I’m thrilled to share this VentureBeat article today announcing that we have closed a $1.3M Seed Investment funding round. The new investors were impressed with how Babierge has emerged as the only national brand in this space, as evidenced by the rapid growth of our [...]
by Fran Maier We are so excited to introduce to you our new name, BabyQuip! Our company launched just over two years ago with the name Babierge. We liked the connection to “concierge” because we know our customers value the service we deliver. Unfortunately, Babierge [...]
Learn About our New Baby Gear Rental Safety Policy BabyQuip (formerly Babierge) takes safety seriously. From the beginning, we’ve had important safety standards in place, including mandatory gear safety and cleaning training for new Trusted Partners (TPs) and providing customers with the manufacturer’s instruction manuals [...]
by Trish McDermott Measuring How We Help Families Pack Light and Travel Happy While our recent name change to BabyQuip has us looking ahead to our future growth—and your future travels—we recently took a minute to look back at all the ways we’ve come along [...]
by Trish McDermott Parents Want Safety Help When Traveling As the family travel market heats up, BabyQuip introduces our first annual Safe Family Travel Report, based on survey data of US families with children age four and younger. This year’s report coincides with the company’s new [...]
I thought it would be helpful to potential investors and other founders to share some of the challenges that come along with growing a startup, raising capital (especially as a female founder), and why I chose to go the equity crowdfunding route through SeedInvest at [...]
Appearing on ABC hit show Shark Tank is a dream opportunity for many growing businesses. It offers national exposure as well as an opportunity to garner external investment and business advice. The show – now in its eleventh season – doesn’t necessarily guarantee an investment [...]
I am happy to announce that BabyQuip has formed a strategic partnership with Inhabitr, the fastest growing online furniture rental company. We are now providing long term baby gear rentals to millennial families in select cities with more coming in the near future. We all [...]
COPYRIGHT © 2020 . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
by White Peak
Fran Maier is CEO and Founder of BabyQuip, the leading baby gear rental service for traveling families and now offering local cleaning services too. She is a serial entrepreneur and brand builder with over 25 years experience in B2C and B2B internet businesses. She is best known for her 10+ years leading TRUSTe (now TrustArc), the leading privacy trustmark and compliance provider, and as Co-Founder and first General Manager of Match.com.
Fran speaks widely on several topics relating to women in business, including opportunities for women in the collaborative economy, addressing the lucrative family travel segment, women in entrepreneurship and on boards. She serves as an advisor to many start-ups including Portfolia, Women’s Start-up Lab, Sign-up.com, Kango, and Dabbl.