Fundraise Up
Fundraise Up provides donation platform software for nonprofits to increase supporter engagement and revenue. The company has raised $82M in funding and employs 378 people.
The growth story
Fundraise Up grew from 69 to 378 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $82M along the way, most recently a Series B in January 2025.
About
Fundraise Up sells software that helps nonprofits optimize online donations through features like modern payment methods and personalized donor experiences. Its clients include major organizations like UNICEF USA and The Salvation Army UK.
The company has raised $82M in funding, including a Series B round in early 2025. It employs 378 people, though its recent headcount growth rate is unclear.
Founders and leadership
Fundraise Up's largest function is sales, with 55 employees in that department. The company is led by a team based in Brooklyn, New York.
The Fundraise Up org chart
Peter Byrnes (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 92 (+30% YoY), Sales 48 (+17% YoY), Information Technology 37 (+42% YoY), Business Development 28 (+12% YoY), Customer Success and Support 22 (+29% YoY), Operations 21 (+40% YoY).
Talent flow
Fundraise Up hires heavily from enterprise software companies, with Salesforce, Bonterra and Blackbaud being top sources. Alumni frequently move to other fundraising and fintech companies like EverTrue and Revolut.
Most common previous employers of Fundraise Up staff: Salesforce (10), Bonterra (8), Blackbaud (8), EPAM (6), Classy (6), Avature (5). Former Fundraise Up employees most often moved to EverTrue (3), Revolut (3), Dataro (3), RKD (3), Banco Plata (3), Givebutter (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Fundraise Up mafia
Fundraise Up alumni have founded 9 companies, including AltTextLab and CribSheet. Most of these startups are small, with 1-3 employees each.
9Andrei Zanouski, was Full-stack Engineer until 2025Iohana Ruiz, was Product Marketing Specialist until 2024Michael Emory, was Director Online Giving Success--West Coast Divison until 2021Anton Kulikov, was Head of Product until 2026Tessa L., was Chief Marketing Officer (Contractor) until 2018Michael Longenecker, was Strategic Account Executive until 2026
Cristian Ortega, was IT Systems Admin until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 61% direct, 10% search, 12% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Fundraise Up: Project Management (114), Leadership (111), Communication (96), Management (91), JavaScript (91), Team Leadership (85), SQL (84), Microsoft Excel (83).
Where the team actually sits
Fundraise Up people are concentrated in New York, United States (20), United States (10), Spain (9), Catalonia, Spain (9).
Search footprint
Fundraise Up attracts about 6,710 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $82K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,463 ranking keywords and lost 1,195 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.90 / 5
Frequently asked
Fundraise Up has 378 employees as of September 2026.
Fundraise Up has raised $82M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2025.
Fundraise Up was founded in 2017 by Peter Byrnes, Anton Isaykin, Yuriy Smirnov.
Peter Byrnes (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Fundraise Up's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Fundraise Up staff are Salesforce (10 people), Bonterra (8 people), Blackbaud (8 people).
Former Fundraise Up employees most often move to EverTrue (3), Revolut (3), Dataro (3).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Fundraise Up, including AltTextLab, CribSheet, WhyLearnEnglish.
Fundraise Up attracts about 6,710 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $82K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Fundraise Up staff are Project Management, Leadership, Communication, Management, JavaScript.
Fundraise Up staff are concentrated in New York, United States (20), United States (10), Spain (9).
Fundraise Up has about 92 people in Engineering, up 30% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Fundraise Up has about 48 people in Sales, up 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 237 current and 232 former Fundraise Up profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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