GiveForward provides personalized fundraising web pages so friends and family can send support to a loved one in need.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $2.5M
Founded date: 2008
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Techstars | techstars.... |
| - | Startup Le... | startuplea... |
| - | Koa Labs | koalab.com |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 25.07.2012 | - | $2M | - |
| 14.02.2011 | - | $500K | - |
Mentions in press and media 18
| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.03.2016 | Much love for Lindsey | JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARADVERTISER.COM M Nightclub was filled to capacity Saturday evening when Matt Wright, left, Liana Green Wright, Dawn Thompson and Sione Thompson helped produce “Love for Lindsey,” a fundraiser for cancer patient Lin... |
| 11.02.2016 | In Race to Build Kid-Activity Subscription Services, Pearachute Raises $1.2 Million | They’re starting to crop up here and there, new startups that have appropriated the monthly class-pass model and are focused on children’s activities. Last month, a New York-based startup called KidPass announced $325,000 in seed funding, i... |
| 05.01.2015 | Teen Battling Cancer Gets ‘Doggie’ Well Wishes Thanks to Viral Facebook Event | If you’re wondering why some of your Facebook friends are posting pictures of their dogs to some kid named Anthony, here’s why. 16-year-old Anthony Lyons has acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and he’s currently undergoing rounds of chemotherapy... |
| 02.11.2014 | Thoughtful.org Is Now A Crowdfunding Platform For Medical Costs And Emergencies | As part of the founding team at Adly, Derek Rey helped build one of the first businesses focused on social media advertising. Now he’s doing something pretty different — his company Thoughtful.org recently relaunched as a crowdfunding platf... |
| 08.02.2014 | Incubator grad takes on another side of crowdfunding in healthcare: Medical bills | Its website describes it also as a white-label solution where charities can create profiles for the individuals they sponsor, as well as where hospitals and clinics can help recoup the cost of emergency care provided to underinsured individ... |
| 24.09.2013 | Simplee raises $10M to grow enterprise cloud platform | SimpleePAY seeks to offer healthcare providers a simpler way to process payments As we all know, the healthcare system is a mess, for both doctors and for patients. Nobody, it seems, can figure out those bills that insurance companies send ... |
| 08.07.2013 | Amidst Few Exits, “Dabbling” Investors And Dearth Of Seed Capital, A Growing Digital Health Market Turns To Crowdfunding | Over the last few years, digital health has emerged as a market rife with opportunity, and both startups and investors are beginning to take notice. Investments in digital health startups doubled from 2009 to 2011, for example, and that gro... |
| 02.07.2013 | Website campaigns help raise funds to pay medical bills | The contributions, which can be given by name or anonymously, typically range from the very small (as little as $5) to the extremely generous ($1,000 and up). In the Kennetts’ case, donations ranged from $10 to $2,000. Most sites are for-pr... |
| 10.06.2013 | Crowdfunding Campaign Aims To Reward NSA Whistleblower For His ‘Courage’ | Edward Snowden is being hailed as a hero by some, and now a Crowdtilt crowdfunding campaign is raising money to reward the whistleblower for his “courage” and pay his bills. The campaign doesn’t specify how the money will be delivered to Sn... |
| 06.02.2013 | Startup-advising robot dino FAKE GRIMLOCK moves to books to terrorize us in print (Q & A) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Crazy robot dinosaur FAKE GRIMLOCK is known for g... |
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