US EditionJesse Draper's Halogen Ventures Announces the Close of $30 Million Fund to Invest in Childcare and the Future of Family
- Halogen Ventures, founded by Jesse Draper in 2015, announced the close of a $30 million Fund III on June 27, 2025, in Los Angeles to invest in early-stage startups focused on the future of family.
- The fund closed amid rising investor interest driven by the COVID pandemic, which exposed severe gaps in childcare and eldercare for over 40% of U.S. families struggling to find care solutions.
- Fund III will focus on investing in startups led by female founders that are developing innovative solutions across key areas including childcare, education technology, family-focused innovations, services for children and youth, and digital tools for the workplace, addressing opportunities within a $7.5 trillion market centered on the future of family.
- Jesse Draper emphasized that despite there being more than 80 million families in the U.S., venture capital has largely neglected this segment, which has a strong demand for improved scheduling and financial management solutions.
- The fund aims to support solutions addressing the growing childcare crisis's physical and financial impacts on families, signaling ongoing efforts to reshape the care economy and invest in female-founded startups.
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Halogen Ventures closed a $30 million Fund III to invest in early-stage startups building in the “future of family,” as reported first by Fortune. The firm was founded in 2015 by Jesse Draper, the daughter of famed venture capitalist Tim Draper. She explained to Fortune that the fund will focus on the physical and financial […]
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