UrbanSitter Basic Information, Manufacturing Base, Sales Area, and Competitors
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Description |
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Company Name |
UrbanSitter |
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Website |
www.urbansitter.com |
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Established Date |
2010 |
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Headquartered |
United States |
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Market Position/ History |
UrbanSitter's founders conceived of the idea for the service to create an easier, faster, and more personal way to book childcare. Perkins and three co-founders launched UrbanSitter in 2010 with services in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company raised a total of $7.75 million in seed and Series A funding between 2011 and 2012. Since founding, the service has grown to 12 cities throughout the United States, including, among others, San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle. UrbanSitter has approximately 170,000 babysitting jobs and a user base of 70,000 parents and 30,000 sitters as of February 2014 In December 2013, the company announced that former Pandora executive Jessica Steel would become UrbanSitter's new president. In February 2014, UrbanSitter raised a $15 million Series B funding round. The investment was led by DBL Investors and included participation from Match Group, a division of IAC, Aspect Ventures, Canaan Partners, First Round Capital, Menlo Ventures, and Rustic Canyon Partners. |
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Sales Area |
United States |
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Competitors |
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CEO |
Lynn Perkins |
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Ownership Type |
Private |
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Contact Information |
Address: 268 Bush St, San Francisco, United States Tel: 1–800–822–8490 |
Business Segment/ Overview:
UrbanSitter operates through its website and mobile application, providing a comprehensive platform for parents to manage their childcare needs. The company allows users to vet potential babysitters and nannies by accessing profiles, reviews, and ratings from other parents to ensure they choose the right caregiver for their children. Additionally, UrbanSitter enables users to establish and manage regularly scheduled sittings, which is particularly beneficial for parents seeking consistent and reliable childcare arrangements.
For those in need of immediate assistance, the platform also offers the flexibility to find last-minute sitters. UrbanSitter leverages social networks by utilizing its software platform to search through a user's Facebook connections via Facebook Connect and other local parenting organizations through an internal database. This functionality lets parents find babysitters reviewed by friends or connections within their social circles, enhancing trust and reliability in their childcare choices.
Babysitters Platform Service Types Specification
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Service Description |
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Babysitters Platform |
UrbanSitter allows both parents and babysitters to create user accounts for free. Parents can:
Babysitters can:
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