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TechStars 2011 alum Mocavo has raised $4 million in its first round of funding in a bid to help people find their ancestors through its search engine, the company announced today.

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Family Village gets $1.8M so gamers and grandmas can rewrite family history

TechStars alum Mocavo grabs $4M to help you find your ancestors

Bootstrapping band of brothers raise $30M for people search engine Inflection