Pyxie provides a mobile app that helps families and nannies build a shared, always-current Care Manual for children. The app guides users through documenting routines, preferences, and safety information, plus offers natural-language question answering and weekly check-ins. It is available for free on iOS and Android.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Families and caregivers often rely on scattered notes, lengthy text threads, and verbal handoffs to communicate about a child's routines, preferences, and safety needs. This fragmented approach leads to guesswork, inconsistent care, and repeated explanations whenever a new caregiver joins or circumstances change.
Solution
Pyxie provides a shared mobile platform where parents and caregivers collaboratively build and maintain a living "Care Manual" for a child. The app guides users through structured setup of household expectations, routines, parenting preferences, and emergency information, with both parties able to contribute and update context over time. An "Ask Pyxie" feature lets caregivers query the manual in natural language via voice or text to instantly retrieve relevant context, such as bedtime protocols or allergy notes. Weekly check-ins prompt reflection and capture changes, ensuring the knowledge stays current and making transitions to new caregivers smoother by onboarding them with accumulated insights.
Target Audience
Primary users are parents and families employing nannies or professional caregivers, as well as the caregivers themselves, particularly those starting new care relationships or seeking more structured communication.
Features
- Guided setup flow that prompts parents and caregivers to document routines, preferences, household expectations, and safety information
- Collaborative Care Manual that both parents and nannies can edit and update, keeping context current as children grow
- Natural-language "Ask Pyxie" search using voice or text to surface specific care details from the manual in real time
- Weekly check-in prompts that encourage sharing changes, recognizing successes, and clarifying ambiguous situations
- Available as a free mobile app on iPhone, iPad, and Android via the App Store and Google Play Store