FunBall Competitors

With multiple locations, Play & Learn is the largest non-profit daycare and early childhood education organization in Montgomery County. We’ve cared for thousands of children ages six weeks through school -age since 1981, helping them learn and grow through meaningful play that encourages them on a path toward a lifetime of academic and social success. The Play & Learn organization is unique in comparison to other child care organizations. As a non-profit organization, our volunteer Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer oversee all aspects of Play and Learn and provide expert support in the areas of education, public relations and finance. Our Administrative Offices are local and community based, providing a constant support system for Center Directors and families. The administrative team works closely in a variety of positions to support the organization. Each Play & Learn center has a dedicated Regional Director, on-site Center Director and professional staff. Our directors and staff are all committed to working together with parents to create a safe, educational and fun setting for children. As part of our child care network, Play & Learn provides management services and expertise to other non-profit child care organizations, including Montessori Children’s House and Jenkintown Day Nursery. Abington Jefferson Health also counts on Play and Learn to provide child care for their employees.

PLAYTIME is the market leader in the soft play area industry. We market, design, manufacture and install custom soft sculpted play areas in many different market segments. With thousands of installations worldwide, our highly diversified customer base provides stability and the ability to maintain high output design and manufacturing operations. PLAYTIME is ranked in the top three requested amenities by shoppers and has become a standard in a variety of locations worldwide. It’s the PLAYTIME team that makes the company special. Not only have we been at this longer than anyone else in the sculpted foam playground business – our team consists of individuals who bring diverse backgrounds, creative skills and excellent service to each project. Our mission is to have fun and grow while positively impacting kids, families and businesses through the experience we create with our innovative play area products. So we are always looking for people who want to have fun and make the world measurably better one play area at time. We are located in Southeast Englewood near the Centennial Airport. You can find us on the web at www.playtime.com

Kickstart is the most active and tenured pre-seed and seed venture capital firm in the Mountain West. We’ve been backing outlier founders across Utah, Colorado, and the broader region since 2008. With two decades of early-stage investing experience, seven funds, and 150+ active portfolio companies, we’ve built the team, experience, network, and investment platform to consistently identify and support the Mountain West’s strongest early-stage companies. We lead pre-seed and seed rounds, with the flexibility and capital to continue backing our highest-conviction companies through Series A and beyond. Our portfolio companies have attracted follow-on capital from the leading top-tier firms, scaled to hundreds of millions in revenue, and achieved billion-dollar outcomes. Notable companies include Lucid Software, Podium, Galileo (acquired by Sofi), Spiff (acquired by Salesforce), and Angel Studios (NYSE: ANGX). Our partnership brings together decades of experience investing in, building, and scaling early-stage companies. Each of us leads investments and works directly with founders, combining individual accountability with the full experience, network, and resources of the firm.