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.

 
 
 

become

reproductive health, surrogacy, adoption

  • 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.

  • Frame Fertility is a digital platform for early identification of fertility risk.

    Stage: Parents aspiring to conceive.

    Waitlist available.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Freestyle makes bamboo core diapers, wrapped in artist-designed prints.

    Stage: Children 0-4

    Available nationwide in the US.

  • Kudos has developed disposable diapers made from natural materials.

    Stage: Infants and pre potty trained children.

    Available nationwide in the U.S.

  • 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

  • Joshin is a care platform that matches families with special needs (1-in-5) to qualified and screened caregivers.

    Stage: Children of all ages.

  • [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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Maple helps families collaborate and manage the household together.

    Stage: All stages of parenthood.

    Available in the US and Canada.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Boddle embeds homework, assessments, and practice into interactive games to make learning fun.

    Stage: K-6 kids.

    Available on the App Store & Google Play.

  • KaiPod Learning is an in-person component for those in online schools.

    Stage: Children K-12.

    Available in select locations in Massachusetts.

  • 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

  • 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

  • Motherly is a wellbeing brand for mothers, including content, classes and an online store.

  • Nest Collaborative is on demand, insurance reimbursed access to virtual lactation consultations.

    Gender orientation: All.

    Stage: Lactating parents.

    Available nationwide in the US.

  • 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.

  • Simplifed offers breastfeeding support via a telehealth platform.

    Stage: Lactating parents.

    Available nationwide in the US.

  • [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

  • 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

  • Cradlewise builds smart nursery products, starting with a connected crib.

    Stage: Children 0 to 2 years.

    Available nationwide in the U.S.

nourish

  • Agni makes nourishing food to support women throughout their reproductive health journeys.

    Stage: All stages of parenthood.

    Available nationwide in the US.

  • 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).

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Happity is a platform for finding parent & child classes.

    Stage: Children 0-5 years

    Available nationwide in the UK.

  • 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!

    [Acquired by Brilliant in 2022]

  • Joon leverages gamification to motivate kids with ADHD in real-life

    Stage: Children 8-12.

    Available worldwide on the iOs App Store.

  • Kidadl is a content platform for family edutainment.

    Ages: Children of all ages.

    Available worldwide.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Storypod is an interactive screen-less Audio Player for kids.

    Available nationwide in the U.S.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Pasito delivers a more engaged workforce while saving companies money on payroll and healthcare costs.

    Available nationwide in the US.

  • Zeta provides financial tools for modern couples.

    Available nationwide in the U.S.

remember

  • 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.

  • Honeycomb enables you to capture and share family memories in voice and photos.

    Stage: Expectant parents onward.

    Available worldwide.

sleep

  • 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]

  • Anja provides umbilical cord blood banking.

    Stage: Postpartum.

    Nationwide in the US.

  • Babbly is software to track baby development.

    Stage: Birth to three.

    App is available in North America..

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • Lil mixing is stopping allergic disease before it starts.

    Stage: Pregnancy through age 3.

    Available Worldwide.

  • 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.

  • mOm rethinks how healthcare is delivered and accessed in mature and emerging markets.

    Stage: Neonates.

    Available under clinical investigation in the UK.

  • Noula is tackling the maternal health gap through at-home testing of key hormones linked to healthy pregnancy outcomes and personalized prenatal support.

    Gender orientation: All.

    Stage: Expectant parents.

    Pre launch.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • GoKid is a carpool solution for families.

    Stage: Parents with children 6-15

    Available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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