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Helen Mayer, co-founder and CEO of Otter
Our five-part founder video series shares inspirational stories of founders we admire and the ambitious companies they’re building. This is Helen's story.
By: Mercury
September 17, 2023
Helen Mayer never planned to start a company, she just wanted to help people — and yet today she’s a Sequoia-backed founder working to improve the childcare ecosystem in the U.S. When Helen unexpectedly became a parent herself, she learned how to iterate quickly and pivot as needed — skills that continue to shape how she leads and hires teams today.
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