Honor, Inc.

Honor
Industry Home care
Founders Seth Sternberg
Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States
Website www.joinhonor.com

Honor is an online marketplace for Home care workers and clients seeking to hire one.[1][2] The company currently provides care in California and Texas.

History

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Honor was founded on September 19, 2014 by Seth Sternberg (CEO), with Sandy Jen, Cameron Ring, and Monica Lo, in an effort to "modernize in-home care for seniors." [1] The company raised $20 million in an initial founding round led by Andreessen Horowitz,[2] and another $42 million in 2016, led by Thrive Capital.[3] In January 2016, Honor announced that it would convert all of its contract caregivers to Form W-2 employees.[4]



References

  1. 1 2 "How The Tech Elite Plans To Reinvent Senior Care". April 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "An Ex-Googler Launches An In-Home Care Startup Called Honor And Raises $20 Million". April 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "A startup that wants to change how we care for seniors just raised another $42 million". April 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Startup founder: The U.S. is terrible at caring for elderly". January 20, 2016.
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