Path 2 Potential Competitors

Hireup is Australia’s leading NDIS-registered online platform for disability and aged care support. We connect people with disability and older Australians to a national community of trusted support workers giving real choice and control over who provides care, when, and how. Our story began with siblings Laura and Jordan O’Reilly, who grew up alongside their brother Shane, who had disability. Managing support was part of everyday life, and while some workers were a great fit, too often they weren’t. Jordan later became a disability support worker and saw the same problems from the other side. Together, Laura and Jordan set out to change the system and created Hireup, Australia’s first online support network that puts people in control. Since then, Hireup has grown into a national community where support is built on trust, reliability and shared connection. Whether it’s help at home, personal care, aged care, community access or companionship, we believe support is about finding the right relationship. At Hireup, we’re reimagining what it means to be connected, supported and empowered one support relationship at a time. Visit www.hireup.com.au to find out more.

Mable is a health-tech platform where people looking for disability and aged care support connect with independent support workers in their community. As one of Australia’s fastest-growing scale-ups, we think big to spearhead change in our sector. We're passionate about inclusivity and giving choice and control back to those who need it. Mable launched in 2014 when co-founder Peter Scutt teamed up with friend and colleague Tony Charara after struggling to find the right home care solution for his parents. Today, Australia’s largest and most diverse community of independent support workers has provided over 30 million hours of support on Mable so everyone can live their kind of independence. #mykindofindependence

At Mind Australia, we put people first. That means seeing the person, not a diagnosis or label, and taking time to understand what matters to them. We work alongside people during tough times. We know living with mental health challenges isn’t easy, so we make space, listen and seek to understand where people have been, where they are now and where they want to be. This helps us provide the right support while continuing to learn what works for people, families and communities. We are one of Australia’s largest providers of community-managed psychosocial services, offering residential, mobile outreach, centre-based and online support. Alongside One Door Mental Health and The Haven Foundation, we provide individualised, evidence-based and recovery-focused support to more than 25,000 people each year. We’ve supported people, and their families, friends, carers and supporters, for nearly 50 years. Some of our most important lessons have come not from textbooks, but from people who have walked these paths themselves. This lived experience continues to shape everything we do. We value lived experience and lived expertise. Many people across our workforce draw on their own experiences of mental health challenges, recovery and supporting others to improve services, influence the sector and drive change. We do this in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities, and alongside clinical care providers, because working together leads to better outcomes.