tiney, a London, UK-based tech-enabled childcare startup, raised £7.2M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Mustard Seed Partners and joined by PortfoLion, Sparkmind, and Rubio.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts.
Founded by CEO Brett Wigdortz, Edd Read, and design entrepreneur John Newbold, Tiney recruits, trains, and supports ‘micro-entrepreneurs’ to retrain as childminders and open childcare settings at home. Its home leaders are registered childminders but receive support, training, educational expertise, as well as being part of a community across England. The company’s app features tools for processing invoices, handling taxes, and ensuring they remain compliant with Ofsted regulation. Childminders can also access marketing support, business advice, lesson plans, peer support, and advice from the tiney team, all through the app. Parents are also able to book childcare, make payments, and monitor their child’s development through the tech.
With over 1,000 childminders registered and hundreds more currently in training, the community currently provides early years education to more than 5,400 children.
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13/05/2024