Awakens's mission is creating an infrastructure in Consumer Genomics. The company was founded in 2017 by three Japanese founders (Tomohiro Takano, Yuta Matsuda, Kensuke Numakura) who worked in genomics space in Japan for years, including M3, Inc., DeNA, and P5, Inc., which was founded as a joint venture of SONY and Illumina. Awakens launched Genomelink in Aug 2017, and the platform has now become one of the largest and fastest growing DNA-uploading platforms focusing on non-ancestry and non-medical, but the comprehensive lifestyle and DNA identity related trait analysis*. Awakens is a graduate of Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator and backed by investors including Global Brain, Digital Garage, Sony Innovation Fund, IronFire Ventures, 500 Startups Japan among others.
| Website | http://www.genomelink.io |
| Revenue | $5.2 million |
| Employees | View employees |
| Address | 2150 Shattuck Ave PH, Berkeley, California 94704, US |
| Industry | Information Collection & Delivery, Media & Internet |
| Competitors | Lee Health Insurance Services, Reents Insurance Agency (view competitors) |
| SIC | SIC Code 73 Companies, SIC Code 737 Companies, SIC Code 283 Companies, SIC Code 28 Companies |
| NAICS | NAICS Code 3254 Companies, NAICS Code 518 Companies, NAICS Code 51 Companies, NAICS Code 32 Companies, NAICS Code 325 Companies |
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The Awakens annual revenue was $5.2 million in 2026.
Awakens is based in Berkeley, California.
The NAICS codes for Awakens are [3254, 518, 51, 32, 325].
The SIC codes for Awakens are [73, 737, 283, 28].
