UrbanSitter
Founded by three Bay Area moms, UrbanSitter is modernizing the way parents hire babysitters by leveraging social networks and online booking technology. Since parents most commonly look to friends for sitter recommendations, UrbanSitter shows you sitters rated & reviewed by parents you know. Parents then book sitters by available date & time—it’s quick, easy, and efficient.-
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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. UrbanSitter harnesses the power of social recommendations in a space where a friend’s recommendation is critical—child care. UrbanSitter leverages Facebook Connect so parents can view sitters that their friends already know, trust and recommend. You sign up on the site, and connect your Facebook account, and can view sitters known through friends or affiliations—including schools, sports teams and parent groups.
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Received $6 Million Funding
Participation by First Round Capital, Canaan Partners, Menlo Ventures and Rustic Canyon Partners
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UrbanSitter matches parents with caregivers online
UrbanSitter is a website that helps parents find and book babysitters throughout the city.
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UrbanSitter’s Social Babysitting Service Granted $1.75 Million in Allowance
UrbanSitter, which may become the high-tech version of “The Baby-Sitters Club,” now has a bigger allowance with which to operate. The San Francisco-based company is somewhat similar to the teen-oriented book series by Ann M. Martin, in which a group of middle-school students help parents find babysitters.
