MyHeritage
Sign in to saveMyHeritage is an online genealogy company with web, mobile, and software products and services, founded in Israel in 2003. Users of the platform can obtain their family trees, upload and browse through photos, and search through over 19.9 billion historical records, among other features. In early 2021 it was acquired by Francisco Partners, an American private equity firm, for $600 million. == As of 2023, the service supported 42 languages. In 2016, it launched a genetic testing service called MyHeritage DNA, with more than 6.5 million DNA kits in the company's database by March 2023. The compa
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- Website.name
- MyHeritage
- Website.logo
- File:MH_logo-hover.svg
- Website.company_type
- Private
- Website.location
- Or Yehuda, Israel
- Website.founder
- Gilad Japhet (CEO)
- Website.industry
- Internet
- Website.products
- Family history websiteGenealogy softwareMobile applicationMyHeritage DNAMyHeritage DNA HealthFamily Tree Builder
- Website.num_employees
- 531
- Website.registration
- Yes
- Website.owner
- MyHeritage Ltd, Francisco Partners - present
- Website.current_status
- Active
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23 sectionsContents
- History
- 2003–2007: Foundation and early years
- 2008–2012: Acquisitions and expansion
- 2013–present: partnerships, further growth, and beyond
- Security incidents
- Investigative genetic genealogy
- People of California v. Joseph James DeAngelo (2018)
- State of Minnesota v. Jerry Arnold Westrom (2019)
- Identification of Juana Rosas-Zagal (2023)
- Products and services
- Matching technologies
- Family Tree Builder
- MyHeritage DNA
- Photo tools
- Deep Nostalgia
- AI Time Machine
- Pro bono projects
- Tribal Quest
- DNA Quest
- Awards and recognition
- See also
- References
- External links
MyHeritage is an online genealogy company with web, mobile, and software products and services, founded in Israel in 2003. Users of the platform can obtain their family trees, upload and browse through photos, and search through over 19.9 billion historical records, among other features. In early 2021 it was acquired by Francisco Partners, an American private equity firm, for $600 million. == As of 2023, the service supported 42 languages. In 2016, it launched a genetic testing service called MyHeritage DNA, with more than 6.5 million DNA kits in the company's database by March 2023. The company is headquartered in Or Yehuda, Israel, with additional offices in Tel Aviv, Israel; Lehi, Utah; Kyiv, Ukraine; and Burbank, California.
==History== ===2003–2007: Foundation and early years=== thumb|Original MyHeritage office in the village of Bnei Atarot, Israel MyHeritage was founded in 2003 by Israeli entrepreneur Gilad Japhet (who continues to serve as the company's CEO). Japhet started the company from his living room in Bnei Atarot, Israel. For a long time, the company's headquarters were located in a family farmhouse in Bnei Atarot. In its infancy, MyHeritage was almost completely self-funded but had received funds from angel investors by 2005. It switched from a free service to a freemium business model.
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