Company Profile (AI Text) Name: Grapevine Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/grapevine Updated at: 2026-06-18T05:02:56Z Tagline: The first group giving platform for everyday philanthropists Elevator pitch: We are an all-in-one payments and community management solution for Giving Circles. With Grapevine, circles can launch in just a few minutes, collect donations, nominate and vote on nonprofits, invite new members, crowdfund, get expert advice, create reports, and more. Giving Circles bring people together around a common cause, community, motivation, or goal. They have two key elements: 1) a group of donors pools their recurring donations, 2) the group decides together where to donate the money. Key claims: - Total raised on Wefunder: 68690 | citation: https://wefunder.com/grapevine#claim-total-raised - Total investors: 73 | citation: https://wefunder.com/grapevine#claim-total-investors Verified facts: - Total raised on Wefunder: 68690 | observed_at: 2026-06-18T05:02:56Z | expires_at: 2026-06-19T05:02:56Z - Total investors: 73 | observed_at: 2026-06-18T05:02:56Z | expires_at: 2026-06-19T05:02:56Z Computed metrics: - total_amount_raised: 68690 - total_investors: 73 - team_size: 5 - featured_investor_count: 1 - faq_count: 4 - recent_post_count: 10 Quick facts: - $1.5M+ donated w/ 67% MOM growth from 5K donors. Revenue avg 5%+ | citation: https://wefunder.com/grapevine#claim-fact-1 - CEO has Harvard MBA. CTO is a serial Founder/CTO with 2 prior acquisitions & raised $20M+ from a16z | citation: https://wefunder.com/grapevine#claim-fact-2 - Investment from XX, Y-Combinator alumni, Human Interest Cofounder, Caviar Cofounder & many customers | citation: https://wefunder.com/grapevine#claim-fact-3 - Fastest-growing social movement in a $410B philanthropic space | citation: https://wefunder.com/grapevine#claim-fact-4 - Partnered with Philanthropy Together — the new giving circle initiative from the Gates Foundation | citation: https://wefunder.com/grapevine#claim-fact-5 - Circles have been featured in the NYT, Forbes, Vogue, and local outlets throughout the country | citation: https://wefunder.com/grapevine#claim-fact-6 - Grapevine is a paradigm-shift for online giving | citation: https://wefunder.com/grapevine#claim-fact-7 FAQ: - Q: Are there mechanisms that will generate documents to help claim tax deductibles for certain key countries where the majority donors on grapevine platform? A: Hi Liling, thanks for this great question. In short, yes! Grapevine is currently focused on the U.S. market and provides charitable 501.c.3 donation receipts via email to donors immediately following their donation. We also provide an annual roll-up of all donation receipts at the end of the year, to make it easy for donors to complete their taxes. We are not a financial advisor, so we cannot advise on specific cases. However, these receipts can be used to claim U.S. chari... - Q: Hi Emily! I come from non-profits and definitely understand the problem you're trying to solve, but I'm a little concerned about the revenue generating side of it. Can you address some of the following: 1) Do you intend to go from a "tipping" model to a strict transaction fee?... A: Hi Zach, thanks for your questions! The revenue potential is significant and growing... we are seeing 5%+ tips on the platform and expect we can increase that to 7-8%. This corresponds to $70M+ in revenue in 2025. We also see opportunities to expand our revenue streams, including: a premium product, fiscal sponsorship, an increased share of donors' total charitable wallets. 1) We do not intend to go from a "tipping" model to a strict transaction fee, but we do charge ... - Q: Hi Emily, I am interested in investing and have a few questions and thoughts if you don’t mind. 1) Once this round is over, are you planning on raising more money through angels or VCs? Or is the amount here enough to achieve what you need? 2) Are you planning on developing an... A: Hi George, thanks for your great questions! Here are some quick responses:1) Yes! We will raise more money after this to achieve our goals.2) A native app is likely, although the timeline and purpose are still TBD. We're not worried about name confusion, as we are uniquely serving the giving space with this name and have legally protected that use.3) Tipping is a great model that enables us to grow quickly and make the platform more accessible. We will expand from that model as we extend into... - Q: Are you raising outside wefunder as well? How long is your runway? A: Hi John! Yes, we are raising additional funding outside of Wefunder this year so that we will have 12-18 mos runway. Recent posts: - 2022 Year in Review & 2023 Look Ahead (2023-02-05T15:08:07Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/161064 - Check out our 2021 Year in Review! (2022-02-01T07:20:38Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/152325 - It's Our Birthday! Start Your Giving Circle This Month and Get $300! (2021-04-02T19:39:46Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/143468 - 2020 in Review (2021-02-19T17:04:53Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/139717 - Check us out in The New York Times! (2020-11-25T14:00:20Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/139287 - Last chance! Invest or confirm your investment by 11:59PM ET TONIGHT! (2020-11-17T00:45:44Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/139044 - Big news... Our Wefunder syndicate closes in just one week! (2020-11-10T21:13:46Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/138772 - We're making it easier for groups to grow! (2020-09-30T13:46:48Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/137730 - Check out Grapevine's feature on Kingscrowd, a ratings platform for online private markets! (2020-09-14T14:37:16Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/137332 - It's been a busy summer... check out these great new features! (2020-09-09T00:41:57Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/137222