EarlyBird

The page offers in-depth guides and resources about children's financial success.

The guide compares a Coverdell ESA and a 529 plan and explains how a custodial account can complement either option.

The company discusses the pros and cons of investment options for young loved ones.

EarlyBird's Gifts for Good program shares stories of achievement with families and gives parents opportunities to teach children about giving.

EarlyBird enables parents, family, and friends to collectively invest in a child.

TechCrunch’s Startups Weekly recaps a comparatively routine week in startup news, highlighting IPO plans, acquisitions, launches, and funding. Chime publicly files for an IPO, while Databricks plans to spend around $1 billion to acquire Neon and Acorns acquires EarlyBird. Funding highlights include Bestow’s $120 million Series D, TensorWave’s $100 million round, and Granola’s $43 million Series B at a $250 million valuation.

May 2025TechCrunchNews article

Acorns acquires EarlyBird, an investment-gifting platform for families, for undisclosed terms, and brings co-founders Jordan Wexler and Caleb Frankel onto its team. EarlyBird will shut down and close customer accounts on June 23, returning funds to linked bank accounts; existing customers receive a free one-year Acorns Gold subscription, but cannot transfer their funds to Acorns Early. Acorns plans to integrate EarlyBird’s digital time capsule feature into Acorns Early later.

May 2025TechCrunchNews article

EarlyBird raises $4.5 million in a seed extension to scale its investment-gifting platform for families, with part of the round funded by users. Its app lets parents create custodial UGMA accounts for children and invest in stocks; family and friends can gift investments through the platform.

Nov 2023TechCrunchNews article