Analysis

March 19, 2020

Coronavirus prompts surge in demand for childcare startups

Startups connecting families and nannies are seeing demand increase as coronavirus forces schools to close.


Tim Smith

5 min read

Demand for childcare startups is increasing as professionals around Europe adapt to the new reality of trying to look after their work and their kids all at once. We’ve felt the coronavirus effect at Sifted too, with the patter of tiny feet becoming commonplace in our weekly editorial video meetings.

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Rachel Carrell, chief executive and founder of Koru Kids.
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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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