Kidola, an all-in-one childcare administration platform, introduced the closing of a €1.3 million Seed spherical to assist product growth, group development, and the corporate’s enlargement into the French market.
The Seed Spherical was led by Expon Capital, a Luxembourg-based enterprise capital agency, together with contributions from Tremendous Capital and the LBAN – Luxembourg Enterprise Angel Community.
“We created Kidola as a result of we noticed an actual want for simplification—not in how kids are cared for or educated, however within the system that helps them,” mentioned Quentin de Madre, CEO and Co-founder. “Our objective is to assist professionals and fogeys spend as little time as attainable on Kidola, to allow them to give attention to what actually issues.”
Based in 2019 by Jonathan Kindermans, Quentin de Madre, and Simon Lelorrain, Kidola appears to centralise all important childcare administration features right into a single, intuitive platform.
Kidola was born out of non-public expertise: all three Founders grew to become dad and mom across the identical time. Like many new dad and mom, they made an all too frequent mistake and forgot to inform upcoming absences or request prolonged hours—small oversights with a huge impact. Realising that these each day challenges affected not solely dad and mom but additionally educators and directors, they got down to construct an answer that may simplify operations for everybody concerned.
The corporate argues that as parental expectations for flexibility rise, and as governments introduce stricter rules and reporting requirements, administrative complexity for childcare centres continues to develop. With out strong digital instruments, these pressures threat overwhelming even essentially the most skilled groups.
“Kidola has each the ambition and the early KPIs of a future multi-country SaaS chief. That is precisely the form of firm we like to fund—and know methods to assist. We’re proud to be a part of their journey,” mentioned Alain Rodermann, Managing Companion at Expon Capital.
Already trusted by over 30,000 caregivers throughout Luxembourg, France, and Belgium, Kidola gives a whole suite of instruments—from mother or father communication and attendance monitoring to invoicing and regulatory compliance— with out requiring in depth coaching.
With this new funding, Kidola will broaden its group, improve its analytics and reporting capabilities, and deepen its presence in France.
“This funding brings us nearer to our imaginative and prescient of turning into Europe’s main platform for childcare administration,” added de Madre.