Caring.com finds $10M to coordinate elderly care
Caring.com, a web site that helps people find caretakers for elderly relatives, has brought in $10 million in a second round of funding, according to Dow Jones VentureWire. Based in San Mateo, Calif., the company is backed by Shasta Ventures, DCM, Split Rock Partners and a handful of private individuals.
Caring.com expands in elder care as it buys Gilbert Guide online senior site
Caring.com is expanding its online elder care web site business today as it acquires Gilbert Guide, an online senior housing guide web site.
The consolidation helps Caring.com compete against other elder care sites and companies such as A Place for Mom, CarePilot and AGIS Network (see the full list of competitors and related companies here).
San Mateo, Calif.-based Caring.com will now offer a more comprehensive guide for taking care of older adults.
Both sites serve the 34 million… Continue Reading
Caring.com, a site for caregivers, to launch this week
(Update: Turns out, Care.com, a very similarly named site, has just raised $2M. More below.)
Caring.com, a Silicon Valley web site aimed to help people care for aging parents, plans to launch its Web site Friday, and has raised $6 million in a first round of venture funding.
Split Rock Partners led the round. DCM, which previously backed the Palo Alto, Calif. company with $750,000 in seed capital, also participated according to VentureWire (subscription required).
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