ImpactAlpha, June 15 — More than half of the tens of millions Americans with caregiving responsibilities are contemplating leaving their jobs.
Bethesda, Md.-based Keep Company matches employees with a caregiving coach that guides them through a 12-week curriculum. Adrienne Prentice, a former corporate attorney, launched the company last year with co-founder Claudia Naim-Burt. After giving birth, Prentice says she “didn’t feel as if I was being perceived as capable or committed to my role now that I had a child at home.”
Keep Company’s clients include law firms including Morrison Foerster and Cleary Gottlieb.
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Keep Company plans to extend its services to health care employees that work long shifts, such as clinicians and nurses. The women-led company will also launch digital support groups to create a community of parents and caregivers.
Maryland Technology Development Corp., a placed-based social impact fund backing early-stage tech and life sciences companies in Maryland, invested $200,000 in the round.
Last month, New York-based Wellthy raised $25.5 million to provide caregiving support as an employee benefit.
