23andMe

company

About

23andMe is a DNA testing technology company that enables its users to access their ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series F
Last Funding Money Raised
$250M
Industries
Biotechnology,Genetics,Life Science
Founded date
Apr 1, 2006
Number Of Employee
501 - 1000
Operating Status
Active

23andMe is a human genome research company enabling users to study their ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits.

A startup co-founded by Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, 23andMe has plans to make the human genome searchable. Brin, along with Google, gave 23andMe $3.9 million as part of a series A in May of 2007.

The company was named after the number of chromosome pairs in humans. They aim to help people understand what their genes mean by indexing them and highlighting significant findings.

23andMe allows its clients/users to study their ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits. The company also markets to researchers and scientists, for whom they provide neatly categorized and easily searchable data.

One reason the Google investment in 23andMe made sense, was that this company could enable the search giant to index another facet of the world's information. With the Biotech and Health Care industries growing rapidly, 23andMe could help Google get and maintain a market hold in these already multi-billion dollar areas.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
$335.60M
23andMe has raised a total of $335.60M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 29, 2020 from a Series F round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 29, 2020 Series F $82.50M 2 Sequoia Capital Detail
Sep 5, 2017 Series F $250M 1 Sequoia Capital Detail
Oct 13, 2016 Grant $1.70M 1 National Institutes of Health Detail
Jul 29, 2014 Grant $1.40M 1 National Institutes of Health Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
1
0
23andMe has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 20, 2015, when Doctor On Demand raised $62.74M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jul 20, 2015 Doctor On Demand
Series B $62.74M Health Care

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
4
3
23andMe is funded by 3 investors. Sequoia Capital and National Institutes of Health are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Sequoia Capital Yes Series F
National Institutes of Health Yes Grant
ACE & Company Series F

Acquisition

23andMe has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Lemonaid Health on Oct 22, 2021. They acquired Lemonaid Health for $400M.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Oct 22, 2021 Lemonaid Health
Artificial Intelligence acquisition $ 400M Detail