23andMe is raising about $200M, led by Sequoia
I accidentally discovered my biological family using 23andme.<p>My wife took the test for fun, and I thought it would fun also. Being adopted, I never cared to look up my biological family. I&#x27;m 52, so I assumed they were all gone by now.<p>Within five minutes of getting my results back I was in touch with a first cousin. A couple of days later? Three bio half-sisters, who live in my area.<p>This was quite a shock! I went from taking a test on a lark to having a bunch of new bio relatives.<p>I&#x27;m fine with it now, but at the time it was quite a bit to get used to. I&#x27;m still sorting through where to go from here. Try to find a bio father? (Nobody knows who he might be), or just leave things alone?<p>One conclusion I have reached: all of this adoption stuff, which used to be extremely secret in some areas, is coming to come out over the next few decades. Being an adult, I&#x27;m fine with however my biological history plays out, but I imagine there are a lot of kids and teenagers that could really have a huge suprise in store for them. Strange times we live in. (And thanks to the 23andme folks for giving me an adventure I hadn&#x27;t asked for but is turning out to be quite fun and interesting)