Twile

A rich, visual timeline of a family's history to make it more exciting and engaging for the wider family, especially the younger generations

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Consumer Services
  • Location Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • Currency GBP
  • Founded May 2013
  • Employees 6
  • Incorporation Type Not Incorporated
  • Website twile.com

Company Summary

Twile are planning to disrupt the online family history market - worth $2bn globally - by making it accessible and engaging for the whole family.

Twile is a digital timeline connected to a family tree that allows the user to display every event from their family’s history. Users can add milestones for ancestors and scanned photos, then invite and share with the rest of the family, who can add their own content from the past and present.

Team

  • Paul Brooks
    Co-founder

    Paul has been involved in web development projects for more than 20 years, both as a hands-on developer and a project manager. From running his own web agency to managing enterprise-level projects for clients such as HSBC and The Open University, he has contributed to projects of all shapes and sizes.

    As CEO, he manages the development team at Twile and is responsible for user growth and engagement, focussing on marketing strategy & analytics.

  • Kelly Marsden
    Co-founder

    Kelly is a user experience consultant with more than 15 years’ experience, managing design and user testing for Halifax, First Direct and BUPA.

    While Kelly is responsible for UX design and user testing, she has also made significant progress towards strategic partnerships (such as Raring2go) to facilitate our growth.

Advisors

Previous Investors

  • Lee Strafford
    Unconfirmed

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