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Tiney Raises £7.2 Million for Childcare App Expansion

Chrissie Jonathan

Chrissie jonathan

13 May 2024

Tiny, based in the United Kingdom, has secured £7.2 million for its comprehensive childcare application. Over the course of the past year, over half of all parents in England have stated that they had taken out loans or used their savings to fund the costs of childcare. One in ten moms have left the workforce as a result of the rising costs of raising their children. In 2023, there was a fifty percent increase in the number of nurseries that shut down, as the providers were having trouble covering their own expenses. Tinyy is a tech-enabled childcare firm established in the United Kingdom. The team behind the company believes that revitalizing the childminding sector could become a solution to this dilemma.

Tiney has recently announced that it has successfully raised £7.2 million in Series A capital on the market. Rubio, Sparkmind, and PortfoLion were also involved in the round, with Mustard Seed Partners serving as the lead investor.

In light of this, the total amount of funding that Tiny has raised up to this point amounts to £19 million. The organization intends to make use of the funds in order to strengthen its position as the largest recruiter of childminders across the country, reverse the fall in the number of childminders across the country, and provide more parents across the country with inexpensive, local care in an environment that reminds them of their own homes.

App that can keep an eye on children Tiny is a company that was established in 2019 by Brett Wigdortz OBE, who was the founder of Teach First, Edd Read, who was the co-founder of Graze, and John Newbold, who is an entrepreneur in the design industry. Tiny facilitates the recruitment, training, and support of