# The June Care Company

> The June Care Company is a mom-led childcare marketplace that connects parents needing care with vetted, background-checked stay-at-home parents in their own neighborhoods. Founded in 2021 by former Intuit general manager Gretchen Salyer, it began as pandemic-era childcare swaps among friends and grew into an app-based platform matching families with trusted local caregivers - closing the gap between families who lack affordable, flexible childcare and stay-at-home parents who want income without leaving home. Backed by $3.6M in seed funding from Craft Ventures, Greycroft, and Yes VC.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Los Altos, California, United States
- **Founders:** Gretchen Salyer (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~16 employees
- **Products:** June Care caregiver marketplace, Vetting & background checks, Payment protection & child-safety insurance, Flexible & last-minute scheduling
- **Notable:** Raised $3.6M seed round in 2021 led by Craft Ventures with Greycroft and Yes VC, Attracted angel backing from Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp and Instacart co-founder Max Mullen, Grew from informal childcare swaps to an app-based marketplace within months of launching in June 2021

## Products & services

- **June Care caregiver marketplace** — An app-based platform that matches parents seeking childcare with local, background-checked stay-at-home parents (hosts) who provide care, often in the host's home.
- **Vetting & background checks** — Every host is vetted with full background checks; 95% have prior childcare or teaching experience and post-care reviews are required, building a trust layer over neighborhood care.
- **Payment protection & child-safety insurance** — The platform handles payments with protection and provides insurance coverage, removing the awkward money conversations and risk from informal care arrangements.
- **Flexible & last-minute scheduling** — App-based scheduling lets families book consistent recurring care or fill last-minute gaps, with no upfront costs or monthly membership fees.

## Achievements

- Raised $3.6M seed round in 2021 led by Craft Ventures with Greycroft and Yes VC
- Attracted angel backing from Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp and Instacart co-founder Max Mullen
- Grew from informal childcare swaps to an app-based marketplace within months of launching in June 2021
- Reports 95% of hosts have prior childcare or teaching experience and 100% maintain positive reviews
- Founder is part of the 'Intuit Mafia' of operators who left to start companies

## Latest updates

- **2021-06** — June Care launches as an experiment to test demand for neighborhood mom-to-mom childcare; demand quickly outgrows manual spreadsheets and forms.
- **2021-11** — Closes $3.6M seed round led by Craft Ventures, with Greycroft, Yes VC, and angels Evan Sharp and Max Mullen.
- **2022-01** — Founder announces venture funding publicly and begins scaling operations beyond a solo, manual model.

## Links

- Website: https://junecare.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-june-care-company
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/junecare.co

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Last updated: 2026-07-02