Michael Seibel

Genomelink 2.0 - DNA app store to unlock more from your 23andMe/Ancestry data

If you got DNA tested from companies like 23andMe/AncestryDNA, you can transfer your DNA data to Genomelink and unlock hundreds of apps like:
🧬 Ancestry report that goes deeper than 23andMe
🧬 200+ more body and mind traits than are available on AncestryDNA.

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Tomohiro Takano
For people who have not done DNA tests yet, but want to try Genomelink. I prepared a demo account below with my own 23andMe DNA data. Any feedback is welcome. If you like it, please support us with upvotes! URL: https://genomelink.io/login/ Email: tomo+unlocked@awakens.co Password: smub4dax@nall_TUD
Alex Brites
Truly amazing product! Honestly the site is beautiful and easy to understand, and the concept and execution of everything is perfect, congrats!
Ciocanel Razvan
@awakens @nall_tud @mr3tiago Looks awesome. I really love the look and information provided. I'm going to have to get a test now :D
Steve Biddick
@awakens @nall_tud @mr3tiago dude that's *my* password for like everything. Gonna have to change it now, I guess.
shilpa chittara
This is truly next-generation product, hoping to see more and more users discovering their true-self !
Tomohiro Takano
@shilpa_chittara Shilpa, thanks for your comment!
Tomohiro Takano
Hi, PH fam! Tomo, Yuta, Ken from Genomelink. Have you got DNA tested from companies like 23andMe or AncestryDNA? We have a great offer for you. Genomelink is a DNA App Store. If you got DNA tested from companies like 23andMe/Ancestry, you can transfer your DNA data to Genomelink and unlock hundreds of unique apps like: 🧬 Global ancestry report that goes deeper than 23andMe. 🧬 200+ more varieties of body and mind traits analysis than is available on AncestryDNA. For example, my favorites apps are: 👨‍🦲 I am genetically prone to have male-pattern baldness (I am a subscriber of Hims now). 🦄 My DNA might have led me to become an entrepreneur: Likely to have high Novelty Seeking Behavior, be very Optimistic, and less likely to have Burnout under high work stress. Today, we have over 330K+ users uploading DNA data from 100+ countries. Intrigued? Signup for Genomelink via the link here so that you can get the first 25 traits analyses + Ancient Ancestry report for free. https://genomelink.io/signup/?pr... 🧬 Why DNA App Store? Let me share two stories. First, people buy DNA test kits for curiosity to know more about themselves. When we started Genomelink, many existing DNA test kit users downloaded and uploaded their raw DNA data files to sites like GEDmatch and Promethease to get more ancestry and health analyses. But they were struggling with interpreting that analysis because the sites were too technical and not user-friendly. Secondly, I was trying to promote breast cancer genetic testing to Japanese doctors for my previous work in Japan. I found that cancer families were paying almost $2000 for those tests, obviously not accessible. They pay $2000 and receive if they have a higher risk or not, and that is it. That should be very impactful, but it was tough to convince people to purchase those tests at that pricing just for the one application. So, I started wondering, "can we let people have their own DNA data like they own iPhone and build an app ecosystem where they can keep reusing the same DNA data for varieties of apps from ancestry-like fun analysis to serious medical tests?" That can help people to get out the most from taking a DNA test and increase accessibility for all types of application. We believe in the future, where billions of people will have access to their DNA data. When that happens, imagine where you will store their DNA data and how you connect the data with the app ecosystem? That will be Genomelink in a nutshell :) 🧬 Who we are We are passionate founders from Japan with real experiences in consumer genomics and platform businesses: Tomo from M3, Inc. ($70B medical platform), Yuta from MyCode (#1 consumer genetic testing in Japan), and Ken (Tech & bio-info lead at a joint venture between Illumina and Sony). Also, we work with world-class researchers in population genomics, including Carlos Bustamante, P.I. from Stanford University. Luckily, we could get funding from great investors like Sompo (led deals for Palantir and Noom) and Sony. Also, we work with a great design firm, Sliday, in NZ. The team, @stas_kulesh, @vlad_sadovenko1, @kate_mironenko_dev, @alya_yuzgina, @lonefur, have been our friends and trusted partners for years :) Check their work here, too. We love you guys ❤️ ❤️ Ask for PH fam - If you like our story and product, please upvote! - I'd love to get professional product feedback from the PH community. If you could join 15 mins user interview here, I will offer you all paid features for free! (worthy $300+) https://calendly.com/tomo-genome... Reminder: Signup for Genomelink via the link here so that you can get the first 25 traits analyses + Ancient Ancestry report for free! https://genomelink.io/signup/?pr...
Kashif Razzaqui
How do you keep the DNA data safe and secure? Is it accessible to your employees?
Stas Kulesh
Such a unique product, so glad to be a part of the team @mr3tiago!
Tomohiro Takano
@stas_kulesh We are proud of working with you guys!
ANKUR RAJ
