Chezuba

What Chezuba does

Chezuba is a San Francisco-based SaaS company that operates a hyper-personalized Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) platform designed to drive employee engagement through volunteering, giving, and skill-based programs. Founded around 2020-2021 and led by co-founders Sukhendra Reddy Rompally (CEO), Adela Strakova, and Jagan Kothacharla, the company targets enterprise and mid-market HR/CSR buyers with a sales-led, demo-based GTM motion. Its platform aggregates a claimed network of over 2 million nonprofits across 100+ countries and 12,000+ volunteering opportunities, using AI-driven personalization to match employees with causes aligned to their skills and interests.

The product is structured as an integrated suite of modules: Corporate Volunteering, Workplace Giving with matching, Challenges & Gamification, Grants management, Skill-based Volunteering, Local Volunteering, Leaderboard, Dollars for Doers, and Reporting Dashboards. Core technology includes an AI recommendation engine for employee-to-opportunity matching and agentic AI for continuous nonprofit vetting. The platform is ISO certified and positioned around four enterprise solutions: Employee Engagement, CSR, DEI, and Community Engagement. Customers include named enterprise accounts such as ServiceNow, Tata, and Jamieson, with marketing assets (blog, 'Chezuba Talks' podcast, G2 reviews, case studies, eBooks) supporting a content-driven demand-gen motion.

Chezuba operates a subscription-based SaaS revenue model with non-public, quote-based pricing. The company has raised approximately $1.62 million across three funding rounds (2020, 2022, 2023), with the most recent being a $1.26 million round led by Carbide Ventures. Headcount sits between 11 and 50 employees, and ownership remains privately held with no public disclosure of institutional investors beyond the named angels and seed/seed-extension funds. The company shows no M&A, restructuring, or IPO activity and is currently in operating status as an independent, founder-controlled private SaaS firm at an early commercial stage.

Name

Chezuba

Legal name

Chezuba

Website

https://chezuba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chezuba is a San Francisco-based SaaS platform that uses AI-driven personalization to match enterprise employees with volunteering, giving, and skill-based programs across a network of 2 million+ nonprofits in 100+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Social Responsibility Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (BPAEAPAA)

Keywords

• Corporate volunteering platform
• Employee engagement software
• Workplace giving solutions
• Corporate social responsibility
• Skill-based volunteering

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Chezuba operates as a SaaS platform providing subscription-based access to its CSR and employee engagement platform. Companies pay for access to corporate volunteering, workplace giving, challenges and gamification, grants management, and reporting features.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chezuba is a SaaS platform that enables corporations to run employee-driven Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs, including volunteering, workplace giving, grants management, and skill-based opportunities. The platform uses AI-based personalization to match employees with nonprofits and causes aligned to their skills and interests, and partners with over 2 million global nonprofits across 100+ countries. Customers access the platform via subscription, with configurations tailored for corporate HR and CSR teams.

Product overview

Chezuba is a hyper-personalized Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) SaaS platform that offers employee-driven volunteering and giving programs. The platform operates as a unified system with multiple integrated modules including Corporate Volunteering (core product connecting companies with global nonprofits), Workplace Giving (with matching capabilities), Challenges & Gamification, Grants management, Skill-based Volunteering, Local Volunteering, Leaderboard, Dollars for Doers, and Reporting Dashboards. The platform uses AI-driven technology to match employees with opportunities based on their unique skills and interests, and partners with over 2 million nonprofits across 100+ countries to provide 12k+ opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chezuba Talks: A podcast series featuring inspiring stories from NGOs making a difference around the world.

Products and services

• Corporate Volunteering A platform module that connects companies with nonprofits worldwide to provide personalized volunteering opportunities, fostering a culture of purpose and social impact through global and local volunteer projects. Designed for corporate HR and CSR teams seeking to launch and manage employee volunteering programs.
• Workplace Giving Enables employees to donate to causes they care about with company matching features that amplify employee contributions, doubling the impact of charitable giving. Targeted at corporate HR and CSR teams managing workplace philanthropy programs.
• Challenges & Gamification Integrates gamification to enhance employee engagement, making volunteering more enjoyable through competitive challenges and micro-actions that enable meaningful contributions in small, manageable steps. Used by organizations to drive participation in CSR initiatives.
• Grants Manages corporate grants by streamlining the grant application and approval process for both companies and nonprofits, ensuring funds reach impactful causes. Built for corporate CSR teams handling grant-making programs.
• Skill-based Volunteering Enables employees to apply their professional skills in volunteering projects, ensuring a lasting impact by matching expertise with nonprofit needs. Designed for organizations seeking pro bono and skills-based employee engagement programs.
• Local Volunteering Connects employees with local volunteering opportunities to drive community involvement in their geographic area. Built for corporate HR and CSR teams running community engagement programs.
• Leaderboard Recognizes and celebrates top volunteers with competitive rankings based on hours, points, or dollars contributed. Includes custom filters by department or location and integrates with Volunteer Hour Tracker.
• Dollars for Doers Converts volunteer hours into donations by having companies donate a set amount per hour employees volunteer to their chosen nonprofit. Features customizable donation matching and easy submission and approval workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 57% higher employee engagement
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Benevity: Market-leading enterprise CSR and employee engagement platform serving thousands of large corporations. Directly comparable to Chezuba on volunteering, giving, grants, and reporting, but with significantly larger scale, capital base (Blackstone-backed), and product breadth.
• YourCause (Blackbaud): CSRConnect platform from Blackbaud offering corporate volunteering, giving, and grants management to large enterprises. Overlaps directly with Chezuba's core modules but operates as part of Blackbaud's broader social good software portfolio.

Direct peers

• Goodera: Enterprise volunteering and employee engagement platform with a strong global nonprofit network across 100+ countries. Closest direct competitor to Chezuba in terms of product scope (volunteering, giving, skills-based), target buyer (HR/CSR leaders), and global deployment model.
• Bright Funds (Bonterra): Corporate giving and volunteering platform now part of Bonterra's social good suite. Comparable to Chezuba on workplace giving, donation matching, volunteering, and reporting; targeted at enterprise CSR teams.
• Deed: Employee volunteering, giving, and engagement platform focused on mid-market and enterprise customers. Comparable offering to Chezuba across volunteering, donations, micro-actions, and impact reporting, with a similar SaaS GTM motion.

Emerging players

• Millie: Volunteering and giving platform with strong SaaS delivery and impact-tracking focus, often serving mission-driven and growth-stage companies. Comparable to Chezuba on product modules and customer profile but with a younger brand and smaller enterprise footprint.
• Submittable: Grants management and corporate giving platform used by enterprises and foundations. Comparable to Chezuba specifically on the grants module and application/approval workflow, but more narrowly focused on the giving/grant-making side of CSR.
• GivePulse: Volunteer management and community engagement platform serving universities, nonprofits, and corporate partners. Comparable to Chezuba on volunteer tracking, opportunity discovery, and impact reporting, though stronger in higher education than corporate CSR.
• HelloCause: Corporate giving and employee engagement platform offering donation matching, volunteering, and reporting for mid-market companies. Comparable to Chezuba on workplace giving and matching, with a similar SaaS-based delivery model.

Regional players

• Alaya (formerly Mesh): Employee engagement and CSR platform with strong presence in Asia-Pacific markets. Overlaps with Chezuba on volunteering and giving, with comparable multinational deployment capabilities, particularly for enterprises operating in India and Southeast Asia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chezuba_project
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGe1OdzgyVsRlL2YC4R5N6Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/chezuba.net
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chezuba

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 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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