Papa is a platform that connects college students to senior citizens for companionship and assistance. The platform connects college and nursing students to older adults who need assistance with transportation, house chores, technology lessons, and other services that enable older adults to stay independent while living securely and happily at home. Papa was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Founders
Hiring Pitch
Papa’s mission is to support families throughout the aging journey. Every day 11,000 people in the United States turn 65. Loneliness is a disease and Social Determinants of Health have huge impacts on people’s lives. The Papa team and our tens of thousands of Papa Pals are here to provide companionship, support, and care to millions of families.
Backed by amazing partners, Papa has raised over $90M in funding. Our investors include Tiger Global Management, Canaan, Comcast Ventures, Pivotal Ventures (Melinda Gates’ fund), Initialized Capital, Sound Ventures (Ashton Kutcher’s fund), Y Combinator, Operator Partners, and Magnify Ventures.
Papa, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly support the ParityPledge® for gender and/or racial parity at the highest levels of business.
Tech Stack
Papa's Platform is a care logistics platform with a Member app, Pal app (students), and an Administrative dashboard. Our tech stack includes: Elixir / Phoenix, React Native, GraphQL PostGres, and, AWS. The platform allows for virtual and in person visits and interactions between Papa systems and client (health care) systems.
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