The Florence team

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We make health and social care outstanding - with innovation and technology that puts people first.

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Our story

Dr. Charles Armitage and Dan Blake founded Florence to give our amazing social care workforce the community and tools it needs.

Our tech helps professionals take control of their working lives, connects teams and frees up time to make a real difference.

For too long, the UK's under-funded, over-stretched system has pushed more social care professionals to leave than to stay; with ever-growing vacancies and Covid-19 adding to the pressure.

We’re here to make social care outstanding, through innovation and technology.

We’ve built Florence to be a backbone of support for the care sector, with the goal of fixing its broken staffing model for good.

And we’re making this happen together. Over 90,000 care professionals and 2,000 organisations have joined us since 2017.

Whether it's bringing flexibility and control to care teams' working lives, or enhancing their professional development; we're committed to building a better way - always.

We created Florence to put people back at the heart of care.

Charles Armitage
Dr. Charles Armitage
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO

How we got here 🛤️

October 2016

Charles and Dan our two co-founders met and the idea of Florence, a marketplace that connects professionals with shifts, was born 🙂

2017

We fill our first shift though our marketplace for flexible care professionals 🎉

2018

We launched Florence in Manchester.
In that same year we also launched Florence Academy to empower professional development for our nurses and carers 📚

2019

We raised Series A funding which helped us to hire incredible talent and grow towards our mission. We also opened our office in Glasgow to expand into Scotland 🚀

2020

We launched National Care Force to support volunteering in the social care sector during the coronavirus outbreak ✨

2021

We launched our two SaaS products Florence Rota and Florence Academy for our clients making rota scheduling and professional development for their workforce easier 🙌🏼

June 2022

We raised $35m (£28.5m) Series B funding to help us launch internationally and grow even further in our mission to revolutionise care 🚀

September 2022

We're chosen to join UK tech 'unicorn' growth programme Future Fifty. Previous alumni include Monzo, Deliveroo and Skyscanner 🦄

November 2022

After much preparation, we launch Florence in France – our first international market 🇫🇷

February 2023

We launch in Canada, taking Florence into North America 🇨🇦

March 2023

We're selected for the AWS Healthcare Accelerator: Global Cohort for Workforce startup program ⏩

June 2023

Florence listed #21 on the prestigious Sunday Times 100 fastest-growing companies 2023 🎉

Meet the team

FOUNDERS
The Florence Team

Dr. Charles Armitage

Co-founder and CEO

The Florence Team

Dan Blake

Co-founder and COO

DEPARTMENT HEADS

Frances Kyprianou

Director of Nursing & Governance

Caroline Hayes

Head of People Operations

Lauren Rofe

Chief of Staff

Emily MacMaster

Head of Operations and Compliance

Shanice Daeche

Chief Marketing Officer

Dejan Kojic

UK MD for Social Care

Tom Wilshere

Chief Technology Officer

A year in headlines

Our recent milestones, from our groundbreaking "Give a Shift" campaign, to becoming a Sunday Times Top 100 company.

Awards and accolades

We're proud to have won awards and accolades in tech, innovation and care.
Florence - winner: Technology Solution of the Tear, Leading Healthcare Awards 2022Florence - NHS Workforce SupplierFlorence - finalist: Outstanding Response to Covid, LaingBuisson Awards 2021

Our values

Our values are the beating heart of Florence, they are reflected in everything we do from supporting workers and care homes, to collaborating with the team.

Care about what you do

People that care make a bigger difference.

Always ask another question

Be curious, you never know where the answer might take you.

Embrace the adventure

Drive change and be part of something special.

Put yourself in their shoes

Our users are at the centre of everything we do.

Build a positive team

Be inclusive and accept each other's differences.

Want to join the team?

We’re currently on the lookout for talented people - check out our open roles.
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