socalTECH.com, February 19, 2009 Geni, the venture-backed firm which has developed an online, Web 2.0-style genealogy and social networking web sites for families, has connected the company's service with the popular Facebook social networking web site. Geni said that users can now connect their Facebook account to Geni, allowing users to use Facebook's standard invite… Read more
socalTECH.com, January 21, 2009 Geni, an online genealogy and social networking site, upgraded the firm's services last night, adding new statistics features and gift accounts. According to the firm, it now allows users to view statistics on profiles, and has added the ability of users to give "Geni Pro" accounts as a gift to relatives…. Read more
TechCrunch, January 19, 2009 Geni raises another $5 million in a Series C round backed by Charles River Ventures and The Founders Fund. In early 2007, Geni raised a total of $1.5 million in a series A round led by The Founders Fund and another $10 million is a series B round led by Charles… Read more
PRWeb.com, January 12, 2009 Leverage Inc., a leading provider of online gift card, loyalty, and promotional services, and Geni Inc., which operates the family social networking site Geni.com, today announce a new business development initiative and technological integration which create additional revenue streams and add to both companies' strategic partnership portfolios. Read the rest of… Read more
LiveMint.com, January 7, 2009 Geni.com is mentioned as a top site for connecting family online. "If you have a tech savvy family try out geni.com which is a fun way of getting your family tree online." Read the rest of the article.
socalTECH.com, December 22, 2008 Geni, the online genealogy and social networking site run by ex-PayPal cofounder David Sacks, has rolled out two new features. According to the firm in an announcement to users Friday, it has added popular holidays to its calendar, and also added new virtual gifts for those holidays which can be sent… Read more
NYTimes.com, November 30, 2008 Announcement of Geni's partnership and future integration with Facebook Connect. This will allow users to log onto other Web sites, such as Geni, using their Facebook identification and see their friends’ activities on those sites. Connect also gives members the opportunity to broadcast their actions on those sites to their friends… Read more
socalTECH.com, November 24, 2008 Geni has rolled out a new "Family Finder" feature, the firm said Friday, allowing users to import addresses from Microsoft Outlook, web email programs like Google's Gmail and Yahoo, or other sources. According to Geni, the new feature will look through your address book and select anyone that the company's software… Read more