Discover the Future of Parenthood
Our ecosystem spans more than 500 startups - from digital health to fintech, childcare to connected devices. Discover some of our innovative companies serving parents and children!
Note: The following startups have raised >$1m in a publicly-announced fundraise led by an institutional VC investor, unless noted.
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become
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care
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childcare
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clothe
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coordinate
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educate
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feed
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find support
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nest
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nourish
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play & learn
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prosper
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remember
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sleep
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travel & transport
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thrive
become
reproductive health, surrogacy, adoption
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Conceive is a digital health program that combines curated support with evidence-based education to change fertility outcomes.
Stage: Parents aspiring to conceive.
Available nationwide in the US.
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Frame Fertility is a digital platform for early identification of fertility risk.
Stage: Parents aspiring to conceive.
Waitlist available.
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Mate Fertility is a fertility provider with a distributed care model .
Stage: Parents aspiring to conceive
Available in Oklahoma City, OK / San Luis Obispo, CA / Fresno, CA / Northern VA, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Poppy Seed Health provides emotional and mental health support to all families.
Stage: Pre conception through postpartum (first 12 months).
Available nationwide in the US.
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Sunfish offers loans and resources for fertility and parenthood.
Stage: Parents aspiring to conceive.
Available nationwide in the US.
care
consumable items (CPG) for skin, hair and diapering
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Freestyle makes bamboo core diapers, wrapped in artist-designed prints.
Stage: Children 0-4
Available nationwide in the US.
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Kudos has developed disposable diapers made from natural materials.
Stage: Infants and pre potty trained children.
Available nationwide in the U.S.
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Noleo is baby care with safe, natural ingredients. First is a 3-in-1 diapering product.
Stage: Infants and pre potty trained children.
Available nationwide in the US.
childcare
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Joshin is a care platform that matches families with special needs (1-in-5) to qualified and screened caregivers.
Stage: Children of all ages.
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[Acquired by Higher Ground Education]
Neighbor Schools helps caregivers open and operate daycares and giving parents personalized daycare recommendations.
Stage: Children in daycare.
Available in the Northeast USA.
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Otter matches parents who need childcare with stay at home parents who can care for their kids.
Stage: Children of all ages.
Available in the US.
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Vivvi makes exceptional care and learning more accessible and affordable to working families.
Stage: Infants to school aged children.
Available nationwide in the US.
clothe
coming soon…
coordinate
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Maple helps families collaborate and manage the household together.
Stage: All stages of parenthood.
Available in the US and Canada.
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Onward is an app which helps divorced and separated parents to track and manage shared expenses for their children.
Stage: All stages of parenthood.
Available on the IOS app store & Google Play.
educate
Parent-mediated concepts supporting formal K-12 schooling
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Actionaly is a Family Relationship Management platform (basically, a CRM for Schools & beyond).
Stage: Families K-12.
Available in the Bay Area and gradually across the US.
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Boddle embeds homework, assessments, and practice into interactive games to make learning fun.
Stage: K-6 kids.
Available on the App Store & Google Play.
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KaiPod Learning is an in-person component for those in online schools.
Stage: Children K-12.
Available in select locations in Massachusetts.
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Schola help families find and enroll in the ideal schools and help schools (public and private) recruit students.
Stage: PreK-12.
Available nationwide in the US.
employ
services for hiring or managing parent employees
coming soon…
feed
physical or consumable products for infant feeding
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Harmony Baby Nutrition is infant formula lab-developed from human breast milk proteins.
Stage: Infants from birth to 1 year.
Pre-launch, join waitlist on website.
find support
support and community for parents, kids and families
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Motherly is a wellbeing brand for mothers, including content, classes and an online store.
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Nest Collaborative is on demand, insurance reimbursed access to virtual lactation consultations.
Gender orientation: All.
Stage: Lactating parents.
Available nationwide in the US.
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Robin is a mental wellbeing platform for middle & high schools, teachers & parents. Storytelling, coaches & events, to start the conversation
Ages: Children 10 years and up.
Available nationwide in the US.
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Simplifed offers breastfeeding support via a telehealth platform.
Stage: Lactating parents.
Available nationwide in the US.
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[Acquired by Spring Health]
Weldon brings together parents and child development experts to provide personalized guidance and support.
Available nationwide in the US via the App Store and Google Play.
nest
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Talli empowers families with the insights they need to make more confident, data-driven decisions.
Stage: Infancy currently, but infancy through elementary age in 2022.
Available nationwide in the US
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Cradlewise builds smart nursery products, starting with a connected crib.
Stage: Children 0 to 2 years.
Available nationwide in the U.S.
nourish
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Agni makes nourishing food to support women throughout their reproductive health journeys.
Stage: All stages of parenthood.
Available nationwide in the US.
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Needed is on a mission to empower every woman with the fundamental nutrition information, products, and community they need to be optimally nourished before, during, and after pregnancy.
Stage: Preconception, Pregnancy, Postpartum and beyond.
