Momsanddads.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: Cool Colorado Stuff - Brief Article

Launched in 1999 during the dot-com heyday, MomsandDads is a rare bird: an Internet company that garnered a second round of seed funding during the new millennium. After running financially dry in the middle of 2001, the San Diego-based startup captured the imagination of Joe Coors Jr., who led an investment group to breathe new life into the company and move it to Colorado. Newly reengineered and re-launched, the company's products are kid-safe Web browsers that keep 4- to 11-year-olds out of sites that aren't pre-approved by Mom and Dad. "The parent can now feel safe walking away from the computer," explained Executive VP Chris Wrolstad. With animated themes...