What Flipcause does

Flipcause, Inc. is a privately held Oakland, California-based SaaS company founded in 2012 that provided fundraising technology and services to small nonprofit organizations. Its core product, DONATION Pro, is a cloud-based, all-in-one platform offering online fundraising and donation processing, event registration and ticketing, peer-to-peer fundraising, text-to-give, crowdfunding, volunteer management, an online store, sponsorship management, a website builder, activity tracking and reporting, integrated payment processing, and two-factor authentication (SMS and Google Authenticator). A companion DONATION Pro Mobile App extends platform access to mobile devices. The company supported over 10,000 nonprofit organizations and processed more than $1 billion in cumulative transactions over its operating history, relying on a self-serve PLG and community-led go-to-market motion concentrated in the small nonprofit segment.

The business model combined a SaaS subscription component with transaction/fundraising fees on donations processed through the platform. Distribution was direct-to-nonprofit via the pro.software4nonprofits.com website and content marketing through The Modern Nonprofit blog and end-of-year fundraising guides. Headcount was 11-50 employees, with cumulative disclosed equity funding of approximately $3.8M-$4M across rounds from Right Side Capital Management, Forum Ventures, and Heron Rock Fund (2014-2020).

Flipcause's recent trajectory has been defined by acute financial and regulatory distress. On November 12, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a cease-and-desist order and imposed a $70,000 fine for operating without state registration and failing to remit more than $750,000 in donations to nonprofits. The company faced at least 27 legal actions including cease-and-desist orders from multiple state attorneys general, and on December 19, 2025, Flipcause filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Oakland, listing $29 million in debts against $1.2 million in cash, leaving over 1,000 nonprofits collectively owed approximately $29 million in unremitted funds. The company is now in court-supervised restructuring, with operating status reported as closed.

Name

Flipcause

Legal name

Flipcause, Inc.

Website

https://flipcause.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flipcause is a cloud-based SaaS platform (DONATION Pro) founded in 2012 in Oakland that provides small nonprofit organizations with integrated online fundraising, donation processing, event management, peer-to-peer campaigns, text-to-give, volunteer coordination, and payment processing. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2025 after regulatory and fiduciary failures left over 1,000 nonprofits collectively owed approximately $29 million in unremitted donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Fundraising Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Creator Fundraising & Crowdfunding Platforms (Recurring/Project-Based) (MPACAFAJ)

Keywords

• Nonprofit fundraising software
• Donation management platform
• Event registration software
• Peer-to-peer fundraising tools
• Volunteer management system

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Transaction/Fundraising Fees: Platform收取捐款交易手续费，从非营利组织筹集的资金中扣除。Bankruptcy filings indicate failure to remit more than $750,000 in donations, suggesting a transaction-based revenue model.
2. Platform Subscription: SaaS subscription model for access to DONATION Pro features including online fundraising, events, peer-to-peer tools, and reporting.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Flipcause sells DONATION Pro, a cloud-based SaaS fundraising management platform for small nonprofits that consolidates online donations and payments, event ticketing and registration, text-to-give, peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding, volunteer management, an online store, sponsorships, a website builder, activity tracking and reporting, and integrated payment processing into a single integrated system, accompanied by a DONATION Pro Mobile App. The platform is monetized through SaaS subscriptions and transaction-based fees on donations processed, with unlimited human customer support included.

Product overview

Flipcause offers a unified platform-plus-modules architecture centered on DONATION Pro as the core product. DONATION Pro is an essential technology solution for small nonprofits that consolidates online fundraising, donation processing, event ticketing, text-to-give, peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding, volunteer management, online store, sponsorships, website building, activity tracking and reporting, and payment processing into a single integrated platform. The DONATION Pro Mobile App serves as a mobile companion module extending the core platform's functionality to mobile devices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DONATION Pro DONATION Pro is a comprehensive cloud-based SaaS fundraising management platform designed for small nonprofits, providing an integrated suite of tools for online fundraising, donation and payment processing, event ticketing and registration, text-to-give, peer-to-peer fundraising, crowdfunding, volunteer management, an online store, sponsorships, website building, activity tracking, and reporting. It is sold to small nonprofit organizations as a unified web-based subscription with transaction fees and includes unlimited human customer support, two-factor authentication, and integrated payment processing.
• DONATION Pro Mobile App The DONATION Pro Mobile App is the mobile companion to the DONATION Pro SaaS platform, enabling small nonprofit staff to manage fundraising activities, track donations, and access reporting features on iOS and Android devices while away from the desktop application.

Quantifiable outcome

• Processed more than $1 billion in transactions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Givebutter: Modern fundraising and donor management platform built for small and mid-sized nonprofits, offering online donations, events, peer-to-peer, text-to-give, and a CRM — a near-direct functional substitute for Flipcause's DONATION Pro.
• Funraise: Nonprofit fundraising software providing online donation pages, events, peer-to-peer campaigns, and donor CRM; competes head-to-head with Flipcause in the small-to-mid nonprofit segment.
• Qgiv: Online fundraising platform serving nonprofits and schools with donation forms, event registration, peer-to-peer, and text-to-give — directly comparable feature set to Flipcause DONATION Pro.
• Donately: Lightweight online donation and fundraising software for nonprofits, with recurring giving, events, and peer-to-peer campaigns; direct competitor in the small-nonprofit self-serve segment.
• Bloomerang: Donor management and fundraising CRM platform for nonprofits, combining donor database, online giving, and email — overlapping with Flipcause on fundraising workflows and donor engagement.
• Neon One: Nonprofit CRM and fundraising software suite including Neon CRM, Neon Fundraise, and Neon Pay; competes with Flipcause across donor management and online giving for small nonprofits.

Broad incumbents

• Bonterra (Network for Good / Classy / GiveButter): Suite of nonprofit technology products including fundraising, donor CRM, and grant management; broader portfolio player with overlapping fundraising-software functionality versus Flipcause.
• Stripe: Underlying payments infrastructure that powers many nonprofit donation flows; Flipcause's payment processing layer competes with and is built on comparable rails, making Stripe a benchmark for transaction economics.
• Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: Enterprise CRM with nonprofit-specific fundraising, program management, and donor engagement modules; broader incumbent that small nonprofits increasingly consider alongside Flipcause.
• PayPal Giving Fund: Large-scale donation processing and fundraising platform with charitable-receipt infrastructure; competes for the same donation-flow wallet share as Flipcause and adjacent payment-facilitation functionality.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Flipcause
• Facebookfacebook.com/flipcause
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/flipcause-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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