When was Pledge founded?

Pledge was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Pledge located?

Pledge is headquartered in Venice, United States. It is registered at Venice, California.

How many employees does Pledge have?

As of Jan 05, 2026, the latest employee count at Pledge is 26.

Is Pledge a funded company?

Pledge is a funded company, having raised a total of $12M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Apr 17, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Pledge?

Pledge's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Aug 31, 2021, with participation from 3 investors. Its primary sector is Nonprofit Tech. Globally, the Nonprofit Tech sector has seen $8M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Pledge rank among its competitors?

Pledge ranks 11th amongst 468 active competitors, of which 54 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Snap Raise, which secured $23M in Nov, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Pledge?

Pledge's top competitors include Snap Raise, OneCause and EngageSmart. Among them, Snap Raise secured the most recent funding round in November, 2024.

Pledge - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Online fundraising solutions for nonprofit organizations. It provides solutions for Livestream & event fundraising, e-commerce donations, clubhouse fundraising, and it also offers tools to create online donation and fundraising pages to collect donations. It allows users to pay donations through Apple Pay, Google Pay, or credit card.

Website: www.pledge.to/
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Email ID: *****@pledge.to
Registered Address: Venice, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Venice, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$12M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Aug 31, 2021, $*****

Investors

Double M Partners & 11 more

Ranked

11^th among 468 active competitors

Employee Count

26 as on Jan 05, 2026

Similar Companies

Snap Raise & 703 more

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Pledge is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
PLEDGELING TECHNOLOGIES INC. CIN: 32067015241 , United States, Active		-	-	-
Pledgeling Technologies, Inc. CIN: 814714427 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	12 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Pledge has raised a total funding of $12M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 17, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Aug 31, 2021 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Pledge has 10 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Pledge:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 31, 2021	9711742	Seed	8914573	2987882	7489012	6403700
Mar 16, 2021	7213884	Seed	1425952	7255692	4586122	MS&AD Ventures & 4 more
Apr 17, 2015	6734845	Seed	8269101	4399097	Double M Partners	1778073

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The founders of Pledge is Lee Fentress. James Citron is the CEO of Pledge.

Here are the details of Pledge's key team members:

Lee Fentress: Co-Founder of Pledge and founder of 1 other company.
James Citron: Founder & CEO of Pledge.

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Pledge's employee count trend

Pledge has 26 employees as of Jan 26. Here is Pledge's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Pledge include Snap Raise, OneCause and EngageSmart. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Pledge, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Snap Raise 2014, Seattle (United States), Series C	Provider of online fundraising platform for nonprofit organizations	$113M	Elysian Park, Runway Growth Capital	64/100
2nd	OneCause 2007, Indianapolis (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based auction management systems	$24.7M	MK Capital, Allos Ventures & 5 others	62/100
3rd	EngageSmart 2009, Braintree (United States), Acquired	Provider of cloud-based donor engagement platform	-	Summit Partners, General Atlantic	59/100
4th	Givebutter 2016, San Diego (United States), Series A	Cloud-based fundraising platform for nonprofit organization	$57M	Bessemer Venture Partners, Jere Doyle Enterprises ... & 17 others	56/100
5th	RaiseNow 2013, Zurich (Switzerland), Public	Campaign management solutions for crowdfunding platforms	$19.5M	SIX, PostFinance	55/100
6th	MobileCause 2009, Calabasas (United States), Acquired	Fundraising software empowering nonprofits, schools, and foundations to grow their missions	$25M	Level Equity, Super G Capital & 4 others	54/100
7th	Regent Education 2006, Frederick (United States), Series D	Financial aid management software	$44.2M	Attain Capital Partners, New Markets Venture Partners ... & 9 others	50/100
8th	iDonate 2010, Dallas (United States), Series B	Cloud-based fundraising platform for nonprofit organization	$34.8M	PerformanceEdge Partners, MissionOG & 1 others	50/100
9th	Zeffy 2016, Montreal (Canada), Seed	Cloud-based suite solutions for nonprofit organizations	$2.97M	Ring Capital, FounderFuel & 10 others	50/100
10th	Funraise 2015, Costa Mesa (United States), Series A	Developer of fundraising platform providing donor management and engagement tools	$12.7M	Toba Capital, Tech Coast Angels & 3 others	48/100
11th	Pledge 2014, Venice (United States), Seed	Online fundraising solutions for nonprofit organizations	$12M	Fitz Gate Ventures, Double M Partners & 10 others	46/100