Number of Founded Organizations 4
CB Rank (Person) 223,958
  • Primary Job Title Founder and CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Otter Labs

Mike Townsend is the co-founder and COO of HomeHero, the fastest, most-affordable marketplace for families to find quality in-home care for seniors. The site provides access to high-quality video profiles, rigorous background checks, and references/reviews, so families are matched with the most reliable, trusted caregivers for their aging

loved ones. Mike started his career working as a design engineer at Brookstone Inc. in Singapore, then as a mechanical engineer at ITT Corporation in Los Angeles designing radar systems for military grade UAVs. Mike is active in the payment industry, founding ZingCheckout, one of the first web-based POS systems in 2010, and Flowtab, a mobile payment app for the nightlife industry in 2011. By 2013, Mike and Kyle founded HomeHero together to build the fastest, most-affordable way for families to find high-quality in-home care for seniors. Since HomeHero’s launch one year ago, it has become the #1 source for caregivers in California, providing over 1 million hours of care to seniors. HomeHero is currently available in the San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles and the San Francisco area and recently raised a $20 million Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $23 million.

Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 3
Mike Townsend is the Founder and CEO at Otter Labs. Additionally, Mike Townsend has had 3 past jobs including Founder at Flowtab.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Flowtab
Founder2011May 2013
ZingCheckout
Founder20102013
HomeHero
FounderMay 2013
Number of News Articles 25
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Around the Coin - Fintech Podcast — Episode 248: Matt Midson, CEO of CPQi North America
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Around the Coin - Fintech Podcast — Episode 223: Ugochukwu Aronu, CEO of Xend Finance
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Around the Coin - Fintech Podcast — Episode 222: Ally Medina, CEO of Paloma Pay
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