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On-demand support via mobile app
- 1-20 employees
- Fintech
- Healthcare
- B2C
- B2B
- SaaS
- Mobile
- Social Impact
- Wellbeing
- Oakham, Rutland, UK
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Company mission
To bring people together by making it quick, easy and safe to arrange companionship.
Our take
The need for companionship has arguably never been higher. According to a 2018 study conducted by Age UK, the number of over-50s experiencing loneliness is set to reach two million by 2025/6, an increase of over half a million from 2016/17. This is the problem which companiions wants to help solve.
Founded during the height of the pandemic, companiions operates a mobile app that links those in need of support with carers and companions, making arranging help and assistance quick, easy and safe. In terms of a target audience, companiions is aimed at individuals who don't need traditional care, which is often expensive and scarce, but rather those who just need a little support. Aimed at a market which is previously untapped, this strategy could really help companiions to get ahead.
Due to its relative youth, the key challenge for companiions will be building a community of users quickly. In particular, it will need to prioritise accessibility, since the elderly community at which its brand is largely aimed is often more tech-averse than other groups of society.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company values
- Integrity - We do the right thing, always acting from our ethics. And we empower the people who use companiions to make good choices too.
- Community - We share an infectious sense of mission to make an impact on society and improve the communities in which we live.
- Compassion - We care about people, pure and simple. It’s why we exist. And it’s why we’re on a mission to bring people together – to spread compassion.
- Honesty - We are serious about honesty – both as it applies to the integrity of our relationships and in being true to our customers. We strive to be utterly transparent in everything we do
- Commitment to Customers - We strive to make every customer a "customer for life" by providing extraordinary customer service that represents going “above and beyond”. We share a personal responsibility to maintain our customers’ loyalty and trust
- One Team, One Goal - Our mission is simple, to bring companionship to every community, but we couldn't do it without our team! We are committed to creating the best workplace for our colleagues (we call them family) - We're in this together.
- Fun - We constantly seek ways to create it, have it, and share it as much as possible
Leadership
Lisa Robinson
(CEO)Lisa spent over 8 years in senior roles at Amazon, including a 5 year period as Head of Advertising Sales.
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