# Care.com

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026**: Pacific Avenue Acquisition — Pacific Avenue Capital Partners completes the acquisition of Care.com from IAC.
- **2020**: IAC Acquisition — IAC takes Care.com private in a deal valued at roughly $500 million.
- **2014**: IPO — Care.com goes public on the New York Stock Exchange.
- **2006**: Founding — Care.com is founded by Sheila Lirio Marcelo to address the childcare search crisis.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Pacific Avenue Capital Partners Finalizes Acquisition of Care.com from IAC
2026-03-19 01:02:03 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of Care.com from IAC, marking a strategic exit for the holding company and a new chapter for the care marketplace. The deal transitions the world's largest platform for family care into private equity ownership focused on operational scaling.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/pacific-avenue-acquires-care-com-from-iac

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