| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.09.2024 | Personify Health Responds to Growing Employee Demand for Benefits Related to Women's Health, Family Planning, and Caregiving | Integrated partner ecosystem features six companies that address critical concerns and milestone life events as part of curated benefits programs
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As women and families face critical decision-... |
| 02.01.2024 | Business | 10 best money-making apps in 2024 | René Bennett | Bankrate (TNS)
Technology is making it easier than ever to make a little extra cash, whether it’s taking on side gigs or getting rewarded for certain purchases. With a money-making app, you can look for gigs, deals and other ... |
| 29.11.2022 | 17 Ways to Make Extra Income While Working for Minimum Wage | In the current state of the world, it is nearly impossible to survive on a minimum wage salary. Even if you work 40 hours a week, you will likely land somewhere below the poverty line if you depend solely on your minimum wage job. Although ... |
| 08.04.2021 | Millions Of Moms Left Work In 2020. Can Tech Startups Help Families At The Brink? | With new pandemic-driven family demands, the percentage of women in the workforce is the lowest it’s ... [+] been since 1988 according to the National Women’s Law Center.getty |
| 01.04.2021 | The a16z Marketplace 100: 2021 — #69 UrbanSitter | Last February, we introduced the a16z Marketplace 100, a ranking of the largest consumer-facing marketplace startups and private companies. The series was a hit, spurring debate about the evolution of marketplaces and prom... |
| 09.06.2020 | Edtech is surging, and parents have some notes | Unlike most sectors, edtech has been booming over the last few months. Flashcards startup Quizlet is now a unicorn, digital textbook company Top Hat is finding unprecedented surges in usage and student success business Edsights raised nearl... |
| 14.05.2020 | Parenting benefits company Cleo partners with UrbanSitter to address the US childcare crisis | Parenting benefits company Cleo is partnering with on-demand childcare service UrbanSitter to address a problem facing many parents today amid the pandemic: a lack of childcare, even as they’re required to return to work. With summer camps,... |
| 03.12.2018 | On-demand childcare startup Poppy shuts down despite building ‘rave-worthy’ service for parents | Poppy founder Avni Patel Thompson.
As a Seattle transplant and mother of two young children, finding childcare was a frustrating experience for Avni Patel Thompson — so much so that the entrepreneur set out to create a technology-powered so... |
| 09.10.2017 |
Rustic Canyon Backs UrbanSitter In New Funding Round
| Los Angeles-based venture investor Rustic Canyon Partners is one of the returning investor in a new round for mobile, on-demand babysitting app and marketplace provider UrbanSitter. UrbanSitter said last week that it has raised $17M in a Se... |
| 09.10.2017 | UrbanSitter Bags $17M Series C |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Service that enables parents and childcare providers to connect through the people they know and other trusted sources, has closed $17M in Series C funding.
>> Click here for more funding data on UrbanSitter
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| 09.10.2017 | Interview with Lynn Perkins of UrbanSitter | Cloud platform for fast and safe babysitting raises $17M Series C to launch recurring care
If your babysitter cancels, or if you urgently need to run errands or simply want a date night and need to find someone to take care of your kids, yo... |
| 08.10.2017 | Canaan Partners Joins $17M Series C for UrbanSitter | UrbanSitter, an online and mobile service that enables parents and childcare providers to connect through the people they know and other trusted sources, has closed $17 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Advance Venture Partn... |
| 06.10.2017 | UrbanSitter Secures $17M in Series C Funding | UrbanSitter, a San Francisco, CA-based service for parents to book babysitters, secured $17m in Series C funding.
