Vasta came up with the idea for the app several years ago after unsuccessful attempts to sublease child care spots at her local CDC. The process wasn’t standardized and CDC users were subleasing in an ad hoc manner on social media.
“I vented on Facebook and soon learned that many other families using the CDCs had the same problem,” she said.
After losing money through one temporary duty travel and unsuccessfully trying to sublease a spot at the CDC during maternity leave with her second child, she started working on Kinderspot.
Vasta pitched her idea at the 2020 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo where she earned first place and $333,000 for the app. The project then secured an additional $1 million for development through a price-matching
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