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Groundswell Announces A Total Of $15M In Seed Funding To Democratize Philanthropy

PRIVATENov 30, 2021

Round Type

Seed

Los AngelesFinancial ServicesHealth Care

Description

Groundswell, the Philanthropy-as-a-Service platform that’s empowering employees with their own personal donor-advised funds (DAFs), today announced that they have raised a total of $15M in seed investment funding. The round was led by GV (formerly Google Ventures), with participation from Human Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Felicis Ventures, and Core Innovation Capital.

Quick answer

Groundswell raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round, dated November 30, 2021. Groundswell is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

How much did Groundswell raise?
Groundswell raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round on November 30, 2021.
What does Groundswell do?
The platform aims to become a ubiquitous component of employee benefits packages and charitable giving.
Where is Groundswell based and how big is it?
Groundswell is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Financial Services and Health Care around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Groundswell that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Akura Medical raised $25M on January 5, 2022.
  • Osigu raised $7.5M (Funding Round) on December 21, 2021.
  • Novea raised $55M (Funding Round) on December 20, 2021.
  • Haystacks.Ai raised $5M (Seed) on December 16, 2021.
  • Anchorage Digital raised $350M (Series D) on December 15, 2021.
  • Belong Health raised $40M (Series A) on December 15, 2021.

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Company Information

Company

Groundswell

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

The platform aims to become a ubiquitous component of employee benefits packages and charitable giving. Groundswell will use the financing to add additional engineers and product staff while laying the groundwork for an aggressive go-to-market strategy.“Groundswell emerges at a time when a rising generation of workers want their employers both to care about social responsibility and enable action on causes that matter to them,” said M.G. Siegler, General Partner at GV.

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