Genomelink
YC S21San Francisco, US · Founded 2017 · 15 employees · 9 known investors
Genomelink develops a platform that provides individuals with access to and management of their genomic data, leveraging advances in DNA sequencing technology. The company serves consumers seeking personal genetic information and operates in the genomics and digital health sector.
Also known as Genomelink
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S21)
Genomelink was founded in 2017 by Tomohiro Takano and Kensuke Numakura.
Investors · 9
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Genomelink operates a consumer-facing website where individuals upload raw DNA data files produced by other consumer genetic testing providers, including AncestryDNA, 23andMe and MyHeritage, and receive additional analyses generated from that file. The service is positioned as a way to extract further insight from a DNA test a customer already purchased, rather than as a testing laboratory itself; guidance material on the site explains how to download raw DNA data from Ancestry, 23andMe and MyHeritage.
The report catalogue spans several categories. Ancestry products include deep and global ancestry breakdowns covering more than 160 ethnicities and roughly 2,000 community-level breakdowns, regional modules for the British Isles and UK, Europe, Asia and Africa, Native American heritage across ten regional groups, Y-DNA paternal lineage, and ancient-DNA comparisons such as Viking and Nordic matching against 500+ ancient individuals, Celtic, Iberian, Greek, Italian and ancient European bloodlines, hunter-gatherer versus farmer proportions, and Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestry. A second group of reports covers wellness and lifestyle topics, including nutrition and nutrigenomics, fitness, skincare, mental wellbeing, organ and joint/blood wellness, plus trait reports on personality, physical characteristics, sports performance and cognitive traits. The site also publishes an editorial blog reviewing and comparing consumer DNA testing and genealogy tools.
Business model
Genomelink offers a free entry point — users can upload an existing DNA file and receive 100 free traits with no credit card required — alongside a broader catalogue of specialised ancestry and wellness reports accessed through the same account.
Latest developments
The site lists DNA Matches as a new feature alongside its deep ancestry and free trait offerings.
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Market position
The company positions its reports as unavailable elsewhere, emphasising depth beyond a basic ethnicity estimate — regional and ancient ancestry, nutrition and wellness insights — derived from a DNA file the customer already owns, and cites ISO 27001 certification.
Technology
Analyses are computed from uploaded raw genotype files. The company describes deep ancestry results as produced by advanced statistical models with scientific reliability scores, and chromosome-level analysis across all 22 autosomes for its global, European and Native American breakdowns. Several modules are described as co-developed with Stanford, including use of the Stanford-developed XGMix method for the Asian breakdown, while the UK breakdown is described as co-developed with Living DNA. Ancient-ancestry reports compare user genomes against curated ancient DNA sample sets, such as 600+ ancient genomes for the Americas, 500+ Viking-age and earlier individuals, and 200+ samples each for Celtic, Iberian and Italian ancestry.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer acquisition through the company's website, with a free trait offer as the onboarding hook and a content marketing blog covering DNA upload sites, DNA test reviews and how-to guides on raw data.
Consumers who have already taken a direct-to-consumer DNA test with providers such as AncestryDNA, 23andMe or MyHeritage and want additional ancestry, trait or wellness interpretation of that data.
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Key figures
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Genomelink do?
- Genomelink is a DNA upload service that turns existing consumer DNA test files into ancestry, trait and wellness reports.
- Who founded Genomelink?
- Genomelink was founded by Tomohiro Takano, Kensuke Numakura in 2017.
- Who are Genomelink's investors?
- Genomelink's investors include 500 Global, Brighter Capital, Coral Capital, DG Daiwa Ventures, Lair East Labs, LifeX Ventures, Metaplanet, Sony Ventures Corporation and 1 more.
- Where is Genomelink headquartered?
- Genomelink is headquartered in San Francisco, US.