# Sara Mauskopf

> Sara Mauskopf is the CEO and co-founder of Winnie, a marketplace helping millions of parents find daycare, preschool, and childcare across the United States. A MIT computer science graduate and former product leader at YouTube, Twitter, and Postmates, she co-founded Winnie in 2016 after struggling to find childcare for her first child. Under her leadership, Winnie has raised $15.5M in funding, serves over 4 million parents, covers 250K+ licensed providers across 7,000+ U.S. cities, and ranked #177 on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies - earning the #1 Consumer Services Company spot.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-founder at Winnie
- **Organizations:** Winnie, MIT (alumni), Twitter, YouTube/Google, Postmates
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering; Minors in Mathematics and Women's Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Named one of Business Insider's '30 Most Important Women Under 30 in Tech', Led Winnie to #177 on Inc. 5000 list (2023) - fastest-growing private companies, #1 Consumer Services Company on Inc. 5000 (2023)

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Joined YouTube/Google as Partner Solutions global lead for YouTube's Music business, combining partnerships and engineering
- **2010** — Joined Twitter as Product Lead for Photos & Media; later led Discovery team (recommendations, trends, personalization) and twitter.com product
- **2014** — Joined Postmates as Director of Product
- **2015** — Birth of her first child sparked the idea for a better childcare discovery platform
- **2016** — Co-founded Winnie with Anne Halsall (former Google/Quora/Postmates)
- **2018** — Winnie raised $4M seed round; expanded platform across the US
- **2019** — Winnie raised $9M Series A led by Rethink Impact; expanded to preschool and early education
- **2020** — Winnie expanded to include school-age childcare searches
- **2021** — Featured in Apple Newsroom for Mother's Day; platform growth accelerated
- **2022** — Co-authored Fortune commentary urging investment in women-led childcare innovation
- **2023** — Winnie ranked #177 on Inc. 5000; named #1 Consumer Services Company and #34 in California
- **2023** — Added alternative care types including au pairs and summer care

## Achievements

- Named one of Business Insider's '30 Most Important Women Under 30 in Tech'
- Led Winnie to #177 on Inc. 5000 list (2023) - fastest-growing private companies
- #1 Consumer Services Company on Inc. 5000 (2023)
- #34 in California on Inc. 5000 (2023)
- Raised $15.5M total funding including $9M Series A in 2019
- Built platform serving 4+ million parents across 7,000+ US cities
- Scaled to 250,000+ licensed childcare providers on platform
- Majority-female engineering team at Winnie
- Speaker at ASU GSV Summit and SAAStr annual conference
- Published in Fortune, Inc., Forbes, Business Insider, and TechCrunch

## Latest updates

- **2023-08** — Winnie ranked #177 on Inc. 5000, named #1 Consumer Services Company in America and #34 in California
- **2023-03** — Winnie launched summer camp and alternative care type search features
- **2022-04** — Sara and Anne Halsall co-authored Fortune commentary on investing in women-led childcare innovation
- **2021-05** — Winnie featured in Apple Newsroom for Mother's Day

## Links

- Website: https://winnie.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smausk
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sm
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smausk/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/winnielabs

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Last updated: 2026-05-11