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Gene Pool Family

Find sperm donors, recipients and co-parents

Review profiles from donors, recipients, and co-parents alongside their preferences and optional DNA information. You choose whom to contact and what to share.

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Profiles with context.
Your DNA, read.
Your data stays yours.
Family Building

The Path to Compatibility

Create a profile, review donors or recipients, and choose whom to contact. Adding DNA information is optional.

1. Create Profile

Tell us about your family. We'll find the match.

2. Identify Matches

Review compatibility profiles for donors or co-parents based on established criteria.

3. Add DNA Data

Add genomic data to unlock deeper compatibility insights.

4. Connect

Message donors, recipients, or co-parents you choose to contact.

Add DNA context when you choose it

If you choose, upload an existing raw DNA file to add DNA information to your profile.

Upload DNA Data

Already have a compatible raw DNA file? Upload it if you want to add DNA information to your profile.

  • Free to upload
  • HLA comparison context
  • Encrypted & secure
Sign Up to Upload

Start Without DNA

DNA is optional. Build your donor, recipient, or co-parent profile now.

  • Profile matching is available now
  • Set family-building preferences
  • Add DNA later if you choose
Create Your Profile

Who We Serve

For donors, recipients, and co-parents building families in different ways.

Sperm Recipients

Sperm Recipients

  • Single women by choice
  • Lesbian couples
  • Couples with fertility challenges
Sperm Donors

Sperm Donors

  • Altruistic donors
  • Co-parenting seekers
Co-Parents

Co-Parents

  • Platonic parenting partners
  • Shared custody arrangements
  • LGBTQ+ family building
  • Modern family structures

See the Gene Pool App

Review donor, recipient, and co-parent profiles with family-building preferences and optional DNA context, right from your phone.

Gene Pool app screenshots showing donor, recipient, and co-parent profile cards
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The Science of Matchmaking

Explore the research behind HLA marker comparison and how Gene Pool uses that context alongside preferences and family-building goals.

Gene Pool DNA-based compatibility

Genetic Compatibility

When members choose to add compatible raw DNA files, Gene Pool can compare selected markers alongside profile preferences and family-building goals.

Read the research papers

Advanced Matching Technology

Our matching approach draws on established science, adapted to help you build the family you want.

DNA Compatibility

Compare optional DNA information alongside profile preferences.

Profiles with context.

Review donor, recipient, and co-parent profiles.

Location Preferences

Connect locally or internationally.

HLA context: DNA comparison is optional and is not a recommendation. Members decide which profiles to review and whom to contact.

Your Safety & Privacy Matter

Review privacy controls and safety resources.

Profile context

Review profiles, privacy controls, and safety resources before deciding whether to connect.

Legal Resources

Access to family law resources and agreement templates.

Privacy Controls

Use your privacy settings to choose what other members can see.

Begin Your Pathway to Compatibility

A professional environment for connecting with compatible donors and co-parents through profile review and optional DNA context.