Yellow Duck Names Archie Grace, Foundational Toast Engineer, CTO and Co-Founder

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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Yellow Duck Names Archie Grace, Foundational Toast Engineer, CTO and Co-FounderAuthor of the article:Muna Harrington, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Yellow Duck. Business WireGrace helped build Toast into an over $10 billion company. 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A foundational engineer behind Toast’s hyper-growth phase, Grace joins Yellow Duck to build the infrastructure layer the childcare industry has never had.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“The systems supporting families and childcare providers were not built for the way they operate today. I say that as both an engineer and a parent,” said Grace.In his new role, Grace will lead Yellow Duck’s technology strategy and product execution, building a scalable platform designed to streamline day-to-day operations for childcare providers and simplify communication with families.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againAt Toast, Grace was part of the engineering team that developed the technology, including POS, payments and ordering operations, which powered its growth to an over $10 billion platform. He later served as CTO of Hone and VP of Engineering at KitchenSync.That experience is central to Yellow Duck’s vision. The childcare industry faces the same operational challenges restaurants once did: fragmented systems, no purpose-built infrastructure and providers spending more time on administration than care. At Yellow Duck, Grace will build the back-office platform that changes that.For Grace, the opportunity is as personal as it is professional. A father of three, he has experienced firsthand the friction between parents and childcare providers around scheduling, daily management and communication.“The systems supporting families and childcare providers were not built for the way they operate today. I say that as both an engineer and a parent,” said Grace. “Yellow Duck has the opportunity to give providers the infrastructure they need to run their businesses effectively, while making it easier for families to get the care they need. I am excited to build that alongside Muna.”“I went to Boston looking for the right CTO. When I met Archie, I knew I had found a co-founder,” said Muna Harrington, CEO and co-founder of Yellow Duck. “He helped build the infrastructure that laid the groundwork for Toast’s success. Childcare needs that same transformation. Archie has already done it once. Now, we are going to do it together.”Founded by Muna Harrington, Yellow Duck is building the infrastructure layer for the childcare industry, alongside childcare operators, not for them. Its operating system connects the people, businesses, information and processes that make childcare work, from enrollment and waitlists to billing, communications, scheduling and compliance. 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