Pearachute gives you access to thousands of activities and classes for kids so you can book your kid's next fulfilling experience. Explore options in your city!
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Founded date: 2016
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Wasson Ent... | wassonente... |
| 26.10.2022 | Techstars | techstars.... |
| - | Chicago Ve... | chicagoven... |
| - | Lofty Vent... | loftyventu... |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.12.2017 | 18 Chicago Startups to Watch in 2018 | 2017 has been quite a year for Chicago tech startups. In between the highs and lows, we've seen plenty of early-stage startups that are on the rise throughout the city. To find Chicago Inno's latest crop of startups to watch, we reached out... |
| 29.08.2017 | Why We Invested in Wise Apple | This past weekend, my wife and I were blessed to welcome our third child into the world. A new baby is an extraordinarily exciting and inspiring experience. It is also equal parts terrifying, nerve wracking and exhausting. But infancy is of... |
| 01.08.2017 | Sawyer, a software platform for kid classes, raises $6 million, including from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Sawyer, a two-year-old, Brooklyn-based startup that aims to become the OpenTable of children’s activities, has raised $6 million in new funding led by Advance Venture Partners. Others that contributed to the round include Chan Zuckerberg In... |
| 26.05.2017 | KidPass raises $5.1 million for its children’s activity subscription service | KidPass, a monthly membership program that gives parents access to a variety of kid-friendly activities across their city, has raised $5.1 million in Series A funding, the startup reported this week. Currently live in New York, the new fund... |
| 13.03.2017 | The Fem-preneurs Of Crowdfunding: Did the JOBS Act Change the Venture Landscape for Female Entrepreneurs Forever? Let’s Hope So! | “Them that’s got shall get / Them that’s not shall lose / So the Bible said”… and is it still news? Raising significant amounts of capital has never been easy for anyone. For some, it has been a higher hurdle than for others. The American f... |
| 05.04.2016 | Aiming to be the OpenTable of kids’ activities, Sawyer raises $1.5 million | Numerous startups now sell class passes for children’s activities, including KidPass, which announced $325,000 in seed funding in January, and Pearachute (it raised $1.2 million last month). Now, a Brooklyn-based startup named Sawyer is try... |
| 09.03.2016 | A Comprehensive List of Women Founders In Chicago Tech | The tech and startup world has long been a boys club. Despite making up half the population and almost 60% of the labor force, women only account for 30% of the US tech industry. And the number of female startup founders is even lower. Only... |