What Illumine does

Illumine is an AI-powered childcare management SaaS company founded in 2018 by Navneet Rastogi, Purva Goyal, and Sourabh Agarwal, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware with regional offices in Singapore (APAC HQ), Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, and Bangalore. The platform serves childcare operators across preschools, daycares, Montessori schools, kindergartens, and nurseries, with 3,000+ centers using the product across 50+ countries (originally stated as 56 countries in the June 2025 funding announcement). Its core offering comprises six integrated modules — Enrollment Management, Billing & Payments, Attendance & Occupancy, Parent Communication, and Learning & Assessments — delivered as a unified SaaS application with iOS and Android mobile clients.

The platform is built on Google Cloud Platform and Firebase infrastructure and features generative AI capabilities including multimodal activity updates from photos, voice notes, or short text; real-time parent communication translation across 20+ languages; curriculum-aligned lesson plan generation across 50+ frameworks; and contactless attendance via QR IDs, kiosk codes, and geofencing. Illumine holds SOC 2 Type II certification (audit period June 2025 to May 2026) and is GDPR compliant, supported by a privacy-first AI architecture that explicitly does not train on customer data. The platform integrates with Stripe for payments, Salesforce for CRM, QuickBooks for accounting, and 40+ additional services via open API.

Revenue is generated through subscription SaaS contracts billed annually in advance, priced per center or per seat with custom enterprise tiering for multi-site operators. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales targeting multi-site chains, a tiered partner network for channel distribution, and self-serve trial options for single-center operators. The company closed a $2.5 million seed round in June 2025 led by Prime Venture Partners to fund US market expansion, AI R&D, and continued international growth, reporting 200% year-over-year revenue growth and customer churn below 1% as of June 2025.

Name

Illumine

Legal name

Illumine Technology Inc.

Website

https://illumine.app

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Illumine is an AI-powered childcare management SaaS platform founded in 2018 that serves preschools, daycares, Montessori schools, kindergartens, and nurseries across 50+ countries. Its unified platform combines enrollment, billing, attendance, parent communication, and learning assessments for 3,000+ childcare centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Childcare Management Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Parent/Student Portals, Communications & Consent Management (EDAFAEAK)

Keywords

• Childcare management software
• Preschool management platform
• Daycare billing software
• Parent communication app
• AI learning assessments

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Core): Subscription-based SaaS model with per-center or per-seat pricing. Payments are made annually in advance with 15-day payment terms. Pricing varies by package tier and number of centers. The company offers different service levels with add-on services incurring additional fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Illumine provides an AI-powered, all-in-one SaaS platform for childcare management that streamlines enrollment, billing and payments, attendance, parent communication, and learning assessments for preschools, daycares, kindergartens, nurseries, and Montessori schools. The platform is delivered as an annual subscription priced per center or per seat, with mobile apps for iOS/Android and integration with 50+ third-party tools.

Product overview

Illumine offers a single, unified AI-powered SaaS platform for childcare management with multiple specialized sub-brands and modules. The core illumine platform serves as the central hub, with six integrated modules covering Enrollment Management, Billing & Payments, Attendance & Occupancy, Parent Communication, and Learning & Assessments. The platform is offered in specialized variants including Enterprise (multi-site), Montessori, Preschool, Daycare, Kindergarten, Nursery, and School Management sub-brands, plus Single Center management. The illumine AI feature layer adds generative AI capabilities across modules. All variants share the same core infrastructure but are tailored for specific childcare segment needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• illumine Core Platform Unified AI-powered childcare management SaaS platform that streamlines enrollment, billing, attendance, parent communication, and learning assessments for childcare centers, preschools, daycares, and Montessori schools. Available via web and iOS/Android apps.
• Enterprise Childcare Management Software Custom-built solution for multi-site childcare operators requiring centralized management, growth visibility, and consolidated operations across multiple centers.
• Montessori Software Software tailored for authentic Montessori learning methodology and parent partnership, supporting Montessori-specific curriculum alignment and observation workflows.
• Preschool Software Software designed to maximize enrollment and parent engagement specifically for preschool operations.
• Daycare Management Software Software built to strengthen family communication for daycare operations.
• Kindergarten Management Software Software that empowers every child's growth with AI-powered learning for kindergarten environments.
• Nursery Management Software Smart solutions for nursery management including attendance tracking, billing, staff ratio management, daily reports, and secure pickup management.
• School Management Software Cloud-based school management system for modern education, managing admissions, attendance, fees, and communication.
• Single Center Childcare Management Software Purpose-built solution for streamlined childcare operations and growth at single-center facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200% year-over-year revenue growth with less than 1% customer churn
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Guidepost MontessoricoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026Guidepost Montessori, operating 80+ preschools across more than 20 U.S. states, partnered with illumine to modernize parent communication and operational infrastructure. The partnership replaces fragmented manual systems with a unified platform handling enrollment, billing, attendance, compliance, and multilingual parent communication. Guidepost represents a flagship enterprise customer reference.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is integrated as the primary payment gateway for processing childcare payments. Fully PCI DSS compliant payment processing. illumine does not store card or bank information in its database.
• Google Cloud PlatformcoreTechnology or Integrationillumine runs on Google Cloud Platform infrastructure which holds ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 1/2/3, and PCI DSS attestations. Static content deployed to Google's global edge network with multi-zone replication for high availability.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Eleyo: Eleyo provides childcare and education management software including registration, billing, and family engagement tools for centers and school-age programs. It targets a similar customer base with comparable functionality and competes for multi-site operators.
• Brightwheel: Brightwheel is the leading childcare management platform in North America, offering enrollment, billing, attendance, parent communication, and learning observations for early childhood programs. It is Illumine's most direct US-headquartered competitor with similar feature breadth and target customer base.
• HiMama (Lillio): HiMama (now Lillio) is a Canadian-based childcare management platform offering attendance, parent communication, billing, and learning documentation for daycare and preschool programs. It serves a similar customer segment with overlapping core modules and represents a primary competitive alternative.
• ChildCareCRM: ChildCareCRM provides lead management, enrollment automation, and family engagement software tailored to childcare operators. It is a more specialized direct peer focused on the enrollment and marketing funnel where Illumine's Enrollment Management module also competes.
• Famly: Famly is a Denmark-based childcare management platform serving nurseries, preschools, and after-school programs across the UK and Europe. It offers similar functionality to Illumine including parent communication, billing, and documentation, and represents the strongest European peer.
• Kangarootime: Kangarootime is a childcare management platform offering enrollment, billing, attendance, and family engagement tools targeted at both single-center and multi-site operators. It competes head-to-head with Illumine for the same enterprise and SMB customer base.
• MyKidReports: MyKidReports is a daycare and preschool management software offering parent communication, billing, attendance, and reporting tools. It is a direct SMB-focused competitor with similar feature scope and pricing model to Illumine's single-center offerings.

Regional players

• OWNA: OWNA is an Australia-based childcare management app offering parent communication, daily reports, photos, and administration tools. It is a strong regional peer in the APAC market where Illumine also operates, with comparable SMB-focused positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Teaching Strategies (Tadpoles): Teaching Strategies, via its Tadpoles platform, is a long-established provider of early childhood curriculum and assessment tools with a family engagement app component. It is a broader incumbent focused heavily on curriculum and assessment, competing with Illumine's Learning & Assessments module.
• Procare Solutions: Procare Solutions is the largest US-based provider of childcare management software with a broad portfolio spanning center management, family engagement, and back-office tools. It is a long-established incumbent with deep enterprise relationships and significantly larger scale than Illumine.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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