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Pally
Hyper-local social media platform
- 1-20 employees
- B2C
- Lifestyle
- Mental health
- Networking
- Social
- Wellbeing
- Westminster, London, UK
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Company mission
To make the world a friendlier place to live.
Our take
Pally is a new entrant to the social app space. Still very much in development, the hyperlocal social media platform takes verified users and curates them into group chats, based on detailed information like goals, interests, locations, and hobbies. The idea is that conversations, and ultimately friendships, will be sparked.
The broad concept is tried and tested with friendship matchmaking services Bumble, Friender, and Meetup finding moderate success. With reports showing that use of this kind of service is on the up, especially among the highly desirable Generation Z demographic, it may be that there is sufficient growing appetite for apps that challenge these major players. Especially as we move past the recent years of relative social isolation.
What Pally hopes will set them apart, is the automatic group curation. This means that, unlike most other apps, there’s no swiping or browsing. With reports suggesting these features to be mental health stressors, it could be that Pally is redefining social apps in a more human and socially sustainable fashion.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Meaningful equity ownership in the company (we're all owners)
- £500 per year wellness allowance
- 4% of your basic salary as a learning and development allowance
- Unlimited holiday (your birthday, and the time between Christmas and New Year is mandatory time off)
- 3% employer pension contributions
Company values
- We Own: We are owners in the business and the problem we’re trying to solve. We own our mistakes, failures, and successes. We understand how we contribute to solving the problem
- We Learn: We are curious, lifelong learners. We seek to learn quickly and often, failing fast and failing forward. We listen to understand, not to respond. We are self-aware and actively seek feedback and development
- We Challenge: We cherish diverse backgrounds and opinions. We challenge ourselves and others, constructively and directly. We’re comfortable with different and polarising opinions, and seek them out to challenge our own thinking
- We Try: We are relentlessly optimistic. We take risks. We try things and test hypotheses. We believe in ourselves to succeed and find a way
- We Help: We are moral, and do the right thing for the world, even when no one is watching. We invest in and optimise for long-term stakeholder happiness
Leadership
Harry Hubble
(Founder)Most recently CFO at OxfordSaudia Flight Academy. Qualified as the youngest Chartered Management Accountant in the world.