Trusted Raises $2.1M

What does Trusted do?

Trusted, is an on demand childcare platform. It provides child care providers whenever and wherever the users want them. The company aims at better child care by providing trusted childcare services on demand. It helps users in finding the child care at their convenience. This platform is providing many parents the peace of mind and amazing child care. Users can monitor their provider’s location, constantly know their child and provider are located by viewing their location on a map. This on demand childcare is making parents’ life easy. Users can choose their own data and time and enter the details and date they need a child care provider. Parents can find that perfect provider by browsing available child care providers and choosing one which suits their family perfectly. Parents can get a provider even in their last minute which is very convenient. Providers are qualified and highly vetted. The company has high expectations of the child care providers it hires. Before they are selected, the potential providers have to finish vetting and on boarding process.

How much Trusted was funded?

The company raised $2.1M on March 16, 2016 from Semil Shah, Great Oaks, Naval Ravikant, KPCB Edge, Great Oaks, Metamorphic Ventures, Techstars Ventures, CrunchFund and Slow Ventures.

Previous funding

Undisclosed amount on July 26, 2015 from KPCB Edge, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Metamorphic Ventures, Semil Shah, Slow Ventures and Techstars Ventures.

What is next for Trusted?

The company plans to launch tuition reimbursement program for employers. This would help them $5,250 each calendar year as long as they meet specific criteria. The company has been thinking about the benefits and incentives it could offer to the care providers to keep them engaged. It is also setting services which are different from other on demand marketplaces.

More about Trusted

Trusted was founded on January, 2015 by Anand Iyer and Vivian Chan. It has its headquarters in San Francisco, California.