Kids + Family Startups Chicago
List of Kids + Family startups in Chicago
59 Companies
Jiobit
Internet of Things • Kids + Family
Jiobit is a patented location tracking platform, enabling the longest lasting and smallest real-time location products. With a host of encryption technologies, Jiobit is trusted by federal gov't customers and thousands of families across the US. Jiobit has won PC Mag's Editor's Choice Award and has been featured on CNBC, Buzzfeed and Techcrunch.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability Insurance
Dental Benefits
Vision Benefits
+14
Sittercity
Kids + Family • On-Demand
Sittercity’s mission is to make child care finally work. As the company that pioneered tech-enabled child care, we've come a long way since 2001. We've connected millions of families and sitters, and now we’re reinventing the category we created, with technology that radically simplifies the way families and sitters connect.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability Insurance
Dental Benefits
Vision Benefits
+23
Monica+Andy
Kids + Family
If we don't think it's healthy for our little ones, then we don't think it's healthy for yours either. For that reason, we ensure that all of our fabrics are free of lead, phthalates, and flame-retardants. And beyond safety, we recognize that feel is just as important as fashion. We take great pride in sourcing only the softest cotton and muslin...
Paige & Paxton
Edtech • Kids + Family
Paige & Paxton is an innovative curriculum that leverages puzzle piece characters that make STEM easy to teach and easy to learn at the very beginning of a child's educational experience. We carry out this mission through storybooks, curriculum and pop-up events across the U.S. that engage educators, kids and their parents in STEM.
Evanston
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Mac & Mia
Fashion • Kids + Family
Mac & Mia is a curated children’s clothing service that delivers handpicked apparel and accessories to parents for kids sizes newborn to 10Y. Our personal stylists create unique looks for kids, shipped free and on-demand (no subscription necessary).
Mac & Mia was founded by Marie Tillman.
Dental Benefits
Vision Benefits
Health Insurance Benefits
Generous PTO
+4
40
Local EmployeesChicago
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Brick Loot
Gaming • Kids + Family
Brick Loot is a monthly subscription box company geared towards LEGO and brick lovers. Each month customers get a surprise box filled with bricktastic fun!
Brick Loot was dreamt up by a then 9 yr old boy who has a deep love for everything LEGO. As he sat at his yearly garage sale selling toys to make enough money to buy more LEGO sets he recieved a...
3
Local Employees
ThinkCERCA
Edtech • Kids + Family
ThinkCERCA is on a mission to set every student up for real-world success. The ability to synthesize information and communicate ideas effectively is key to college and career readiness. We help educators teach these critical thinking skills through argumentative writing across subjects. See our results: http://ThinkCERCA.com/results
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Dental Benefits
Vision Benefits
Health Insurance Benefits
+6
30
Local EmployeesChicago
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Codeverse
Edtech • Kids + Family
Codeverse® is the world's first fully interactive coding school and educational technology platform for kids aged 6-12, founded on the mission to teach a billion kids to code.
To book weekly coding classes and 2018 Spring/Summer camps, visit www.codeverse.com.
Chicago
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Noble Network of Charter Schools
Edtech • Kids + Family
Noble is Chicago’s highest-performing and largest network of public charter high schools. Our 18 campuses currently serve over 12,000 students, of whom 98% are minority, 87% are low-income, and 82% are first-generation college goers. We believe our people are the most valuable asset in preparing our students for success in college. For that reason,...
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability Insurance
Dental Benefits
Vision Benefits
+17
1300
Local EmployeesChicago
Location
Homeology
Real Estate • Kids + Family
Homeology is an online service designed to makes it simpler for families to evaluate and choose the community that best suits their lifestyle and needs. Our Start up enters the real estate industry with premise that the community is as important, if not more important than the features of a house. We not only bring together data on all the key...
4
Local Employees
Runchkins
Fashion • Kids + Family
Personal shopping service for busy parents and fashionable kids (0-6yr). We send a box of adorable kids clothes + accessories to your doorstep. Keep only what you love, and shipping is always free, both ways.
