Ohai.ai Secures Strategic Investment to Ease Mental Load for Parents
Ohai.ai, an AI-powered household assistant founded by Sheila Lirio Marcelo of Care.com fame, announced a new strategic funding round led by Muse Capital. This round brings together a diverse group of high-profile investors, including actress Olivia Munn, Olympian Abby Wambach, wellness entrepreneur Hannah Bronfman, and others committed to supporting tools that simplify family management.
The fresh capital will accelerate product development focused on reducing the mental load carried by parents and caregivers. One of the key new features launching this back-to-school season is an innovative School Calendar Upload integration, allowing parents to sync school calendars from across the U.S. automatically. This eliminates the need to manually enter school breaks, holidays, and events.
Backing from Industry Leaders and Influencers
The funding round is co-led by Muse Capital's founders Rachel Springate and Assia Grazioli-Venier. Muse Capital emphasizes investing in companies that serve the modern household, especially in parenting and caregiving sectors. Their portfolio includes startups focused on women's health, parenting, and elder care.
Other investors joining this round bring expertise from various industries, including entertainment, wellness, and entrepreneurship. This diverse backing highlights the growing cultural importance of solutions addressing family coordination and mental load.
How Ohai.ai Simplifies Household Management
Ohai.ai functions as a personal operating system for busy households. It syncs schedules, manages to-dos, and sends reminders to reduce juggling multiple responsibilities. The platform uses AI combined with human-centered design to make invisible household work visible and manageable.
The newly introduced school calendar feature allows parents to:
- Find their child's school by zip code or upload school event flyers/PDFs
- Automatically sync school events such as holidays, early dismissals, and special activities
- Share calendars effortlessly with spouses, grandparents, or babysitters to keep everyone aligned
This innovation saves parents hours of manual data entry and reduces scheduling conflicts, especially during busy times like back-to-school season.
Leadership with Deep Caregiving Expertise
Founder Sheila Lirio Marcelo brings over a decade of experience in the caregiving and family technology space. Her mission with Ohai.ai is to reduce the cognitive overload families face daily. She emphasizes that making the "invisible work visible" is key to easing mental load.
Ohai.ai has already helped thousands of families manage hundreds of thousands of calendar events and reminders. Their extensive database includes over 67,000 school calendars and more than 27 million local events, offering comprehensive coverage for families nationwide.
Investor Perspective
Rachel Springate of Muse Capital explained, "Our goal has always been to back visionary companies building for the modern household. Ohai.ai is rethinking household productivity with a clear grasp of the emotional and logistical realities of care."
The combination of Ohai.ai’s technology and the strategic support from its investors positions the company as an essential tool for parents, caregivers, and household managers seeking more time and less stress.
About Ohai.ai
Ohai.ai is a smart assistant designed to help families coordinate calendars, to-dos, and everyday logistics. Founded by Sheila Lirio Marcelo, the platform addresses the invisible labor primarily shouldered by women in households. The goal is to reduce mental load and give families time to focus on what matters most.
About Muse Capital
Muse Capital is a Los Angeles–based early-stage venture firm focused on investment opportunities in parenting, elder care, women's sports, and women's health. Since 2016, Muse Capital has invested in over 50 companies, supporting them with strategic partnerships and go-to-market experience.
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