Yurtle provides a digital platform that offers caregiver insurance, backup care services, and educational resources to support employees managing adult and child care responsibilities. This solution addresses the challenges of workplace absence and underemployment caused by caregiving duties, enhancing employee wellbeing and productivity.
Funding
$1.7M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Many employees struggle to balance work and family responsibilities, particularly when managing the care of children or adult relatives. This can lead to increased workplace absence, reduced productivity, and underemployment as caregivers face burnout and lack of adequate support. Employers often experience gender pay, pension, and seniority gaps, as well as high absence rates, due to these caregiving challenges.
Solution
Yurtle provides a digital platform designed to support employees with caregiving responsibilities, helping employers mitigate workplace absence and improve employee wellbeing. The platform offers caregiver insurance, which provides financial benefits in the event a caregiver is unable to provide care due to illness or accident. It also facilitates access to backup care services, enabling users to find professional adult carers within hours. Furthermore, Yurtle enables users to build a support network within their social circle, allowing them to delegate care tasks and share responsibilities. The platform also provides educational resources, including guides and checklists on various caregiving topics.
Target Audience
Yurtle primarily targets employers looking to support employees with adult and child care responsibilities, as well as employees who are caregivers for adult or young loved ones.
Features
- Caregiver insurance that provides financial benefits when the caregiver is unable to provide care.
- Access to a network of vetted and curated goods and services with corporate discounts.
- Backup care services to quickly find replacement adult carers.
- Tools to build a resilient care team within the user's social network.
- Educational resources, including guides and checklists on common and specialist caregiving subjects.
- Mobile app to help primary carers build a support team, create a library of relevant information, and provide related domestic services.