Top New York Kids + Family Startups (33)

Marble Health is building the operating system for youth mental health. A platform that connects schools, therapists, health plans, and families - who all have incentives to provide truly effective care to kids struggling with their mental health. Our mission is simple but ambitious: make it dramatically easier for young people to get the mental health care they need, and...

Brilliantly Developed, Environmentally Enriched. healthynest’s mission is to protect and enrich the full potential of every child. We believe we can create more resilient minds by elevating everyday moments and routines with safe products in a safe space, and our system is designed to enable the deepest connections our brains are meant to make during early childhood.

For parents who want to share meaningful life experiences with their kids, Generation Transfer is a guided journaling and media sharing platform created by a team of psychologists and creative designers, that captures, organizes and shares your life's most important insights privately with the ones you love.

HeyMama is the most badass league of mom-bosses you know. Whether they are advisors, executives, founders, or CEOs, our application-based membership provides support, connection, and collaboration for working mothers at every life stage. The Challenge: 75% of expecting mothers say that they are excited to go back to work after giving birth, yet 43

We're building a way for parents to outsource household tasks to people in their community that they trust. First on the list? Transportation for pre-teens and teens. Right now we're live in the suburbs of NYC, Phoenix, Houston, and Dallas, with a growing number of parents and drivers relying on us for rides on a daily basis.

Maisonette was founded by two moms in 2017 with the goal of helping modern families navigate the adventure of raising the next generation. We are an expertly-curated baby and kids' marketplace featuring the best products from around the globe: stylish clothing, top toys and gear, and home décor – plus, trusted guidance and inspiration. We are a fast-growing venture-backed start-up with...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated the longstanding and systemic disparities in educational opportunities for kids along racial and socioeconomic lines. We started Littera to enable equitable, high-quality, and cost-effect academic support for schools and districts of all sizes. We support the delivery of individual and small group tutoring sessions and make implementation easy by leveraging the curriculum and technology...

Blue Owl is a start-up developing a kids’ activities web application and SaaS platform. This platform will compete in the fast-growing SaaS tech market. Blue Owl is currently funded by a VC incubator. Our platform allows kids' activities providers to implement web booking & parents to easily find and book fun & enriching activities for their kids.

At New Visions for Public Schools, we work to make great public schools common in New York City. We believe that all of New York City’s students deserve public schools that make successful futures possible, especially Black, Latinx, and low-income students who have historically had inequitable access to a great public education. Since 1989, New Visions has been a driving...

We pride ourselves in providing a high quality homelike environment while promoting independence, health and safety. All of our residences are designed to encourage self sufficiency based on each person's choices, capabilities and needs. Every person is provided with an opportunity to live, work, socialize and participate in the community. Activities often include outings to events within the community, such...

At Ollie, we love dogs and the people who love them. It’s this passion that defines Ollie as an innovative pet wellness brand. Our goal is simple: to provide a healthier, easier way to care for our dogs and in turn help them live as long as canine-ly possible. We see every dog as an individual and learn all we can...

Zearn is the nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to inspire all kids to love learning math. Everything we do is driven by our belief that every kid is a math kid. Our top-rated learning platform is designed to catch kids up and move them forward in grade level math. And it works. Large-scale efficacy research shows students who use Zearn...

The first kids style box that combines cool brands, meaningful savings, and a mission to clothe one million children in need.

Launched on Mother’s Day 2006, and founded and operated by moms, Happy Family is a leading premium organic food brand delivering optimal nutrition for the entire family. Happy Family is committed to making baby and toddler food as healthy and delicious as homemade with the essential nutrients needed for optimal growth and development.

Free Voice Messaging For Kids! Send your message anytime, anywhere from our free iPhone or Android app. Our toys will deliver it in your voice, or a funny one. And, kids can reply right back!

The U.S. ranks dead last in preventable deaths among the 19 leading industrialized nations! We’re clearly off target in our approach to healthcare. Over 70 million Americans live with chronic pain—back pain and headaches top the list. Back pain is the leading cause of adult disability in America, costing more than cancer and heart disease combined. In 2008, the New York Times...

Explore The World, In Your Kitchen! eat2explore is an award-winning family cooking kit inspiring cultural exploration through diverse global cuisine. We provide local favorite recipes with unique spice/sauce mixes, and educational materials that will transform your kitchen into a fun family learning moments. We currently have 20 countries, spanning across 4 continent groups, to explore and we add 2 new countries...

We bring together providers and resources on one platform to help students with learning differences receive support. It’s our mission to help every student thrive in the classroom and beyond, and through our services we’re able to drastically reduce wait times, costs, and confusion for families. We provide: ● Comprehensive Psychological Evaluations ● Speech-Language Therapy ● Executive Function Coaching ● Behavioral Therapy & Counseling ●...

Little Spoon is the direct-to-consumer brand on a mission to make parenting easier and kids healthier. We do this by providing parents with the products they deserve at every meal and nutrition milestone, and creating the community they need to be empowered in this life stage. We started with first bites and the idea that your baby’s food should never...

Primary is a gender-non-prescriptive, inclusive kids clothing brand started by Galyn Bernard and Christina Carbonell in 2015. The company was founded on the idea that kids clothing should be affordable, feel amazing, and be free of logos and slogans so that all kids can truly shine. Our customers are incredibly passionate about our mission, leading to strong repeat metrics and...