The round was led by Advance Venture Partners with participation from existing backers Canaan Partners, Aspect Ventures, DBL I... |
| 06.10.2017 | UrbanSitter Raises $17M Series C, With Investors Including Women Customers | Women-led childcare booking service UrbanSitter has raised a $17 million Series C as it expands to new cities, including Atlanta, Austin and Portland. |
| 06.10.2017 | Term Sheet — Friday, October 6 | DAYS OF CHANGE
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In an effort to woo drivers, Uber launched an initiative called, 180 Days of Change — a campaign that aims to make “meaningful c... |
| 05.10.2017 | On-Demand Childcare Service UrbanSitter Raises $17M Series C, With Investors Including Women Customers | - |
| 04.10.2017 | Bambino app helps parents find babysitters recommended by their neighbors | Parenting young children involves a lot of logistics, including what to do with them when you need to run a last-minute errand, go to an appointment or just have a few hours to decompress. For parents who don’t have friends or relatives the... |
| 19.06.2017 | Aspect Ventures is raising its second fund | Aspect Ventures, the San Francisco-based early-stage venture firm founded in 2014 by longtime VCs Jennifer Fonstad and Theresia Gouw, has begun raising its second fund, and the outfit is looking to raise up to $175 million, shows an SEC fil... |
| 27.07.2016 | UrbanSitter CEO Lynn Perkins On Raising $23M To Grow ‘OpenTable For Childcare’ | Lynn Perkins founded UrbanSitter in part to solve her own problem: she had twins sons and wanted a social life. |
| 21.05.2016 | How does UrbanSitter make money? | UrbanSitter uses a subscription model, letting parents and sitters to pay extra for premium features
Updated with more information about UrbanSitter's Online Payment Fee
The sharing economy can be difficult to classify, but generally it see... |
| 05.10.2015 | Much Ado About Peeple | “Imagine every positive and ugly opinion about you— from your mother to that awkward co-worker you rejected at the company Christmas party— centrally located on one online profile. Sound scary? It is.”
That’s the way people are characterizi... |
| 21.09.2015 | Staffly Supplies The Workforce For Independent Retailers | Independent retailers often have a hard time finding and retaining qualified employees. TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield participant Staffly, a startup created by husband and wife team Bjorn and Marissa Ovick, wants to make it easy for them t... |
| 01.10.2014 | Watch Vator Splash LA Live Web stream 10/2 | Jessica Alba, Brian Lee, Michael Heyward, Bill Gross, Mike Jones, Scott Painter, and more
Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream
Please stay tuned for a live stream of Vator Splash LA with Jessica Alba and Brian Lee, the co-founders of T... |
| 29.09.2014 | 10/2 Splash LA Agenda w/ Alba, Lee, Heyward, and more | Need a reason why you can't miss Splash LA on 10/2? Check out the agenda
If you haven't already registered to Vator Splash LA, you better do so quickly. The event is three days away. If you need reasons to attend, just check out the agenda.... |
| 26.06.2014 | UrbanSitter Raises $200K in Funding from A-Grade Investments | UrbanSitter, a San Francisco, CA-based online and mobile service for parents and sitters to connect through people they know, closed $200k in funding.
Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary’s A-Grade Investments provided the funds, which followed Ur... |
| 12.06.2014 | TaskRabbit CEO: Better Job Market Hasn’t Dampened Appeal | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
When Leah Busque founded TaskRabbit in Boston back in 2008 (under the name RunMyErrand), the terms “sharing economy” and “collaborative consumption” weren’t part of the tech l... |
| 10.05.2014 | We’re Still Traveling Like It’s 1996 | John Balen Contributor
Editor’s note: John Balen has been involved in the venture capital and technology industries for more than 25 years. At Canaan he focuses on the digital media, enterprise and fintech sectors, and has led investments i... |
| 22.04.2014 | UrbanSitter: An Uber Convenient Babysitters’ Club | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
CEO Lynn Perkins took UrbanSitter, a service that connects parents and babysitters, from concept to company in about three weeks.
Three and a half years ago, she was taking ti... |
| 18.02.2014 | UrbanSitter Raises $15M in Series B Funding | UrbanSitter, a San Francisco, CA-based online and mobile babysitting booking service, raised $15m in Series B funding.
The round was led by DBL Investors with participation from Match Group, Aspect Ventures, as well as existing investors Ca... |
| 18.02.2014 | UrbanSitter Secures $15M in Series B Funding |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Online and mobile service for parents and sitters to connect through people they know, today announces it has closed $15 million in Series B funding.
>> Click here for more funding data on UrbanSitter
>> T... |
| 14.02.2014 | UrbanSitter raises $15M to help parents ‘reclaim their spontaneity’ | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Babysitters are these glorious purveyors of freed... |
| 14.02.2014 | UrbanSitter Raises $15M To Harness The Power Of Social Recommendations In Child Care | UrbanSitter, an online service for parents and sitters to connect, has raised $15 million in Series B funding led by DBL Investors with participation from Match Group, a division of IAC and newly launched VC firm Aspect Ventures, as well as... |
| 14.02.2014 | UrbanSitter bags $15M for socially recommended sitters | UrbanSitter helps you find a sitter using your own social connections
I’ve never experienced a more nerve-wracking life event than that of hiring a sitter. Interviewing potential childcare providers turns into a guessing game of which sitte... |
| 14.02.2014 |
Rustic Canyon Backs UrbanSitter In New Funding
| Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Rustic Canyon Partners is one of the return backers of online babysitting marketplace UrbanSitter, participating in UrbanSitter's new $15M Series B funding. UrbanSitter said the new funding round w... |
| 13.02.2014 | Baby-Sitting Marketplace UrbanSitter Raises $15 Million | By Brad Stone. You can find a maid or even a mate online, but parents are understandably cautious when it comes to baby-sitting. There’s an added sense of comfort that comes with knowing the sitter’s parents when you tear that phone... |
| 26.11.2013 | 15 Female Entrepreneurs You Should Know About (But Probably Don’t) | Although there are noteworthy entrepreneurs across all genders, races, ethnicity, geography, etc., this post is dedicated to shining a spotlight on female entrepreneurs, as we at Tech Cocktail are proud proponents of the Change the Ratio mo... |
| 04.10.2013 | Amplify at the Ritz in Half Moon Bay is next week! | First come. First serve. Get complimentary tickets before they run out!