This is what we call as ethos of science and epitome of humanistic manifestation of science. This will connect you with yourselves. Cheers!!!
Tomohiro Takano
@ankur_raj2 Thanks! Yes, we love the genomics science and building a bridge that can bring these discoveries into consumer-friendly value and experience.
sunny yadav
This is great product.loved it Wish to see more of such things,kudos to your team
Tomohiro Takano
@sunny_yadav7 Thank you Sunny!
Shivam Kumar
Love to see such product. Well now we will know ourselves better
Tomohiro Takano
@shivam_kumar13 Yes, "know myself better" is a core of our user experience. It is fun and insightful to learn more about yourself from genetics sciences.
Brian Yun
This is awesome! Congrats Takano-san and team. Can't wait to unlock more from my 23AndMe!
Tomohiro Takano
@brianyun Brian, thanks! I hope you'll enjoy it!
Philip Howson
Great product. Very useful way to find and purchase new interesting DNA reports. I uploaded my data from 23andme which was a simple process, and Genomelink makes it easy to find and purchase additional insights from their partners.
Tomohiro Takano
@philip_howson1 Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm grad to hear you liked the onboarding process. Our team did a great job on it 👍
Dawn Veltri
I really like the story behind this product. We spent a lot of money on genetic testing when my son had cancer. A LOT. And I've always thought those tests have greater value than cancer treatment but I'm not a geneticist so being able to interpret them into a useful form is pretty much impossible. This is seriously genius. Can you upload any test or only from specific sources?
Tomohiro Takano
@dawn_veltri1 Dawn, thank you for sharing your story. Yes, for my previous work in Japan, I really struggled from spreading those valuable tests, but for many cases, people had to pay for it from out of pockets. We are not providing any health and disease analysis yet, but will help developing those ecosystem in coming years. Also, right now, the product is compatible with 23andMe/Ancestry/MyHeritage, but it will also expand the compatibility soon.
Michelle Genise
Yes, because many people are they do not know there legal parents, this is helpful for everyone 😊😊
Rang Ali
Impressive product! Quite an upgrade compared to using Promethease.
Tomohiro Takano
@rang Yep, you know it. That's right. We benchmarked users using Promethease. Think of Airbnb learned from how people were using Craigslist. People want to know and do more with DNA data, but the solution is still limited.
Ruben Wolff
I have to admit, this is intriguing. Are all previous DNA tests compatible with Genomelink? How do you report the results?
Tomohiro Takano
@rubenwolff We are currently focusing on Ancestry/23andMe/MyHeritage data for lean product development, but the data formats are universal across any DNA test kit companies. We will be expanding the compatibility to all of them soon or later. We report the results with high transparency, and if your DNA data does not have particular genetic markers to perform certain analysis, we will communicate that too.
Rahul Mathur
Iconic product - iconic mission - I can finally help my grandparents resolve their age old dispute about their ancestry (which matters a lot in India!)
Tomohiro Takano
@rahul_j_mathur Thanks! I hope your family will enjoy it! We will be adding more ancestry staffs, so stay tuned!
Marco Querini
I found it amazing that I can integrate my exams into genomelink.io, but what I saw as being offered on a monthly basis doesn't make sense to me unless every month there is some supplement or follow-up on the results. I would be more willing to pay for the partial or total report than to pay the monthly fee, that is, what will possibly happen is that people will subscribe to the one month and cancel it, in my opinion of course. Another point is that some results are based on weak research and asking the client to report their own beliefs seems to me to be a flawed and not very empirical approach. To be a subscription, it would have to offer something more, such as allowing a connection network between genetic descendants to exchange messages or health monitoring services that indicate and warn about disease possibilities and send warnings by email, Whatsapp, Telegram or SMS when it is close to a medical exam because of that genetic propensity. There are now several predictive medical protocols, but no one has put them together or used AI in order to benefit people's lives and help them avoid being caught by surprise with DNA-associated diseases. I say this because this was my Startup project here in Brazil. A system that informs people and their families when it is time to undergo certain medical tests, so that they are not taken by surprise or have their dreams ended before their time. Gratitude, Marco Querini
Yoshi Yokokawa
Great product, and love the story how it started as well :)
Dale-Anthony
@mr3tiago This looks great, and I'd love to try it but hiding your pricing behind registration has stopped me from giving it a go.
MOUSAMI GHOSH
We need such product at affordable price to benifit the underprivileged
Tomohiro Takano
@mousami_ghosh Yes, DNA App Store model is to solve the pricing issues and let everybody access more impactful analysis .
Torik Fauzi
This is awesome! Congrats Takano-san and team.