Daffodil

What Daffodil does

Daffodil is a Denver-based technology company building AI-powered philanthropy infrastructure that operationalizes donor-advised funds (DAFs) with real-time impact visibility. The company operates through two entities — Daffodil Technologies, Inc. (Delaware C-corp) and Daffodil Charitable (Colorado 501(c)(3), EIN 331630163) — and delivers the Daffodil Discovery Network, a platform spanning individual donors, giving circles, family offices, private and community foundations, wealth and philanthropic advisors, employers, faith communities, and nonprofits across the U.S. Its core data asset is a proprietary database of 1.4M+ U.S. nonprofits enriched with verified impact data and 990 financials, onto which it layers AI matchmaking, Impact Visibility Streams, and a suite of agents (Daphne AI, Giving Planner, Nonprofit Researcher, Grant Writing, AI-managed Smart Surveying) accessible in-app, over email, and via Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration with Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini. A Daffodil API and white-label Custom tier extend the same nonprofit discovery, impact analytics, and giving infrastructure to wealth platforms, custodians, corporate giving solutions, and fintech/community apps.

Daffodil monetizes through a four-tier subscription (Free, Plus at $49/mo or $490/yr, Pro at $199/mo or $1,990/yr, and Custom for platforms and white-label), a 5% transaction fee on recurring grants via its Impact Enablement framework, optional fees on one-time grants, and platform licensing arrangements under which Daffodil Technologies provides services to Daffodil Charitable at fair market value. Distribution is hybrid: a self-serve PLG funnel at discover.mydaffodil.app for individuals and small organizations, paired with sales-led Calendly demos for Pro and Custom, and an API-first developer channel for embedding partners. The company is privately held, was founded in 2024 by co-CEOs Sarah Angello (tech-for-good and DAF expertise) and Blue Thomas (distributed systems/financial services) alongside co-founder Dinesh Nadar (engineering and investment-banking technology), and reports no institutional funding or revenue in the source materials.

Name

Daffodil

Legal name

Daffodil Technologies, Inc

Website

https://getdaffodil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Daffodil builds AI-powered philanthropy infrastructure combining a 1.4M+ U.S. nonprofit database, donor-advised fund administration, autonomous AI agents, and an Impact Enablement framework with real-time impact visibility, serving nonprofits, donors, foundations, family offices, wealth advisors, and platform partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropy Technology Platform

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments) (FSAAABAH)

Keywords

• Donor-advised fund
• Philanthropy software
• Nonprofit discovery
• Impact measurement
• AI fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue (Daffodil Discovery): Tiered subscription model: Free (individuals/households), Plus $49/mo or $490/yr (individuals and giving circles), Pro $199/mo or $1,990/yr (family offices, foundations, giving collectives), Custom (platforms, custodians, white-label deployments). Includes API access, AI features, and varying levels of impact frameworks, funds, and team seats.
2. Impact Enablement Fees on Grants: Optional transaction fee on one-time grants for Impact Enablement. 5% transaction fee on recurring grants for Impact Enablement. Impact Enablement automates impact data collection, subsidizes nonprofit platform access, and provides impact visibility through generated artifacts.
3. Platform Licensing: Custom enterprise pricing for platforms, custodians, and white-label deployments. Daffodil Technologies provides technical and operational services to Daffodil Charitable under fair market value platform license.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Daffodil operates an AI-powered philanthropy platform that combines a tax-advantaged donor-advised fund (DAF) with intelligent matchmaking, due diligence, and real-time impact tracking across more than 1.4 million U.S. nonprofits. Its Daffodil Discovery Network lets donors, advisors, foundations, family offices, and nonprofits run outcomes-based giving workflows; the Daffodil API extends the same nonprofit database and matching capabilities into third-party wealth, banking, and community platforms. An Impact Enablement framework couples grantmaking with automated impact data collection and subsidized nonprofit access.

