Where innovation meets an expansive market, centered on care
The $648B Care Economy runs on caregivers—yet remains undervalued. FamTech is the emerging sector bringing tech-enabled support to families across all life stages, fueling innovation where care and daily life meet.
Note: All references to “FamTech” refer to the sector at large; all references to “FamTech.org” are specific to our membership association.
Building the future of care, together
Founders & Innovators
Build, scale, and shape the future of the Care Economy with a network designed to help you grow.
Industry Investors
Back the next wave of FamTech investments and connect with the startups transforming this space.
Collaborators & Thought Partners
Lend your expertise, forge partnerships, and help bring new care solutions to life.
An ecosystem of innovators
FamTech includes innovations across FemTech, ParentTech, KidTech, AgeTech, DisabilityTech, and CareTech. It’s a growing, interconnected sector shaped by real caregiving needs, often overlapping with FinTech, EdTech, and HealthTech.
FemTech / Women’s Health
From maternal health to menopause, FemTech startups are expanding access to personalized, inclusive, and data-driven care. These tools are reshaping reproductive and hormonal healthcare for women and families.
ParentTech
ParentTech solutions help caregivers manage the daily realities of modern family life, including childcare, emotional load, logistics, and career transitions.
Baby & KidTech
Baby & Kid-focused tech enhances early childhood development, health, and safety, from infancy to school-age. Some offerings overlap with AgeTech and ParentTech, reflecting the multigenerational nature of caregiving and the deep interdependence within families.
AgeTech
Elder care technology empowers aging in place, wellness support, financial planning, and community-building resources. AgeTech startups serve multigenerational families and employers with solutions that improve safety and connection.
DisabilityTech
DisabilityTech expands independence and access through co-designed tools for mobility, communication, and daily living—addressing systemic barriers in everything from transportation to education to employment.
CareTech
CareTech powers the infrastructure behind caregiving—serving families, caregivers, and workplaces across every stage of life. CareTech enables the behind-the-scenes logistics that keep caregiving functioning—often invisible but essential.
We focus on tech-driven solutions that directly support caregiving, family, and aging needs. Categories like beauty, home maintenance, general financial services, and luxury offerings typically fall outside our membership scope.
The urgency of care innovation
53M
Unpaid Caregivers in the US
(20% of Adults)
$1.6T
Estimated Value of the Global Care Economy
$290B
Estimated Annual GDP Losses by 2030 if the Caregiving Crisis Isn’t Addressed
Building the future of care, together
Founders & Innovators
Build, scale, and shape the future of the Care Economy with a network designed to help you grow.
Industry Investors
Back the next wave of FamTech investments and connect with the startups transforming this space.
Collaborators & Thought Partners
Lend your expertise, forge partnerships, and help bring new care solutions to life.
Stakeholders in the Care Economy
The Care Economy is made up of interconnected groups, each playing a vital role in shaping, funding, or receiving care. Here’s who we serve and support:
Investors
We help investors understand the market opportunity in FamTech by surfacing emerging trends, showcasing scalable startups, and hosting investor-focused programming.
Families
We advocate for and uplift caregivers—professional and unpaid—by expanding access to technology, community support, and policy protections.
Caregivers
We equip employers with insights and tools to support caregiving employees, improve retention, and foster more family-forward workplaces.
Employers
We equip employers with insights and tools to support caregiving employees, improve retention, and foster more care-forward, well-resourced workplaces.
Legislators
We inform and align alongside legislators with data, case studies, and coalition voices to help shape smart, care-focused public policy.
Care is infrastructure. Families power our economy, and caregiving is essential work. Innovation in this space is not a niche—it’s a necessity.
Big ideas, fresh insights
Care innovation, industry trends, and the changemakers shaping the future.