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Who invested in Ancestry?
Ancestry's investors include SV Angel, Spectrum Equity, Amerindo Investment Advisors, AOL and Compaq, and 1 more on record.
199920012003200520072009
$33MSeries B$300MGrowth?Venture
United States · Venture startup
Who invested in Ancestry
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$333Mraised across 3 rounds since 1999, from 3 sources
$33MSeries B$300MGrowth
- Latest round
- VentureAug 2010
- Biggest round
- $300MGrowth · Oct 2007
- Investors
- 6
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series B, $33M Sept 1999
- Biggest round
- $300M Growth · Oct 2007
- Usual gap between rounds
- 8.1 years the median of 2
The rounds
- Aug 2010
- Oct 2007
- Sept 1999
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Series B1999Growth2007Venture2010
SV Angel
Spectrum EquityAmerindo Investment Advisors
AOL
Compaq
Pivotal Group
SV AngelSpectrum EquityAmerindo Investment AdvisorsAOLCompaqPivotal GroupThe exit
ExitListingPriceWhen
IPONASDAQ:ACOMundisclosedNov 2009
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Everyone who backed them
Amerindo Investment AdvisorsGrowth equity1round
Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.
Also claim to have backed them
These 4 firms list Ancestry as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Cory LevyAngelPer its own site
Quick answers about Ancestry
How much has Ancestry raised?
Ancestry has raised $333M across 3 rounds since 1999. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Ancestry last raise?
Ancestry's most recent round was a Venture in Aug 2010.
What was Ancestry's biggest round?
Ancestry's largest round on record is $300M (Growth), in Oct 2007.
Who backed Ancestry first?
Ancestry's first round on record, in Sept 1999, was backed by Amerindo Investment Advisors, AOL and Compaq and 1 others.
What stage is Ancestry at?
Ancestry's latest named round is a Venture, in Aug 2010.
Where is Ancestry based?
Ancestry is based in the United States.
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