Kinside, which connects parents with open daycare spots, raises $12 million Series A

Kinside, a child care marketplace that connects parents with affordable daycare centers, announced $12 million in Series A funding this week. Wellington Access Ventures led the round, joined by Magnify Ventures, Initialized Capital and Maven Ventures, bringing Kinside’s total funding to $16 million. The idea for the marketplace was the brainchild of Shadiah Sigala, who was four months postpartum when she pitched the idea of Kinside to the Y-Combinator partners. Kinside, she told them, would become…