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You can voice all work issues anonymously and more using this empowering HR platform. Their thoughtful investment and career services have generated wealth for many women and their families.Ĭareer / Workplace: AllVoices supports working parents and beyond by making sure companies maintain a healthy and happy work culture. Ellevest is the #1 leading female name in Fintech, offering dedicated robo advisor and holistic, gender-aware financial solutions. Trust & Will makes it easy, fast and affordable for users to create, manage and pass on their legacies. Almost 40% of parents who took our survey are interested in using a financial planning app. We invested in One Potato for that very reason – parents can prepare a family-friendly meal using organic, pre-prepared ingredients in just a few simple steps with special child portion pricing.įinancial Planning. Families are looking for healthier, more simplified delicious meal options that are easy and enjoyable. With many meal services at our fingertips these days, families still want more options. Educational opportunities both online and in person keep children off of the streets and decreases crime. Toucan makes it easy for users to learn new languages while browsing the internet. Caribuis an early stage, first and only educational screen time multi-platform video-calling experience designed to engage young children in various activities with friends and family. This is 60% more efficient than our government had been in the past with placements mostly done by handwritten paperwork.Įducation. In less than five years, the company has helped over 40,000 families get approved to foster or adopt children. Servicing another governmental children’s issue is our portfolio company, Binti who addresses an enormous both domestic and global need: streamlining the foster/adoption process with technology.

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We have game-changing childcare solutions that have gone above and beyond to provide flexible, quality care to families, including WeeCare, the largest childcare network in the USA providing affordable, vetted & trusted in-home daycare and preschools Brella, which provides full time and flexible, on-demand childcare and HopSkipDrive, a ride service for children ages seven to 17 and that follows strict safety and security standards and provides safe transportation for Foster Systems across the United States (It is estimated that 70-80% of the incarcerated in the United States prison system today went through our Foster Care system so we need many more solutions here.) The early success of these startups has led us to double down on these categories:Ĭhildcare. We believe companies that possess these attributes will help parents reach their family, career and personal aspirations and pave the way to a brighter future for their children.įor the past five years, Halogen has been investing in various Future of Family subcategories that address parents’ most pressing needs. We are homed in on FAM: Flexible Care & Work Life Affordable, Quality Care & Resources and More Care: Educational Options & Alternatives. Our survey results and research allow us to stay laser focused on early-stage startups with cutting-edge technology and services, offering tools that enhance family lives and help them thrive at work, school and home. We read each and every answer and so many of them touched us. We received several passionate, heartfelt responses some parents even told us they felt heard and found the survey therapeutic. To gain a deeper understanding of the big issues parents are dealing with today, Halogen VC commissioned its first inaugural 2021 Future of Families Survey, in which over 600 parents across America shared their insights on what childcare issues keep them up at night, and what resources would help them better manage their day-to-day routines and to lead a healthier, happier life.

Beyond that, with all the kid duties and a full plate of other to-dos, it’s hard to be a parent period. In fact, 51% of parents said their jobs were impacted by the pandemic. In addition, the pandemic has been tough for millions of parents – from having anxiety over the health and wellness of their children to losing their jobs. 60% of American families have two working parents, many of whom are constantly trying to make ends meet and juggling between work and family 24/7. Parents are exhausted, overworked and overwhelmed. At Halogen VC, we’re investing in the Future of Families because families have enormous challenges yet to be addressed by technology and this is big business for investors. Yet Venture Capital has overlooked this massive opportunity for numerous reasons. There are nearly 80 MILLION families in the United States.

By: Jesse Draper, Ashley Ramirez & Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum.