Wonderschool
134 employees on LinkedIn · 16 known investors
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Wonderschool provides a platform for early childhood educators to launch and operate in-home care businesses while connecting families to local quality childcare services.
Founders & leadership
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Arrel GrayinCo-Founder & CTO2015–2019Arrel Gray is founder and CEO of Wonderschool, a platform connecting families with early childhood educators offering in-home childcare services. His prior experience includes founding 17FEET (acquired by Google) and Soldsie (acquired with First Round Capital backing), and serving as Head of Product at Primer, an operating system for K–8 school networks.
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Chris Bennettin𝕏CEO and Co-FounderChris Bennett is the founder and CEO of Wonderschool, a platform that helps early childhood educators establish and manage home-based childcare businesses while connecting families to local care options.
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Jay KiminCo-founder · Chief Financial Officer
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Investors · 16
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K
Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M
Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100Kvia Yun-Fang Juan · inferred
FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M
Long Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M
MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M
Ossian Capital
Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M
Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M
Cross Culture Venturesreported
First Round CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $7M
Goldman SachsreportedNew York
Learn CapitalreportedAustin · $100K – $20M
Rethink Capital PartnersreportedNew York · $1M – $3M
Rethink EducationreportedWhite Plains
Founder mafia
4 people who came through Wonderschool went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 7
by search overlapCarecom37609 shared keywordsCare.com operates a marketplace that connects families with professional caregivers for childcare, senior care, pet care, and household services. The company also provides employer-sponsored family care benefits and payroll solutions for caregivers and agencies.
Daycare.com23772 shared keywordsDaycare.com is an online directory that helps parents find licensed daycare and childcare centers by city or zip code, and lets childcare providers advertise their services. It also publishes resource articles for both parents and providers.
Upwards20348 shared keywordsUpwards operates a technology-driven marketplace that connects families with childcare providers and partners with government entities to offer subsidized care. The platform serves families, childcare providers, employers, and government agencies across the United States.
Niche9960 shared keywordsNiche Direct Admissions is a college admission platform that allows high school seniors to receive automatic acceptance and scholarship offers from participating colleges based on their Niche profile information, eliminating the need for traditional applications and essays. The service matches student profiles against college-specific criteria set by partner institutions to facilitate direct admissions to U.S. colleges.
Brightwheel8028 shared keywordsBrightwheel provides software tools for early education centers and teachers, helping them spend more time with students and engage parents in child development while supporting small business operations in the early education sector.
Primrose Schools7459 shared keywordsPrimrose Schools operates a national system of accredited private preschools and child care facilities serving families seeking early childhood education. The company works with franchise owners and school staff to deliver classroom instruction grounded in a balanced learning approach.
Kinside7141 shared keywordsKinside builds a platform to connect families with child care providers, offering transparent provider data, real-time openings, and virtual tours. The platform serves families, employers, child care providers, and government agencies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Wonderschool do?
- Wonderschool provides a platform for early childhood educators to launch and operate in-home care businesses while connecting families to local quality childcare services.
- Who founded Wonderschool?
- Wonderschool was founded by Arrel Gray, Chris Bennett, Jay Kim.
- Who are Wonderschool's investors?
- Wonderschool's investors include 500 Global, Abstract Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Brighter Capital, FundersClub, Long Journey Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, Ossian Capital and 8 more.