Celebrating One Year of Familial

Last month, Familial celebrated our first anniversary! Here are some highlights from our journey this past year: 

It all began last summer when our founder Eleanor Jacobs spoke with nearly one hundred families and professionals to understand the current problems with estate organization, end-of-life planning, and family collaboration. Before there was even a product, Familial was featured on NPR’s Planet Money. Our solution resonated with hundreds of listeners who wrote in to share their stories.

Between then and March of this year, most of our time was spent building the initial version of Familial, including our four core features: Asset Inventory, Personal Property Inventory, Household Management, and Guided Conversations.

Earlier this year, we were thrilled to develop and launch the pilot version of Familial to early-access users. Since then, we have already seen an impact on families as our early users have engaged with our software and sent us their valuable reviews and feedback.

Last month, we celebrated another milestone when Familial won 2nd  place and received the largest amount of funding in the Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting University of Chicago alumni-founded early-stage ventures.

Currently, we continue to advance Familial’s technology and are gearing up for a full product launch in the next couple of months. 

Founding, building and growing Familial has been and continues to be a rewarding journey. We are excited to see where the next year takes us and the impact Familial will have on families nationwide. Thank you all for the support and for being part of our journey. 

To join Familial or read more about our product and mission, visit  https://www.wearefamilial.com/.