15 Best Childcare Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Childcare Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 15 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $884.7m. The average funding per company in this subset is $59.0m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Zūm logo

Zūm

Zūm is a company that partners with schools to provide transportation for children.

9

Funding Rounds

$409.0m

Money raised

CareAcademy logo

CareAcademy

An education platform for senior care training CareAcademy offers an online training empowering senior care professionals to deliver the highest caliber of services.

1

Funding Rounds

UrbanSitter (company) logo

UrbanSitter (company)

UrbanSitter is a company founded in 2011 by Hadar Wissotzky.

3

Funding Rounds

$24.7m

Money raised

Winnie (parent resources company) logo

Winnie (parent resources company)

Winnie enables parents to search local child care providers, including daycare and preschools for their children. Winnie provides parent-trusted child care resources and community.

2

Funding Rounds

$13.0m

Money raised

Koru Kids logo

Koru Kids

Koru Kids is a building better childcare services, starting with nanny sharing in London.

2

Funding Rounds

$12.2m

Money raised

Elemy logo

Elemy

Elemy is a developer of a tech-enabled platform intended to provide autism care.

3

Funding Rounds

$323.0m

Money raised

Kango (company) logo

Kango (company)

Rides and Care for kids in SF Bay Area and LA: Book a driver or babysitter w/our Kango app.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.6m

Money raised

Le Cicogne logo

Le Cicogne

Marketplace connecting families with babysitters, child educators, and child transportation services.

1

Funding Rounds

$65.6k

Money raised

Famly ApS logo

Famly ApS

Platform for daycares, nurseries, and parents to manage communications.

1

Funding Rounds

$18.0m

Money raised

Sittercity logo

Sittercity

Sittercity is a Chicago-based company founded in 2001 by Dan Ratner.

4

Funding Rounds

$43.6m

Money raised

UrbanSitter logo

UrbanSitter

UrbanSitter is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2011.

3

Funding Rounds

$22.8m

Money raised

Pay Theory logo

Pay Theory

Pay Theory is a Cincinnati-based company founded in 2018 by Eric Fulkert.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

NeighborSchools, Inc. logo

NeighborSchools, Inc.

NeighborSchools, Inc. is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company founded in 2018.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.6m

Money raised

Wyndy, Inc. logo

Wyndy, Inc.

Wyndy, Inc. is a Birmingham, Alabama-based childcare company founded in 2016.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.1m

Money raised

MyVillage (Company) logo

MyVillage (Company)

MyVillage is a childcare company founded in 2017.

1

Funding Rounds

$6.0m

Money raised