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August 7, 2012 03:00 pm GMT

Funium Raises $1.8 Million For A Facebook Game Where You Play As Your Ancestors, Map Your Genealogy

familyvillage1Funium, a Provo-based startup that's merging personalancestryresearch with virtual worlds in its new game "Family Village," has raised an additional $1.8 million in seed funding, the company is announcing today. This new investment is on top of the $1.2 million it raised in February 2011. The round was led by Family Odyssey, a company owned by early Ancestry.com investor and GeneTree co-founder, Jim Sorenson. A number of undisclosed angel investors also participated.

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