Leetchi

What Leetchi does

Leetchi SAS is a French online group money collection platform founded in 2009 by Céline Lazorthes and headquartered in Paris. The company operates a self-service web and mobile platform (iOS and Android) under which individuals, groups, and associations create themed "cagnottes" (money pots) for personal celebrations, mutual aid, and charitable causes. Since inception, Leetchi has served over 22 million users across more than 150 countries and facilitated more than €2 billion in collective contributions, including over 600,000 solidarity projects. The platform operates under French crowdfunding intermediary regulation as an Intermédiaire en Financement Participatif (IFP), registered with ORIAS under number 23005755 and supervised by ACPR.

The product surface centers on the online money pot creation engine with category-specific templates covering birthdays, weddings, baby showers, farewell parties, medical emergencies, animal rescue, funeral expenses, and heritage preservation. Leetchi:org provides a dedicated zero-commission donation flow for verified nonprofit associations. In 2025 the company launched Gift.cool, an integration enabling fee-free spending of collected balances as gift cards at over 40,000 French retailers. Payment processing is handled via MangoPay under segregated fund custody, with SSL/TLS encryption and PCI DSS-compliant infrastructure, and all user data is stored in France. The platform does not expose public APIs and shows no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

Leetchi generates revenue primarily through tiered transaction fees assessed at fund withdrawal: 0€ for amounts under €100, 6% for collections between €100 and €10,000, and 1.5% for amounts above €10,000. Additional revenue is generated through account maintenance fees (10% of available balance in month 11, then €5/month from month 12 onward) and banking transaction fees on Leetchi:org solidarity donations. The go-to-market is product-led and organic, relying on viral social sharing, content marketing, and word-of-mouth rather than paid acquisition. The company operates with a 51-100 person team and is led by CEO Alix Poulet with Céline Lazorthes serving as Founder and Chairman; C-level responsibilities are held by Rashan Kadioglu (CFO) and Laure Némée (CTO), with Matthieu Pozze as VP Product.

Name

Leetchi

Legal name

Leetchi SAS

Website

https://leetchi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Leetchi SAS operates a French online group money collection platform serving 22 million users across 150+ countries, enabling individuals, groups, and associations to create themed money pots for celebrations, mutual aid, and charitable causes under tiered transaction-fee revenue model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Crowdfunding & Group Money Collection

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

General-Purpose Digital Wallets (P2P + Merchant) (FSAMAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Wallet Platforms (Consumer & Merchant) (BPAMAFAC)

Keywords

• Online money pot
• Group fundraising platform
• Crowdfunding intermediary
• Peer-to-peer collections
• Charity donation platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transaction Fees on Fund Withdrawal: Leetchi charges commission only when users withdraw or spend their collected funds. Fees are tiered: 0€ for amounts under €100, 6% for €100 to €10,000, and 1.5% for amounts above €10,000. Creation and participation in money pots are free.
2. Account Maintenance Fees: Monthly maintenance fees apply after the 11th month following money pot creation: 10% of available balance during the 11th month, then €5/month from the 12th month onwards.
3. Banking Transaction Fees (Leetchi:org): For Leetchi:org solidarity donations, banking fees apply based on card type: up to approximately 3.25% + €0.25 for premium/international cards or transactions outside the European Economic Area.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Leetchi is a French online platform that enables individuals and groups to create themed digital money pots (cagnottes) to collect funds for personal celebrations (birthdays, weddings, farewell parties) and solidarity causes (medical, animal welfare, disaster relief). The platform processes contributions securely, holds funds in segregated accounts via MangoPay, and allows withdrawals via bank transfer (tiered commission) or fee-free Gift.cool gift cards at 40,000+ French retailers.

Product overview

Leetchi is a French online money pot (cagnotte) platform that enables group fundraising for various occasions. The core product is the Cagnotte en ligne, which allows users to create collection pots for birthdays, weddings, farewell parties, baby showers, and charitable causes. The platform operates two main product categories: Cagnotte Festive (for celebratory occasions) and Cagnotte Solidaire (for charitable purposes). Leetchi:org is a dedicated sub-brand for verified charity donations with 0% commission. The Gift.cool integration enables fee-free spending of funds through partner retail gift cards. Mobile applications for iOS and Android extend the platform's accessibility. Leetchi functions as a regulated crowdfunding intermediary (IFP) registered with ORIAS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Leetchi:org: A dedicated platform for charitable donations and solidarity campaigns, transforming moments of life into acts of solidarity with verified associations.