Product overview

Daffodil offers a unified platform centered on Daffodil Discovery Network, a donor-advised fund platform that provides AI-powered nonprofit matchmaking, real-time impact visibility, and intelligent giving tools. The core Daffodil Giving Fund enables tax-advantaged charitable giving with grant disbursement to verified U.S. nonprofits. Daffodil API extends these capabilities to developers and platforms seeking to embed philanthropic features. The platform features multiple AI agents (Daphne, Giving Planner, Nonprofit Researcher, Grant Writing) that automate research, due diligence, survey deployment, and grant planning. Impact Enablement serves as the operational framework connecting nonprofit performance data with capital deployment. Subscription tiers (Free, Plus $49/mo, Pro $199/mo, Custom) scale from individual donors to family offices and enterprise platforms, while MCP integration enables access via Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Daffodil Discovery Network: Platform for outcomes-based giving that matches donors with high-impact nonprofits and provides real-time impact visibility.
• Daffodil API
• Daphne
• Daffodil Charitable

Products and services

• Daffodil Discovery Network Self-serve outcomes-based giving platform combining AI-powered nonprofit matchmaking, real-time impact tracking, due diligence, and donor-advised fund management across 1.4M+ U.S. nonprofits for individual donors, giving circles, foundations, advisors, and family offices.
• Daffodil Giving Fund (Donor-Advised Fund) Tax-advantaged donor-advised fund that lets contributors donate assets, receive an immediate tax deduction, recommend grants to verified U.S. nonprofits, and track real-time impact on every grant. No admin fees or minimums; current money market rate is 2.89% APY.
• Daffodil API Developer API providing access to 1.4M+ U.S. nonprofit records, verified impact data, AI-powered matching algorithms, donation processing, tax receipt generation, and disbursement tracking for embedding philanthropic features into wealth, banking, corporate-giving, and community platforms.
• Daphne AI Agent Autonomous AI research assistant for nonprofit due diligence, grantmaker research, and giving guidance. Performs deep research using Daffodil's curated knowledge base and deployable in-app, via email, or through MCP integration with Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini.
• Impact Enablement Daffodil's framework connecting real-time nonprofit performance data with capital through automated impact data collection, subsidized nonprofit platform access, and structured impact artifact generation for every grant. Optional on one-time grants; mandatory 5% transaction fee on recurring grants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nonprofits attracted new donations in their very first month using Daffodil
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles9 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Charity NavigatorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity Navigator is listed as a partner/trusted-by organization. As a leading nonprofit evaluator, this partnership may involve data sharing or verification integration.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fidelity Charitable: The largest U.S. donor-advised fund sponsor, operated by Fidelity Investments. It is the most direct incumbent competitor to Daffodil Charitable, offering donor-advised funds with similar grant-making infrastructure and is increasingly investing in digital giving experiences.
• Schwab Charitable: Major national DAF sponsor affiliated with Charles Schwab. Competes head-on with Daffodil Charitable on tax-advantaged giving accounts, advisor relationships, and supported grantmaking to U.S. nonprofits.
• National Philanthropic Trust: Independent national DAF sponsor serving individual donors, advisors, and foundations. Directly comparable to Daffodil Charitable on DAF sponsorship scale and advisor-led distribution, with a stronger institutional-advisor focus.
• Vanguard Charitable: Vanguard-affiliated national DAF sponsor offering donor-advised funds and grantmaking services. Competes directly with Daffodil Charitable, particularly for wealth-management-channel donors.
• Candid: Operator of GuideStar and Foundation Directory, the dominant nonprofit-intelligence platforms used by funders for research and due diligence. Direct competitor to Daffodil's nonprofit discovery, 990 data, and benchmarking capabilities serving advisors and foundations.

Emerging players

• Instrumentl: Grant discovery and management platform for funders and nonprofits with a strong foothold among private foundations. Comparable to Daffodil's grant research, nonprofit matchmaking, and grants-database Pro/Custom features.
• Submittable: Workflow and application-management platform serving nonprofits, foundations, and grantmakers with review, reporting, and impact tools. Overlaps with Daffodil's grant lifecycle, impact reporting, and AI-managed surveying capabilities.
• Givinga: Digital giving-infrastructure provider focused on embedded DAFs and white-label philanthropy for banks, fintechs, and employers. Most directly comparable to Daffodil's API and white-label / platform-partner motion.

Broad incumbents

• Bonterra: Suite of nonprofit and grantmaking software (formerly Social Solutions / Network for Good / Fluxx) serving a broad base of nonprofits and foundations. Comparable as a wider portfolio incumbent adjacent to Daffodil's nonprofit-side impact and reporting features.
• Benevity: Leading corporate-purpose and employee-giving platform powering matching, volunteering, and grant programs for large employers. Comparable to Daffodil's employer/HR outcomes reporting and corporate-giving use cases at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/getdaffodil
• Instagraminstagram.com/get.daffodil

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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