9 competitors of Ancestry.

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