TowerOne.com

Sorry about the title - I couldn’t resist it. So what is Kindo? Don’t scream now. Don’t close the browser, stay calm. It’s a kind of family tree site. There I’ve said it. Not too bad was it? But before you give me a list of all the other family tree sites, take a look. Kindo isn’t about finding your medeival ancestors - it’s about your family, the people that matter to you most right now and encouraging you to stay in touch.

The concept behind the site is that you build a family tree using some pretty snazzy online software. As you add a member, you can invite them via email to join the tree and add to it. Given that many families are now spread across the world, they offer 8 languages: English, Swedish, French, German, Spanish, italian, Polish and Afrikaans. i think this reflects the make-up of the management team but in any case could be handy.

Kindo is funded by the management team and a few Angel Investors, the names of which they would not tell me. No idea why , its not like I would tell anyone and its certainly not like they have anything to be embarrased by. After all its not a porn site making bucket loads of money.

So on the plus side the site looks and feels darn good. Its visually attractive and easy to use so should not put anyone off. The question is how will they make money? Answers on a postcard …

www.kindo.com