June Care is a technology company.
June Care has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round.
June Care has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
June Care has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
June Care's investors include 8VC, 9Yards Capital, Adverb Ventures, Afore Capital, AirAngels, Amino Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, B Capital Group, Benchmark, Broadway Angels, Climate Capital, Craft Ventures.
June Care was a technology-enabled childcare platform that connected working parents with stay-at-home parents (primarily moms) for flexible, in-home daycare and babysitting services.[1][2][3] It served busy families seeking affordable, on-demand care while enabling providers to earn income from home, addressing high childcare costs and daycare limitations like waitlists and rigid schedules.[1][3][4] The app facilitated tens of thousands of connections across every major U.S. city with over 35,000 vetted providers, but announced it is winding down operations, with the app shutting down on October 31, 2025—prior to the current date.[1]
June Care launched about 4.5 years before its 2025 shutdown, around early 2021, as a mission-driven startup to revolutionize childcare by easing the burden on working parents through peer-to-peer matching.[1][3] The founder, in a heartfelt letter, highlighted the journey's pride and challenges, noting rapid expansion and community support as pivotal moments.[1] A live Q&A with the team emphasized solving the chaos of finding reliable care via texts and emails, with early traction from user testimonials praising trust, ease, and mom-to-mom dynamics.[1][3][4] The company raised $3.6 million over two rounds to fuel growth.[5]
June Care rode the gig economy wave in family services, tapping into post-pandemic demand for flexible childcare amid labor shortages, women's workforce re-entry, and rising daycare costs.[1][3][4] Its timing aligned with remote/hybrid work trends, enabling equity for moms by creating income opportunities without leaving home—echoed in testimonials on women's empowerment.[1][4] In the tech ecosystem, it exemplified peer-to-peer platforms (like Uber for childcare), influencing family tech by proving scalable, community-vetted alternatives could disrupt a $60B+ U.S. market, though sustainability challenges highlight barriers for such models.[1][5]
June Care's shutdown after strong growth underscores execution risks in consumer marketplaces, but its legacy validates demand for mom-led, tech-facilitated childcare.[1] No revival is indicated post-October 31, 2025, shutdown, leaving space for successors amid ongoing trends like AI matching or policy shifts (e.g., childcare subsidies).[1] Its influence may evolve through alumni networks or inspiring copycats, tying back to its core proof: families supporting families via tech can scale nationally, even if one journey ends.
June Care has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $4.0M Seed in October 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2021 | $4.0M Seed | 8VC, 9Yards Capital, Adverb Ventures, Afore Capital, AirAngels, Amino Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, B Capital Group, Benchmark, Broadway Angels, Climate Capital, Craft Ventures, Cyberlaunch, Electric Capital, EVE Atlas, Founders Fund, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Liquid 2 Ventures, LocalGlobe, NewView Capital, Next Play Ventures, Offline Ventures, Spark Capital, Susa Ventures, WndrCo LLC, Yes VC, Akash Garg, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Amr Awadallah, Gautam Gupta, George Hu, James Beshara, Joshua Schachter, Louis Beryl, Michael G. Rubin, Mike Vernal, Othman Laraki, Rob Solomon, Steve Chen, Sue Xu, Thomas Noonan, Vishal Makhijani, Will Gaybrick |