Our products are currently sold direct to consumer and through a network of health practitioners (doctors, doulas, nutritionists, and more).
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Square Baby offers fresh/frozen, dietitian-designed meals, customized to baby's age/stage, to parents’ doorsteps.
Stage: 6-12 months (and beyond).
Available nationwide in the US (DTC).
play & learn
edutainment, early child development, developmental play, and media for kids
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Awdio is interactive and creative audio for children with minimal use of screens, taking audio from static to dynamic using voice as input and interaction.
Stage: children 5-12.
Coming soon.
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Happity is a platform for finding parent & child classes.
Stage: Children 0-5 years
Available nationwide in the UK.
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[Acquired by Brilliant in 2022]
Hellosaurus is an award-winning interactive video platform where kids learn by doing, not just watching.
Stage: Early childhood (kids 2-7 years old).
Available worldwide!
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Joon leverages gamification to motivate kids with ADHD in real-life
Stage: Children 8-12.
Available worldwide on the iOs App Store.
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Kidadl is a content platform for family edutainment.
Ages: Children of all ages.
Available worldwide.
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Kinedu is your developmental guide, support, and coach during the first 1,000 days of your baby's life.
Ages: Children 0 to 3 years.
Available worldwide in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
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Pok Pok is an award-winning studio dedicated to helping raise the next generation of creative thinkers through play-based learning experiences.
Stage: Children 2-6 years and beyond...
Available worldwide on the App Store.
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Storypod is an interactive screen-less Audio Player for kids.
Available nationwide in the U.S.
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Zigazoo is the safer, education-oriented social media for kids. Video responses to prompts by museums, zoos, educators, and stars.
Ages: Children 4 years and up.
Available worldwide.
prosper
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MyPocketSkill is a gen Z financial education platform, enabling 13-24 years old to earn, save & learn about money with the help of behavioural science.
Stage: Children 13-24 years old
Available nationwide in the UK.
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Pasito delivers a more engaged workforce while saving companies money on payroll and healthcare costs.
Available nationwide in the US.
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Zeta provides financial tools for modern couples.
Available nationwide in the U.S.
remember
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Artkive helps parents celebrate their kids' art by professionally photographing it and turning it into keepsake books.
Stage: Parents with kids ages 3-10+
Available nationwide in the US.
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Honeycomb enables you to capture and share family memories in voice and photos.
Stage: Expectant parents onward.
Available worldwide.
sleep
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Story Book is an app that helps parents get their children to relax and sleep better.
Stage: Children 0 to 10 years.
Available worldwide.
thrive
pediatric, family and maternal health [see ‘become’ for reproductive health]
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Anja provides umbilical cord blood banking.
Stage: Postpartum.
Nationwide in the US.
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Babbly is software to track baby development.
Stage: Birth to three.
App is available in North America..
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Begin Health is a toddler and kids’ nutrition health company — starting in the gut.
Stage: Children aged 1 year and up.
Available nationwide in the U.S. and Canada.
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Coral Care connects parents with licensed, vetted pediatric developmental specialists for in-home therapy.
Stage: Children aged 0-12.
Available in New England (MA, NH, RI).
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Lil mixing is stopping allergic disease before it starts.
Stage: Pregnancy through age 3.
Available Worldwide.
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Little Otter provides personalized mental health care for families and children
Stage: Children aged 0-14.
Available in CA, FL, TX, NC, CO - Coming soon to all 50 states.
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mOm rethinks how healthcare is delivered and accessed in mature and emerging markets.
Stage: Neonates.
Available under clinical investigation in the UK.
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Tiny Health is mom & baby biome testing, with associated nutritional guidance to maximise baby's microbiome in their critical first 1000 days.
Stage: Expectant parents onwards.
Available nationwide in the US.
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Vitalxchange is a virtual support platform for parents caring for children with special needs.
Stage: Children of all ages.
Available to parents everywhere.
travel & transportation
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BabyQuip is a baby equipment rental service, offering thousands of items across the globe.
Stage: Infants through early childhood
Available in over 1,200 cities across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Australia, & New Zealand, and coming soon to Europe.
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Boundless Life is a network of communities in destinations around the world where families can develop connections, work remotely, and be culturally immersed while children benefit from a forward-thinking and transformational education system.
Stage: All stages of parenthood.
Available in Portugal, launching in Greece in June 2022, Tuscany in September 2022.
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GoKid is a carpool solution for families.
Stage: Parents with children 6-15
Available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
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Kidcaboo is a rideshare for children designed to level the playing field for working moms.
Stage: children 6-10.
Available in TX, launching soon in GA, NC, AZ, NJ and to other states this summer.
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Mamava's mission is to create a healthier society through infrastructure and support for breastfeeding.
Stage: Breastfeeding parents, from birth to weening.
Available in the United States and Canada.
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Skysquad is a platform that matches travelers to airport assistants who help from car door to plane door.
Stage: All stages of parenthood.
Currently available at 6 airports in the United States: IAD, DCA, BWI, PHL, CVG and FLL