• Kinspire

  Participated · Seed · Jan 2023

  Kinspire provides virtual pediatric occupational therapy, combining one live monthly session with a therapist, unlimited messaging, and a library of activities and trainings for parents and caregivers. The company was founded in 2020 by Robert Seigel and his sister, pediatric occupational therapist Lily Baiser, after testing a parent-supported care model with Seigel's son. Memberships cost $199 per month and include one live session; additional visits can be scheduled for $59 each. Kinspire emphasizes involving parents and caregivers between sessions to accelerate progress and fill gaps in traditional care. Services are not currently covered by insurers, though families can submit individual sessions for reimbursement; the company is focused on getting insurers to pay for its care. Management says the seed raise provided two years of cash and that the company is prioritizing sustainable growth and product focus rather than rapid expansion.

• Pressto

  Participated · Seed · May 2022

  Pressto is an EdTech startup based in New York and Halifax that provides a proprietary technology platform designed to make learning to write fun for kids. The SaaS platform’s tools teach educational skills alongside critical thinking and media literacy to help children differentiate fact from opinion and resist manipulation. Its offering includes a newspaper builder to get students doing, educational content to get students learning, and cognitive behavior therapy elements to aid understanding. Pressto’s primary focus is engaging with schools as a supplemental tool that fits any curriculum and can be implemented across subject areas. The platform is currently part of a pilot program with the New York Department of Education reaching over 30,000 students and is also available for parents and children to use outside the classroom. The company raised $1.5M in pre-seed funding to accelerate growth, expand operations and broaden its business reach.

• EveryDay Labs

  Participated · Series A · Sep 2021

  EveryDay Labs is a Redwood City, CA–based company led by CEO Emily Bailard that uses behavioral and data science plus family engagement to reduce chronic absenteeism. Its core product is research-based communication tools that help districts identify and support students. The company says its tools also enable district leaders to address learning recovery, enrollment, and connect vulnerable students and families to resources. EveryDay Labs works with thousands of schools. The company plans to use the new funding to scale its research-based communication tools. The article does not disclose revenue or other financial metrics.

• Realworld

  Participated · Seed · Apr 2021

  Realworld offers a mobile app that simplifies and streamlines real-world tasks across finance, health, work and life, connecting users to tools and products across categories. The app personalizes task lists and provides step-by-step lessons explaining adult tasks in simple terms, plus timely reminders to keep members on track. Founded by CEO Genevieve Bellaire, the company positions itself as a one-stop-shop to navigate adulthood for the next generation of consumers. Realworld closed a $3.2M funding round to support its growth. The company intends to use the funds to double the size of the team, launch new product features, and scale growth. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article. Realworld offers more than 90 step-by-step playbooks designed to guide Gen Z users through adulthood tasks such as budgeting, moving, and salary negotiation. The playbooks customize instructions based on a user’s goals and circumstances, and the company highlights a 15-playbook “starter pack” covering core adult needs like taxes and finding an apartment. Realworld plans to launch its first mobile app next month and aims to evolve into a platform, marketplace, and community where users can access services and peer advice. The company initially charged for playbook access but has made them free and is considering subscription fees and concierge-oriented support as monetization paths. Realworld emphasizes becoming a single point of entry to discover services (insurance, investing, healthcare booking) and practical next steps for life milestones. The startup characterizes its mission as “simplifying adulthood” for young adults entering the workforce.

No current team members are available.