UrbanSitter Raises $15M in Series B Funding

urbansitterUrbanSitter, a San Francisco, CA-based online and mobile babysitting booking service, raised $15m in Series B funding.

The round was led by DBL Investors with participation from Match Group, Aspect Ventures, as well as existing investors Canaan Partners, First Round Capital, Menlo Ventures and Rustic Canyon Partners.

The company intends to use the funds to expand marketing and product development efforts.

Led by Lynn Perkins, CEO, UrbanSitter provide an online and mobile service for parents and sitters to connect through people they know. The site enables parents to search, book and review trusted sitters, their skills and certifications, experience, educational background, response time and the number of repeat families.

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18/02/2014

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