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GiveCampus (YC S15) — The fundraising platform for schools

GiveCampus is the world's #1 fundraising platform for non-profit educational institutions. Trusted by millions of donors and more than 1,500 colleges, universities, and K-12 schools, our mission is to advance the quality, the affordability, and the accessibility of education.

GiveCampus is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2015 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: The fundraising platform for schools. The founders listed are Kestrel Linder (Founder/CEO), Michael Kong (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, April 27, 2015).

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GiveCampus

New accelerator entry · 2015-04-27 · the record

Summer 2015
batch
130
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2015
Announced2015-04-27
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size130
IndustryEducation
Sub-industryEducation
SectorsEducation, Fintech, SaaS, B2B
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Fully Remote
BasedWashington, DC, USA; Remote
HiringYes
Sitehttp://go.givecampus.com
Founded2014

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GiveCampus is the world's #1 fundraising platform for non-profit educational institutions. Trusted by millions of donors and more than 1,500 colleges, universities, and K-12 schools, our mission is to advance the quality, the affordability, and the accessibility of education. Since 2015, we have facilitated more than $7 billion in charitable giving.

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