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Poppy

Winter 2016 · Inactive

Poppy makes it easy for parents to find high quality childcare with…

Location: Seattle, WA, US

Team size: 2

About

Poppy is a modern childcare solution for modern families. We set your family up with a team of talented and thoroughly vetted sitters. Then you just text us when you need a sitter. Simple. So you can get back to juggling dinners and dance recitals. Stop worrying about being stuck without care when you need it.

Founders

  • Avni Patel ThompsonFounder/CEO

    Avni Patel Thompson is the founder and CEO of Modern Village, whose mission is to lighten the load of raising families through thoughtful, delightful and collaborative technology. She is a third-time founder building technology solutions for today’s parents. Prior to taking the entrepreneurial plunge, she spent over a decade building consumer businesses at P&G, adidas, and Starbucks. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSc Chemistry from the University of British Columbia.

  • Richerd ChanFounder/CTO