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Winnie (website)

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Winnie, Inc.
Type of businessPrivate
Industry
EmployeesUnder 25
URLwinnie.com

Winnie is a marketplace for child care that helps parents find daycare and preschool.[1] It contains data about child care providers including descriptions, photos, tuition information, licensing status, and availability data.[2] Parents also use Winnie to ask questions and share their experiences. It is backed by a blend of automated data collection, curation, and crowdsourcing.[3]

Background

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Winnie is a startup based in San Francisco and was founded in early 2016 by Sara Mauskopf and Anne Halsall. The Winnie iPhone app was launched in June 2016. In October 2016, Winnie announced that it raised $2.5 million in seed funding. Winnie launched their Android app in March 2017. In May 2017, Winnie launched a daycare and preschool finder.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2 pregnant cofounders raised $9 million for a startup that tackles a universal problem for millennial parents". www.businessinsider.com. Business Insider.
  2. ^ "Winnie Raises $9 Million to Connect More Parents with Childcare Services". www.edsurge.com. EdSurge.
  3. ^ "Crowdsourcing", Wikipedia, 2019-12-21, retrieved 2019-12-23
  4. ^ "Closing the Child Care Gap". www.medium.com. Medium.

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