But what makes us SPECIAL? We guarantee to buy back every piece of clothing when your little one outgrows them.
Chicago
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MakerGirl
Edtech • Kids + Family
MakerGirl is an organization that strives to reduce the gender gap in STEM by teaching young girls about 3D printing, women leaders in STEM fields, innovative companies, cutting edge technology, and much more. MakerGirl sessions are for girls aged 7-10 and are led by university STEM women.
Urbana
Location
Bughouse
Gaming • Kids + Family
We believe in a day when every child grows up knowing they can realize their dreams through their creations. Our mission is to inspire creative play and learning in children and provide the tools for parents to help raise amazing people.
- We're Bughouse: a super fun group of musicians, engineers, artists and writers who believe that they too, can use...
2
Local Employees
Aidhen's Corner
Consumer Web • Kids + Family
Aidhen's Corner is an on-line concierge service for all things Kids! We give our member's ability to quickly, easily and seemlessly search, find, and book, amazing "what to do's" with their kids the instant they need it.
As a parent you want to make every day, every experience and every moment count with your kids. But finding that creative, new...
4
Local EmployeesChicago
Location
Woof Rescue App
Kids + Family • Mobile
Woof Rescue is an app which helps people find the love of their lives at their local pet shelter. Utilizing our app, users can view thousands of pets available for adoption to a loving home, and begin the adoption process right from their phone. The app is just the beginning -- many exciting and innovative solutions to help facilitate the pet...
1
Local EmployeesNaperville
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Player's Health
Healthtech • Kids + Family
Player’s Health is the first universal health management and compliance application for youth athletes. Our HIPAA compliant mobile application provides athletic programs with players' essential medical information and streamlines the injury reporting process in an easy to use digital platform. Coaches, trainers, parents and athletic directors can...
5
Local EmployeesChicago
Location
Kids + Family Jobs in Chicago
Senior Web Developer
Monica+Andy
Chicago
6 days ago
Position Title: Senior Web Developer
Job Description
What is Monica + Andy?
We are a digitally native, organic baby and children’s brand that strives to make things better for parents and babies. Inspired by the birth of her daughter, our Founder Monica Royer created Monica + Andy to deliver softer organic fabrics, better-designed clothing and blankets, and a seamless, easy shopping experience for all parents. Thoughtfulness can be found in
PR & Influencers Intern - Winter 2018 (Paid)
Sittercity
Chicago
6 days ago
+24
As PR & Influencers Intern, reporting to the Content Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day execution of marketing initiatives, primarily focused on influencer marketing, hyperlocal group outreach, and public relations. You will work with the marketing team to develop influencer and PR engagement strategies, build relationships that amplify the Sittercity brand, and be the first point of contact when communicating with influencers and media partners.
Customer Experience Associate (Contract to Hire)
Jiobit
Chicago
3 weeks ago
+15
Customer Experience: handling calls and messaging from our beloved customers.
Process Creation & Optimization: logistics, freight forwarding, certifications, billing.
Business Development: competitive intelligence, surveys, analytics.
Product Development: field failure root-cause, alpha/beta testing, feature vetting.
Program Management: assist in developing and executing against integrated schedules.
Miscellaneous: hands-on testing, packaging, prototyping, shipping, debugging, sales booth support, office maintenance, you name it (and we all do it too!).
Backend Developer
Jiobit
Chicago
3 weeks ago
+15
- Development and support of the backend solution for Jiobit products.
- Design, documentation, and implementation of backend features from scratch to production-ready state.
- Collaboration with different teams (product, firmware, mobile, e-commerce, customer care) to define requirements for backend features.
- Constantly improving existing codebase quality and delivering new high-quality code.
Mobile Developer (iOS)
Jiobit
Chicago
3 weeks ago
+15
- Participate in development and maintenance of the user-facing Jiobit iOS application.
- Design, documentation, and implementation of application features from scratch to the production-ready state.
- Collaboration with different teams (backend, firmware, mobile, e-commerce, customer care) to define requirements for the new application features.
- Delivering the highest quality app experience on time and improving existing codebase quality from release to release.