Equity

Yeah, but is that venture backable?

Aug 2, 2023

Sara Mauskopf, CEO and co-founder of Winnie, a childcare marketplace, shares her journey in the evolving childcare sector. She discusses how Winnie carved its niche and the unique challenges of scaling in a care-focused market, especially post-pandemic. Sara highlights the discrepancies in funding opportunities between childcare and eldercare. She also tackles the undervaluation of care work in society and the pressing need for innovative solutions that support both childcare access and women's workforce participation.

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Intro

2min

Navigating Childcare in a Pandemic World

12min

Navigating Growth and Safety in the Caregiving Industry

5min

Navigating Care Challenges: Insights from Eldercare to Childcare

15min

Celebrating Support for Child Care and Community Engagement

2min

This week, Alex and Mary Ann had Sara Mauskopf on the show, the CEO and co-founder of the childcare marketplace, Winnie, and a former Postmates and Twitter denizen. Here’s what we got into:

The progress of Winnie over time, and how it found its niche in the childcare market
The state of care as a venture-backable category, and where startups can find the most impact and business results
The reported issues at Papa and the pressures of fundraising-driven growth in care-oriented markets
And, of course, why care work is not given its full due and value in our society.

We had a blast with this one. Thank you for sticking with Equity for all these years. We’ll see you live at Disrupt!

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