Products and services

• Cagnotte en ligne (Online Money Pot) The core product allowing users to create online collection pots for various occasions (birthdays, weddings, farewell parties, solidarity causes) to gather money from friends, family, or supporters. Features real-time tracking, sharing capabilities, and secure fund management.
• Leetchi:org A dedicated solidarity platform for charitable giving with pre-verified associations, 0% commission on donations, and tax-deductible giving options. Enables users to support causes and track the impact of their contributions.
• Gift.cool Gift Cards A feature allowing users to convert their cagnotte balance into digital gift cards redeemable at over 40,000 partner retailers in France with zero fees, eliminating bank transfer costs.
• Mobile Application Native mobile applications for iOS and Android enabling users to create, manage, and participate in cagnottes directly from their smartphones.
• Cagnotte Festive Collection pots for celebratory occasions including birthdays, weddings, farewell parties, baby showers, and group gifts. Allows spending via gift cards with no fees or bank transfer with applicable commissions.
• Cagnotte Solidaire Collection pots for charitable and mutual aid purposes including medical expenses, animal welfare, funeral expenses, environmental causes, and community support. Funds transferred via bank transfer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over €2 billion collected on the platform since 2009
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Gift.coolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership enabling Leetchi users to convert their money pot funds into digital gift cards redeemable at over 40,000 partner retailers in France. Gift cards allow fee-free spending for festive money pots (birthdays, weddings, farewell parties, etc.). The integration provides users with a free spending option at popular French retailers including Fnac, Auchan, Leroy Merlin, Decathlon, Castorama, Zalando, and many more.
• MangoPaycoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment service provider handling all payment processing on the Leetchi platform. MangoPay provides secure payment infrastructure including SSL/TLS encryption and segregated fund management. Collected funds are held in segregated accounts by MangoPay, ensuring Leetchi cannot use these funds for operations.
• ACPR (Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution)coreOthersFrench prudential supervisory authority that oversees Leetchi as a regulated Intermédiaire en Financement Participatif (IFP). Registration with ORIAS (#23005755) under ACPR supervision provides regulatory legitimacy and consumer trust.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GoFundMe: US-headquartered but global leader in online personal fundraising (medical, memorial, emergencies, celebrations). Closest analog to Leetchi's cagnotte model, though typically takes a larger fee and lacks the closed-loop merchant gift-card spend option that Leetchi added via Gift.cool.
• Lydia: French mobile payment app offering P2P transfers, group expense splitting, and money-pool features among friends. Same domestic market as Leetchi with materially overlapping consumer use cases (group dinners, gifts, shared activities), though core identity is broader P2P wallet rather than celebratory pots.
• Tikkie (ABN AMRO): Dutch group-payment-request feature from ABN AMRO that lets one person request money from many via a simple shareable link. Functionally a direct competitor in the group-money-pool category, embedded inside a bank rather than as a standalone platform.
• JustGiving: UK-headquartered online fundraising platform for charitable causes, events and personal appeals. Directly comparable to Leetchi:org and Leetchi's cagnotte solidaire segment, with multi-country reach and similar compliance infrastructure for nonprofits.
• Donorbox: Online donation platform serving nonprofits and individuals with recurring and one-time fundraising, embeddable forms, and tax-receipt tooling. Comparable to Leetchi:org's verified-association model with a SaaS-led delivery model rather than a consumer-facing app.
• Bonterra (incl. Funraise, Network for Good, GiveGab): Combined nonprofit fundraising and giving-day software suite (formerly Funraise, Network for Good, GiveGab). Comparable to the iRaiser/Leetchi:org B2B nonprofit fundraising arm with similar donor-management workflow and compliance tooling.

Broad incumbents

• PayPal: Global digital-payments incumbent offering P2P transfers, Money Pool/group-gift functionality, and charity donation rails. Operates broadly across payments categories rather than specializing in celebratory/solidarity cagnottes; a frequent recipient of the same type of group-collection use case.
• Revolut: Multi-country digital wallet / neobank offering P2P transfers, group expense splitting, and donations inside the app. Much broader product scope than Leetchi but increasingly competes for the same French and European group-payment occasions.
• Cash App (Block): US-leading P2P payment app with broad merchant payouts and donation rails. Establishes the template for a wallet-style consumer money-pool UX that Leetchi competes against in adjacent European and global markets.

Regional players

• Ulule: France-headquartered reward-based crowdfunding platform (Kickstarter analog) for creative and entrepreneurial projects. Same French ecosystem as Leetchi but serves a different end (project funding vs. group collection / solidarity) and is structurally adjacent rather than directly competitive.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Leetchiweb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/leetchiweb
• Facebookfacebook.com/leetchi
• Instagraminstagram.com/leetchiweb/?hl=fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leetchi-com

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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