# GoFundMe: Fund-raising, Redwood City, United States

> GoFundMe: GoFundMe is a for-profit crowdfunding platform based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2010 by Brad Damphousse and Andrew Ballester.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/gofundme (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# GoFundMe

GoFundMe is a for-profit crowdfunding platform based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2010 by Brad Damphousse and Andrew Ballester.

Funding reported Last round: Product crowdfunding

Fund-raising Redwood City, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2010 16 years old
- **Team:** 1,400 1,000+ people
- **Funding reported:** $8K in dollars
- **Last round:** Product crowdfunding Jun 2024

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for GoFundMe has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About GoFundMe

GoFundMe is a for-profit crowdfunding platform based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2010 by Brad Damphousse and Andrew Ballester.

The company operates additional offices in San Diego and has international presence in several countries, including Ireland, France, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom. GoFundMe enables individuals and organizations to raise funds for a wide range of causes through community-driven campaigns. The platform offers a variety of features to support fundraising efforts, including campaign setup tools, sharing options via social media and email, donor engagement capabilities, and direct bank transfer integration. GoFundMe supports over 30 categories of fundraising, such as medical expenses, education, and community initiatives. Since its inception, the platform has facilitated the raising of over $40 billion from more than 190 million donors, averaging two donations per second. The company is led by CEO Robert Solomon and aims to make fundraising safe and accessible for everyone.

## What company datasets say GoFundMe raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$8K** in dollars

Rounds **1**

Last round **Product crowdfunding**

Last round date **Jun 2024**

Valuation **$600M, Oct 2024**

## On 9 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [ICONIQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital)
- [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund)
- [Hinge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hinge-capital-formerly-venture51)
- [Section Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/section-partners)
- [Transform Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transform-capital)
- [Iconiq Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iconiq-capital-3)
- [Accelerated Real Estate Investment Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accelerated-real-estate-investment-corp)
- [The DML Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-dml-group)
- [Brad Keywell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brad-keywell)

Each firm lists GoFundMe on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

health care philanthropy charity consumers online fundraising information technology & services information technology fund-raising hospital & health care b2c fundraising health services social fundraising social media startups

Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Fund-raising
- **Industry code:** NAICS 519290, SIC 7372
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $55M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/assistwell)

## Fund-raising in United States

Startups like it

- [**iDonate** Dallas · founded 2012 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/idonate)
- [**Omaze** Los Angeles · founded 2012](https://millionrounds.com/startup/omaze)
- [**GoFundMe Charity** Redwood City · founded 2010](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gofundme-charity)
- [**Games Done Quick** Pittsburgh · founded 2010](https://millionrounds.com/startup/games-done-quick)
- [**ViewSpark, Inc.** Carlsbad · founded 2015](https://millionrounds.com/startup/viewspark-inc)
- [**crowdfunder.com** Santa Monica · founded 2012](https://millionrounds.com/startup/crowdfunder-com)
- [**NPX Inc.** San Francisco · founded 2013](https://millionrounds.com/startup/npx-inc)
- [**Help Worldwide, Inc** Santa Clarita · founded 2000](https://millionrounds.com/startup/help-worldwide-inc)

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