Stitch.net – CEO Interview

Stitch is one of Australia’s most exciting early-stage internet start-ups, attracting investment from Silicon Valley and New York venture funds and attracting interest in international publications from the New Yorker and Forbes magazine through to the San Francisco Chronicle and the BBC.

Stitch is online companionship reimagined to meet the needs of older adults.

There is something even worse for a senior’s health than either smoking or obesity, and that’s loneliness. The biggest demographic change of our age is people living longer, healthier lives, and living for decades longer in their own homes.

But as people age, their social connections are inevitably lost, through divorce, relocation, illness and death. And this is one of the biggest hidden epidemics of our time: seniors who say they are lonely are 45% more likely to die than their socially-connected counterparts.

Unfortunately there is no service available today which meets this need for older adults. Which recognises that what someone needs when they are in their 20s is very different from when they are in their 60s, 70s and even 80s.

Now there is. Stitch allows older adults to find companionship in a range of different ways, which goes far beyond romance. With outstanding early stage results and significant enterprise partnerships in the pipeline, Stitch is poised to become the trusted destination for older adults around the world who need a little more companionship in their lives.

Please listen to Stitch.net CEO, Mr. Andrew Dowling.