Bubble

Flexible childcare service provider

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101-200 employees
  • B2C
  • Marketplace
  • Reviews
  • Childcare
Westminster, London, UK

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Company mission

To help parents be all they need to be.

Our take

Childcare is an undeveloped and overlooked market. A nanny is unaffordable for most people and others are working freelance or shift work and therefore need flexible (rather than 9-5) childcare.

Bubble addresses this gap in the market for flexible ad hoc childcare with its app. Bubble introduces tech to a low tech sector, improving both babysitters and parents’ chances of matching.

Despite childcare being a low tech sector, Bubble isn’t totally without competition. Competitors include UrbanSitter, Bambino and Sitters in the UK alone.

However, Bubble is already enjoyed by more than 300,000 parent and trusted by the likes of OMG, Deliveroo, and Carwow. Thanks to its social networking focus and rigorous security checks, the app looks set to succeed in the continued age of mobile apps.

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Benefits

  • Private medical insurance: Every employee gets access to Vitality Health Insurance. With this, you’ll get healthcare, mental health support and discounted gym membership
  • Birthday off: Because who really wants to work on their birthday?! At Bubble, you’ll automatically be given the day off so that you can celebrate the way you want to
  • Childcare allowance: Our mission is to support parents to be all they need to be. As a Bubble parent, you’ll get app credit to spend towards your childcare costs each month
  • Flexible working: We operate a hybrid working policy across every business function. Need more flexibility? We’re open to making it work for each individual
  • 25 days holiday: We know that holiday is really important for your health and wellbeing. Every employee gets at least 25 days holiday (+birthday), as well as bank holidays
  • Work from anywhere: Fancy working by the seaside? Have family that live far away? We operate a two-weeks per-year work from anywhere policy, to give you flexibility in where you work
  • Food and drinks: You’ll get free breakfast every Tuesday as well as free drinks on a Thursday. We’re also a close-knit team with regular socials and events
  • Make a difference: Whether we’re supporting an entrepreneur to run their own business, or helping a parent find emergency childcare, what we do makes a difference

Funding (2 rounds)

Aug 2017

$0.7m

SEED

Jul 2016

$0.3m

SEED

Total funding: $1m

Leadership

Ari Last

(Founder & CEO)

Previously an Investment Analyst at Fortelus Capital. Worked at BetFair for over 4 years, from Commercial Graduate to Commercial Strategy & Business Development Manager of Emerging Markets. Head of Commercial Partnerships at MarketInvoice.