# Hey Mirza

> One platform for all your public benefits — connecting working families with $140B\+ in unclaimed government assistance\.

## At a glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Category | Specialty Solutions |
| Type | Solutions Provider |
| Region | NA |
| Headquarters | New York, NY |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Stage | Growth |
| Employees | 51-200 |
| Funding | Seed |

## Overview

Mirza is a SaaS platform that simplifies access to government benefits for working families, employers, government agencies, and Medicaid payers. The company streamlines eligibility screening, application processes, and program delivery across 200+ federal, state, and local benefit programs spanning all 50 U.S. states. By removing childcare and benefits access as obstacles, Mirza helps employees balance family and career while enabling employers to support their workforce through tax-efficient solutions.

Founded by Siran Cao and Mel Faxon after witnessing firsthand how working parents — particularly frontline and hourly workers — were forced to choose between their careers and caregiving responsibilities, Mirza has grown to support over 10 million families and delivered more than $32 million in benefits. The platform is named after Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal in mathematics.

Mirza focuses on employers with high proportions of frontline workers at the lower end of the income distribution, such as call centers, healthcare facilities, and education institutions, helping them reduce turnover and improve retention by unlocking government childcare subsidies and other public assistance programs.

## Products & services

### Mirza Benefits Platform

A unified platform that identifies and activates government benefits for employees and payers, simplifying eligibility and automating applications.

**Key features:**

- Eligibility screening and matching across 200\+ federal, state, and local programs
- Pre\-filled applications using verified data
- Mobile and SMS support with 100\+ language options
- Centralized eligibility hub for administrators

*Target users:* Employers, HR teams, government agencies, Medicaid payers

### Mirza Passport

A secure, reusable digital profile that stores family data and documents, enabling automatic application across multiple programs.

**Key features:**

- Family data and documents applied automatically across programs
- Skip duplicative application processes and avoid errors
- Faster access to benefits through pre\-verified information

*Target users:* Working families, employees

### Quick Apply

A streamlined application workflow that allows families to apply to all eligible programs in a single process.

**Key features:**

- Apply to all eligible programs at once
- Mirza handles navigation of government systems and application processes
- Eligibility matching in under 3 minutes

*Target users:* Working families, employees

### NYC Childcare Navigator

A digital matchmaker tool developed in partnership with the United Federation of Teachers that helps parents search for childcare providers by distance, cost, hours, program type, special needs, and languages.

**Key features:**

- Search childcare providers by multiple criteria
- Financial support eligibility assessment
- Real\-time openings at local providers

*Target users:* Parents and caregivers in New York City

### Childcare for All

An employer-focused initiative making the business case for providing childcare support for frontline, part-time, hourly, and gig workers traditionally excluded from salaried benefits packages.

**Key features:**

- Tax\-efficient stipend programs for employers
- Support for non\-traditional workforce segments
- Employer ROI analysis for childcare benefits

*Target users:* Employers with frontline workforce

## Category & focus

- Subcategories: Benefits Access Platform, Government Benefits Navigation, Childcare Subsidies
- Insurance verticals: Group Benefits
- Target customers: Employers, Consumers

## Notable customers

- United Federation of Teachers \(UFT\)
- Trilogy Health Services
- UKG \(Ultimate Kronos Group\)
- Protier Benefits
- Preschool Promise

## Links

- Website: <https://heymirza.com/>
- Directory profile: <https://insurtechlist.com/companies/hey-mirza/>
- About: <https://www.marketing.heymirza.com/about-us>
- Linkedin: <https://www.linkedin.com/company/hey-mirza>

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*Last updated: 2026\-05\-12*