Girls in Tech, Thomson Reuters and Vator are holding Amplify next week. Amplify is an event focused on empowering women to take leadership roles in the entrepreneur eco... |
| 25.09.2013 | Calling all female entrepreneurs! Amplify is Oct. 8 | Join leading female investors and entrepreneurs at The Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, Oct. 8
Are you a female entrepreneur with a really cool company or idea? Do you want a chance to mingle with some top VCs (mostly women), such as Renata Q... |
| 16.10.2012 | DreamIt Ventures raises $50M fund [VC Roundup] | Welcome to the VC Roundup, where we’ll parse through venture capital news related to Philadelphia-based private equity firms and the companies they fund. Subscribe to the roundup as an email newsletter. If you have any VC-related news to pa... |
| 15.10.2012 | UrbanSitter finds you a babysitter through your social network | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Nanny booking company UrbanSitter is nursing $6 m... |
| 15.10.2012 |
Rustic Canyon Re-Ups On UrbanSitter
| An online marketplace for babysitters, UrbanSitter has just scored new funding Los Angeles-based venture investor Rustic Canyon Partners, as part of a Series A funding, UrbanSitter said this morning. UrbanSitter said it raised $6M in a Seri... |
| 15.10.2012 | UrbanSitter Raises $6M To Harness The Power Of Social Recommendations In Child Care | UrbanSitter, an online service for parents and sitters to connect, has raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Canaan Partners with First Round Capital, Menlo Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners and several angels participating.
UrbanSitt... |
| 15.10.2012 | UrbanSitter Closes $6M Series A Funding | UrbanSitter, a San Francisco, CA-based online service that connects parents and sitters through people they know, has closed a $6m Series A funding.
The round was led by Canaan Partners, with participation from existing investors First Roun... |
| 15.10.2012 | Funding Daily: Fuel for innovation | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
It’s hard to say which is more important in fueli... |
| 31.01.2012 | UrbanSitter Inks $1.75M Seed Funding |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Online service for parents and sitters to connect through people they know, has secured $1.75 million in seed funding. Round led by First Round Capital, with participation from Rustic Canyon Partners, Menlo Ventures and... |
| 31.01.2012 |
Rustic Canyon Backs Social Babysitting Service UrbanSitter
| Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Rustic Canyon Partners is backing the developer of a service which uses parents' social graphs to help connect them with babysitters. According to San Francisco-based UrbanSitter, it has raised $1.... |
| 23.01.2012 | UrbanSitter lands $1.75M for babysitter-finder service | Think OpenTable for sitters; First Round, Rustic Canyon, Menlo Ventures provides backing
As a mother of three with one on the way, i know the importance of babysitters. Even though I have one nanny and one regular sitter, every so often it'... |
| - | UrbanSitter CEO Lynn Perkins On Raising $23M To Grow ‘OpenTable For Childcare’ | Lynn Perkins founded UrbanSitter in part to solve her own problem: she had twins sons and wanted a social life.
Lynn Perkins, cofounder and CEO of UrbanSitter, an on-demand childcare app.
Lynn Perkins has worked as an investmen... |
| - | Baby-Sitting Marketplace UrbanSitter Raises $15 Million | By Brad Stone. You can find a maid or even a mate online, but parents are understandably cautious when it comes to baby-sitting. There’s an added sense of comfort that comes with knowing the sitter’s parents when you tear that phone... |
| - | UrbanSitter Raises $17M Series C, With Investors Including Women Customers | Women-led childcare booking service UrbanSitter has raised a $17 million Series C as it expands to new cities, including Atlanta, Austin and Portland.
Rather unusually for a Silicon Valley funding round, just over $1 million ... |
