OVER LUNCH AT Naked Fish in Waltham one day in the fall of 2006, venture capitalist David Skok presented a budding tech entrepreneur with a clear choice: You can pursue the pleasure business or the ...

The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that Care.com had agreed to a proposed $8.5 million settlement to address what the FTC called “unlawful practices,” which include misleading both the job ...

Learn what makes Care.com's business so special. Care.com (CRCM) is operates a dynamic website that acts as a portal for service providers --like pet sitters and babysitters-- to find customers. The ...

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A website that connects users with babysitters, caretakers and pet-sitters will pay $1 million to settle a consumer protection lawsuit jointly brought on by San Francisco ...

Corrections and clarifications: This report has been updated to reflect that Care.com says it has always done a preliminary screening of individual caregivers' criminal records, but will now not allow ...

Jan 24th 2014, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, founder and CEO of Care.com ring the bell at NYSE after listing their IPO. It is estimated that in stock market history, 40 women have taken a company public, less ...

Some founders launch their start-up as soon as they get the idea. But Sheila Lirio Marcelo, founder and CEO of Care.com, delayed her launch for nearly five years. “I got pregnant in college. I ...