# Vivvi

> Vivvi is a New York-based child care and early learning company that partners with employers to make high-quality care affordable and flexible for working families. Founded in 2018 by Charles Bonello and Ben Newton, it operates a growing network of early learning campuses for children from six weeks to five years old, and layers on employer-sponsored offerings such as backup care, in-home care, virtual tutoring, and its Care Cash reimbursement program. The model turns child care into a recruiting and retention benefit for companies while giving parents full-day, year-round, research-based programs.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Charles Bonello (Co-Founder & CEO), Ben Newton (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~150 employees
- **Products:** Early Learning Campuses, Employer-Sponsored Child Care, National Back-Up Child Care Network, In-Home Care, Virtual Tutoring
- **Notable:** Raised $15M Series B in February 2022 led by Tribeca Venture Partners, Grew from a single Manhattan campus to a network across Manhattan, Dumbo and Westchester, Opened its first location outside Manhattan in 2022

## Products & services

- **Early Learning Campuses** — Full-day, year-round child care and early education for children six weeks to five years old, with warm experienced teachers, open floor plans, outdoor play spaces and a research-based, play-based curriculum blending Montessori and Reggio approaches.
- **Employer-Sponsored Child Care** — Partnerships that let companies subsidize the cost of care for their employees, turning child care into a recruiting, retention and productivity benefit.
- **National Back-Up Child Care Network** — On-demand backup care for employees when regular arrangements fall through.
- **In-Home Care** — Brings Vivvi's proprietary curriculum and caregivers into families' homes in select cities.
- **Virtual Tutoring** — Online tutoring platform supporting school-aged children.
- **Care Cash** — Lets employers flexibly reimburse the cost of care provided by an employee's 'trusted village' of family, friends or neighbors.

## Achievements

- Raised $15M Series B in February 2022 led by Tribeca Venture Partners
- Grew from a single Manhattan campus to a network across Manhattan, Dumbo and Westchester
- Opened its first location outside Manhattan in 2022
- Launched a multi-channel platform including Care Cash, in-home care, virtual tutoring and a national backup care network
- Recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation as an employer-partnership childcare model

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Opened an Upper West Side campus at The Windermere, serving up to 72 infants and toddlers.
- **2024-04** — Opened its eighth campus on the Upper East Side.
- **2022-07** — Announced its first location outside Manhattan, marking expansion into new neighborhoods.
- **2022-02** — Closed $15M Series B funding round to support national growth for employers and families.

## Links

- Website: https://vivvi.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/vivviearlylearn
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vivviearlylearn
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivviearlylearn/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/vivviearlylearn/

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Last updated: 2026-07-17