Published Aug 2, 2023

Yeah, but is that venture backable?

Sara Mauskopf, CEO and co-founder of Winnie, examines the funding and scalability challenges faced by care-oriented businesses amid the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on the evolving childcare and elder care markets and their financial and operational demands.

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Shifting Care Dynamics

Childcare Challenges

Childcare Funding Crisis

Navigating Unexpected Growth

Fundraising Realities

Scaling with Care

Aging Population Challenges

Rethinking Childcare Models

Childcare Support

Scaling Care Businesses

Caregiving Challenges

Childcare Evolution

Childcare Marketplace Evolution

Funding Care Disparities

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Building Care CompaniesSara Mauskopf, CEO and co-founder of Winnie, discusses the scalability challenges and funding hurdles faced by care-oriented businesses. She shares insights on how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the childcare industry and how companies like Winnie adapted.

Building Care Companies

Childcare MarketSara Mauskopf discusses the financial challenges of affording childcare and its impact on parents, particularly women. She also explores how the demands for childcare are evolving post-COVID and how providers are adapting to these changes.

Childcare Market

Elder Care MarketThe conversation shifts to the growing demand for elder care and the operational challenges in maintaining quality care. The discussion highlights demographic trends, the impact of remote work, and the pressures of scaling care businesses.

Elder Care Market

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