What iPetitions does

iPetitions, founded in 1999, is a privately held, independently operated web-based petition hosting platform that enables any individual to create, publish, share, and collect signatures on petitions without requiring account creation up front. The platform is built on a standard web architecture with a self-serve front end, native sharing integrations to X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, iMessage, and email, social-login verification via Google and Facebook, an analytics dashboard for creators, fraud-detection and content-moderation systems, and an AI-powered writing assistant ("Co-pilot") that drafts petition copy from a short user prompt. Payment processing for donations is handled by Stripe (PCI Level 1) and PayPal. The platform has hosted more than 150,000 petitions, collected over 50 million cumulative signatures, and reached users in 137 countries across 41 cause categories including civil rights, education, labor, entertainment fan campaigns, local government advocacy, and human rights.

iPetitions operates a 100% free, ad-free, non-tiered model for all petition creators and signers, with no premium plans, no hidden fees, and an explicit no-data-selling policy. Revenue is generated solely through voluntary, non-tax-deductible donations from users processed via Stripe and PayPal; the company is not a registered nonprofit. Go-to-market is product-led and community-led: growth is driven by organic search, viral sharing of individual petitions across social channels, earned media coverage (Fox News, NYT, CNN, BBC, CBS, USA Today, NBC, AP, Newsweek), and category/trending discovery. There is no disclosed headcount, no institutional funding, no parent company, no acquisitions, and no management team information in the available data — the company appears to be a small, founder-controlled, bootstrapped operation sustained for over two decades on donations.

Name

iPetitions

Legal name

iPetitions

Website

https://ipetitions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

iPetitions is a free, ad-free, donation-supported online petition platform operating since 1999 that lets any individual create, share, and collect signatures on petitions globally across 137 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations & Contributions: iPetitions is a free platform supported entirely by voluntary donations from users. The platform is 100% ad-free and does not sell user data. Donations are processed securely through Stripe payment processor with PCI Level 1 certification. Donations are one-time payments and not tax-deductible as iPetitions is not a registered nonprofit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

iPetitions operates a free, web-based platform that lets any individual create, publish, and share petitions while collecting unlimited signatures. The offering includes an AI Writing Assistant (Co-pilot) that turns short ideas into ready-to-sign petitions, integrated sharing tools for social and messaging platforms, signature collection with privacy controls, and a dashboard for tracking petition momentum. The platform is 100% ad-free, does not sell user data, and is sustained through voluntary donations.

Product overview

iPetitions is a free online petition platform that has been operating since 1999. The platform provides a unified petition creation and management system consisting of the core iPetitions Platform, an AI Writing Assistant (Co-pilot), petition sharing tools, signature collection system, donation processing, and petition analytics. Users create petitions, collect unlimited signatures, share via social platforms, and deliver signatures to decision makers. The platform operates as a single integrated product without separate modules or tiers, offering all features for free with optional donation support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• iPetitions Platform Free online petition platform enabling any individual to create, share, and collect unlimited signatures on petitions, with built-in sharing tools, analytics, and delivery to decision-makers.
• AI Writing Assistant (Co-pilot) Generative AI tool that turns a user's short idea into a compelling, ready-to-sign petition in seconds, integrated into the petition creation flow.
• Cause Categories Browseable directory of petitions organized into 41 categories to help users discover and support causes aligned with their interests.
• Petition Templates Pre-built petition templates and guides that help users structure and write effective petitions across different causes.
• Donation Processing Optional donation functionality allowing supporters to contribute financially to keep the platform free, processing one-time and recurring donations through Stripe and PayPal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 million signatures collected since 1999
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Change.org: The largest global online petition platform, offering free petition creation and signature collection targeted at the same individual change-maker and activist user base as iPetitions, with overlapping AI-assisted petition drafting and social sharing functionality.
• MoveOn: A US progressive advocacy organization that runs large-scale petition and campaign tools for civic engagement, overlapping directly with iPetitions on US policy and social-cause petitions.
• SumOfUs: A global consumer activism organization running corporate accountability petitions and campaigns, competing for the same advocacy and consumer-advocate user base on a cross-border scale.
• CREDO Action: A progressive activism network that operates petitions and call-to-action campaigns on social and political issues, comparable in audience and petition-driven workflow to iPetitions.
• Avaaz: A global civic activism platform that runs petition and campaign initiatives across human rights, environment, and governance issues — directly competing for the same activist and advocacy user base, particularly on cross-border causes.
• Care2: A long-running petition and activist network connecting individuals to causes around environment, human rights, and animal welfare — a direct horizontal peer to iPetitions' activist and consumer-advocate segments.
• GoPetition: A standalone online petition hosting service offering free and paid petition creation, signature collection, and distribution tools; competes head-to-head with iPetitions for grassroots organizers and activists.

Broad incumbents

• NationBuilder: A civic engagement and campaign software platform used by advocacy organizations, candidates, and nonprofits — overlaps with iPetitions on petition functionality but as part of a much broader suite including websites, donor management, and organizing tools.
• Action Network: A broader advocacy and organizing software platform used by nonprofits, unions, and campaigns — offers petitions as one feature inside a wider CRM, fundraising, and email toolset, making it a broader incumbent rather than a pure petition competitor.

Regional players

• 38 Degrees: A UK-focused campaigning organization running petitions targeted at UK policy and government; comparable petition-driven workflow and civic-engagement model, but geographically concentrated in the UK rather than global.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ipetitions
• Facebookfacebook.com/ipetitions
• Instagraminstagram.com/ipetitions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/happy-poppers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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