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Yohana creates tools and services that help families manage everyday tasks and reduce mental load. It integrates software, services, and hardware to support busy households, starting with a Seattle-based Yohana Membership that acts as a personal assistant service for families, especially moms, to help with tasks and planning so they can feel more present and connected. As a fully funded independent Panasonic subsidiary with leadership from tech and startup veterans, Yohana differentiates itself through a strong backing and cross-industry expertise, aiming to grow a healthy, supportive culture while expanding its product to relieve everyday frictions for modern families. The goal is to make it easier for families to balance commitments, stay connected, and prioritize well-being.
About Yohana
Industries
Hardware
Consumer Software
Social Impact
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
Founded
2019
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What believers are saying
- Panasonic said Yohana completed over 300,000 tasks and returned one million hours.
- Yohana expanded from Seattle to nationwide U.S. service and later Japan.
- The company still sells memberships and employer offerings on join.yohana.com and yohana.com.
What critics are saying
- Panasonic said Yohana ended January 2026, making the current business fragile.
- Panasonic Well disclosed Umi instead, signaling Yohana's product line lost strategic priority.
- If Panasonic fully shuts Panasonic Well, Yohana's talent, brand, and distribution vanish.
What makes Yohana unique
- Panasonic-backed Yohana pairs human assistants with software, and now Umi.
- Yoky Matsuoka built Yohana from Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Nest experience.
- The service targets families' personal to-dos, not workplace productivity or generic task apps.
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↑ 1%Kim Vu. (Remitly Photo)— Kim Vu, vice president of environmental social governance at Seattle digital remittance giant Remitly, will step down from her role at the end of the third quarter. Vu wrote in a LinkedIn post that she will be shifting into an advisory role with the company.Vu joined Remitly in 2019 as global head of diversity, equity and inclusion, then became VP of ESG in October 2021 after the company went public. Prior to joining Remitly, she served as the Seattle market executive for Bank of America.“While the decision is a deeply bittersweet one, (because DEI and ESG work is never done AND we can do/be better), I know Remitly is in good hands with amazing teammates who care deeply and understand the power of their voice and the value it brings in helping us continuously improve so that everyone who is part of our global community feels welcomed, safe, and celebrated for their contributions,” she wrote in the post. Vu is also an advisor at startup consulting firm Hatchet Ventures and Seattle DEI startup Included, as well as a member on the board of trustees at PCC Community Markets. Yohana founder and CEO Yoky Matsuoka appeared at the GeekWIre Summit in 2021
Yohana founder and CEO Yoky Matsuoka. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota). Yohana, the personal assistant service launched in Seattle by a robotics pioneer juggling life as a busy mom, is expanding nationwide
Yejin Choi. (Photo courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)
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About Yohana
Industries
Hardware
Consumer Software
Social Impact
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
Founded
2019
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