On a mission to protect families
Juno supports parents when we need it most: when a child under the age of 26 develops a new severe illness or disability.
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Families deserve better. That's why we created Juno.
Nearly two million children in the U.S. have a serious disability or illness, and each needs dedicated care. For their parents, balancing work, family, and finances is beyond challenging: enormous stress, upended finances, abandoned careers, and lost opportunities for early intervention.
For too long, families have endured these hardships with limited support from employers, our government, and society at large. We can do better.
Built by parents who saw the gap firsthand
Juno cofounder Dr. Snaebjorn (Snae) Gunnsteinsson grew up in Iceland. While he was working as a university professor, his sister-in-law gave birth early to a baby weighing just 1½ pounds who spent 4 months in the NICU. Iceland provided financial support so the family could take time off from work and be with their son.
Preparing to start his own family in the U.S., Snae looked for insurance to protect his future child in the event of a disability, and found nothing. In 2019 he met cofounder Jordan Epstein, an experienced entrepreneur and new father. Together, with a team of like-minded parents and professionals, they built the first child disability insurance for the U.S.
The vision has always been the same: protect and support parents when they need it most, and help children affected by illness or disability reach their full potential.
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Helping the broader community thrive
As a public benefit company, we are on a mission to provide meaningful support to families while growing sustainably. That includes our commitment to donate 3% of revenue to organizations that research childhood disabilities and diseases or help families caring for children who are ill or have a disability.
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Juno is named for the mother of the Roman gods: the patron protector of marriage, families, and children, and the only mother of a child with a disability in Roman mythology. She felt like the perfect namesake.
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