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Villiger Raises Seed Funding

Los Angeles-based Villiger, a startup developing a mobile app to help parents book tutors, baby sitters, and other services, has raised a seed round of funding, the company said this week. Size of that funding round was not announced. The company said the funding came from Mangrove Capital, Nir Zohar (President and COO, WIX), and Stephen Stokols (CEO, FreedomPop). Villiger's CEO is Walton Goggins. The company's app revolves around a private social network among parents to get recommendations, supports, and resources from friends and neighbors.