https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/02/carewell-raises-5m-for-a-vetted-marketplace-aimed-at-family-caregivers/ > Caregivers, both paid and unpaid, have been in the spotlight this year as one of the key categories of front-line workers helping cope with the coronavirus pandemic. On one hand, they have been in great need, especially as the infection seemed to hit hardest with the elderly people and infirm people who they help. On the other, they have been regularly found to be overlooked when it comes to having adequate personal protection (such as masks) and other resources to cope with their work. > There are signs, though, that thinking about and catering to caregivers are both changing for the better. Today, Carewell, which provides a marketplace for caregivers to purchase vetted supplies at competitive prices, is announcing a seed round of funding from a key list of investors and is embarks on its earliest stage of growth.