MyHeritage

A global discovery platform for exploring family history, offering web, mobile, and software products and services.

Media & Entertainment Technologies
Acquired by Francisco Partners
Acquired Or Yehuda, Israel Founded 2003
Last updated 2026-07-20
Total raised
$49.0M
Last: Undisclosed Round 2012-11
Stage
Acquired
Founded
2003
Headcount
500+
HQ
Or Yehuda, Israel
Sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies

About

MyHeritage is a discovery platform for exploring family history. With billions of historical records and family tree profiles, and with sophisticated matching technologies that work across all its assets, MyHeritage enables users to discover their past and empower their future. MyHeritage DNA is one of the worlds largest consumer DNA databases, with 5.2 million customers. Since 2020, MyHeritage has been home to some of the worlds most advanced AI technologies for animating, repairing, enhancing, and colorizing historical photos.

Funding history · 5 rounds · $49.0M total

2012-10
E Round $25.0M
★ Accel★ Cross Creek★ Index Ventures★ Bessemer Venture Partners★ Vintage Investment Partners
2008-08
D Round $15.0M
★ Accel★ Index Ventures
2007-06
C Round $4.0M
★ Accel★ Aviv Raiz★ Yuval Rakavy
2006-10
B Round $3.0M
★ Accel★ Aviv Raiz★ Yuval Rakavy
2003-12
A Round $2.0M
★ Aviv Raiz★ Yuval Rakavy

Headcount over time

From 349 (2018-09) to 547 (2026-03) · +198 (+57%) · 72 points · source: Finder history + radar grounding
5530 2018-09 2026-03

Q&A

What is MyHeritage's current operational status?
MyHeritage was acquired by Francisco Partners in February 2021.
What is the employee count for MyHeritage?
MyHeritage has 500+ employees.
What was the most recent funding round for MyHeritage before its acquisition?
In November 2012, MyHeritage raised $25,000,000 in a private funding round with investors including Cross Creek.
What was MyHeritage's most recent acquisition?
MyHeritage acquired Filae in August 2021.
What is a recent significant product release from MyHeritage?
In November 2022, MyHeritage released AI Time Machine™, which allows users to transform themselves into historical figures using everyday photos.
Has MyHeritage experienced any workforce changes recently?
In July 2026, MyHeritage announced plans to lay off 15% of its workforce.
What is MyHeritage's primary business sector?
MyHeritage operates in the Media & Entertainment Technologies sector.
What AI-powered feature did MyHeritage release in March 2022?
In March 2022, MyHeritage released LiveStory, a feature that automatically creates video biographies using D-ID's AI technology.

Team · 1

Gilad Japhet
Founder · Founder & CEO
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Sectors & technology

Primary sector
Media & Entertainment Technologies
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
B2GB2CB2B2C

Highlights

Patents

Tags

web-platformphoto-sharingsocial-mediafamilysocial-networksmobile-applicationssocial-platformgeneticscontent-sharingpersonalizationgenealogydna-testingfamily-historyaiimage-enhancement
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)

External links

Websitemyheritage.com
LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/167538
X / Twittertwitter.com/MyHeritage
Facebookfacebook.com/myheritage
YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCT_enUFr_ZjlfuA6s55y_Lw
Instagraminstagram.com/myheritage_official
Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyHeritage
Wikidatawikidata.org/wiki/Q589757

Identifiers & details

Legal nameMyHeritage Ltd.
Founded2003-5
Employees (exact)500
Status reasonregistrar: מחוסלת מרצון
Wikidata QIDQ589757

Acquisitions & public offerings

Acquired by Francisco Partners 2021-02 $600.0M

AcquiredDateAmount
Filae2021-08
River Road Bio2019-09
Millennia Corporation2017-08
Geni.com2012-11
FamilyLink2011-11
BackupMyTree2011-09
Bliscy.pl2011-06
Zooof.com 2010-02
OSN Group2010-02
Kindo Network2008-09
Pearl Street Software2006-12

Radar intelligence

Open jobs — greenhouse

Total open5
Remote0
By departmentSales (2), R&D (1), Science (2)
By locationOr Yehuda (1), Tel Aviv (1), Or Yehuda, Israel (1), United Kingdom (1), Israel (1)
TitleLocationDepartment
B2C Sales OSOr YehudaSales
Retention Representative Tel AvivSales
Senior Machine Learning EngineerOr Yehuda, IsraelR&D
Director of ScienceUnited KingdomScience
Director of ScienceIsrael Science

Publications (Crossref)

Works5

GitHub

Top reposintellij-commit-message-template-plugin, BubblesAgent, import-graph, familygraph-php, redux-selector-action

App Store

AppRatingRatings
MyHeritage: Family Tree & DNA4.86046
Reimagine: Scan & Enhance Pics4.81519

Web history (Wayback)

Domainmyheritage.com

Wikidata

QIDQ589757

Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)

Registrar # (ח.פ.)516180791
Statusמחוסלת מרצון — CLOSED
Corp typeישראלית חברה פרטית
Incorporated2020-03-26
Purposeלעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי
Liabilityמוגבלת
In violation (unfiled)no
Last annual report2025
Active charges / liens0
Registry events1 — dissolution (1)
Closure date2025-08-05
Registered addressשרון אריאל 3 אור יהודה

Recent registry events

DateEvent
2025-08-05חיסול מרצון מזורז אוטומטי