Goteo

Name

Goteo

Legal name

Fundación Platoniq

Website

https://en.goteo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Crowdfunding Platform

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPACAFAJ

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

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Creator Monetization & Fan Membership Platforms

SECONDARYBPAGAKAB

Community Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

Keywords

• Civic crowdfunding platform
• Matchfunding programs
• Social impact projects
• Crowdsourcing infrastructure
• Commons-based funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Commission: Goteo charges a 5% commission fee on successfully funded projects, making it one of the lowest commission rates in the world of crowdfunding platforms. This is a transaction-based fee applied only when campaigns reach their minimum funding goal.
2. Matchfunding Management: The platform manages matchfunding programs where public and private institutions contribute to co-invest in projects, with Goteo facilitating the matching process between citizen donations and institutional contributions.
3. Zero Commission Channel (CoronaZero): The CoronaZero channel offered 0% commission during the COVID-19 pandemic for initiatives应对 crisis, with only external payment processing fees (0.8% for cards, 3.4%+€0.35 for PayPal) passed through.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Goteo operates a civic crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform that enables individuals, NGOs, cooperatives, and social enterprises to raise funds for projects with social, cultural, educational, or environmental impact. The platform pairs individual donations with public-institution matchfunding programs to amplify impact, and is built on an open-source codebase (AGPL3) operated by the non-profit Fundación Platoniq. Supporting features include a virtual wallet, tax-deduction calculator (35–80% in Spain), a public developer API, and 20+ thematic channels organized by cause area.

Product overview

Goteo is a civic crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform operated by the Platoniq Foundation, focused on funding projects with social, cultural, educational, and environmental impact. The core platform enables project creators to raise funds through donations, while institutional partners can multiply contributions via matchfunding calls. The ecosystem includes supporting services: a Tax Calculator for donor benefit estimation, a Virtual Wallet for donation management, Goteo Channels for thematic project organization, Workshops for training, an Impact Data portal tracking ecological/social/democratic footprints, and a public API for developers. The platform is open source (AGPL3) and hosts thematic channels including Feminisms, Rural, Sostenibilidad, Migraciones, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Goteo Crowdfunding Platform Self-serve civic crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform where project creators launch campaigns and individual backers fund them; charges 5% commission on successfully funded projects.
• Tax Calculator Tool that estimates tax deductions for donors in Spain, showing 35–80% deductions depending on donation amount and sustained patronage (3+ years).
• Virtual Wallet Donor wallet that lets users make immediate deposits and later assign funds to projects, with instant tax certificate generation.
• Matchfunding Calls Co-financing programs where co-responsible institutions double or multiply citizen donations to qualifying projects, managed through open calls that set the available matching pool.
• Goteo API Public developer API that enables external applications to access platform data, build analysis tools, and create visualizations.
• Goteo Channels Thematic project channels organizing campaigns by cause area or institutional partner, providing focused visibility and dedicated communities for specific topics.
• Workshops Training services in communication, crowdfunding, and co-creation methodologies offered to project promoters and the community, with 60+ workshops and 1,452 participants trained.
• Impact Data & Statistics Open impact metrics portal tracking total funds raised (€25.8M+), success rate (83.2%), community size (408,661), and ecological, social, and democratic footprints across all platform activity.
• Participa.Goteo.Org Community participation portal where Goteo users share feedback, contribute ideas, and engage in governance discussions.

Quantifiable outcome

• €25.8M+ raised for social impact projects with 83.2% success rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ICUB (Institut de Cultura de Barcelona)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICUB is a key institutional partner supporting the FiC & Goteo channel for Fabra i Coats creative factory residents, providing co-financing through matchfunding programs for Barcelona-based cultural projects.
• Ajuntament de Barcelona - Comissionat d'Economia Cooperativa, Social i Solidària i ConsumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Barcelona city government supports Goteo's operations and thematic channels, particularly for social economy and solidarity initiatives in the Barcelona metropolitan area.
• European Crowdfunding Network (ECN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoteo is a member of the European Crowdfunding Network, collaborating on industry standards and best practices for crowdfunding across Europe.
• Meet.CoopminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative association network that Goteo participates in, connecting cooperative enterprises with crowdfunding opportunities.
• Xes.CatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatalan social economy business network supporting cooperative projects on the Goteo platform.
• Fiare Banca EticaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEthical banking partner hosting a dedicated channel for Fiare clients and members to support social economy projects, with €347,648 raised for 30 projects.
• Universidad de Málaga (I-UMA)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUniversity of Málaga channel for co-financing innovative ideas and research projects contributing to social progress, with €45,646 raised.
• Slow Food ChileminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational food sovereignty organization using Goteo channel to promote biodiversity and sustainable food systems in Chile.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Fundación Triodos / Hivos crowdfunding programs: European ethical banking and development organizations that have piloted civic crowdfunding and matchfunding initiatives. Comparable mission alignment with Goteo's solidarity-economy focus and matchfunding model; not direct competitors but adjacent ecosystem participants in the civic crowdfunding space.
• Wemakeit: Swiss-based crowdfunding platform for creative and social projects with a strong community and regional presence in Switzerland and Germany. Comparable project-based funding model and social/creative project focus; operates in different geography than Goteo.

Direct peers

• Ulule: European (French-headquartered) crowdfunding platform with strong presence in creative, cultural, and social projects — directly mirroring Goteo's positioning. Operates across multiple European countries and is the closest geographic and thematic competitor.
• Verkami: Spain-based crowdfunding platform focused on creative, cultural, and community projects. Most direct Spanish domestic competitor to Goteo, with overlapping creator/funder audience and similar thematic orientation.
• Indiegogo: Reward-based crowdfunding platform with global reach and both flexible and fixed funding options. Comparable to Goteo in core crowdfunding mechanics; differs in commercialization and product/design category focus versus Goteo's social/cultural/environmental project emphasis.
• Kickstarter: Global reward-based crowdfunding platform most directly comparable to Goteo on mechanics (all-or-nothing funding, project campaigns, donor community). Differs in commercial orientation, higher take rate (~5% + payment fees), and broader category scope (tech, design, games) vs. Goteo's commons/social impact focus.

Emerging players

• Patreon: Recurring-funder creator monetization platform. Overlaps with Goteo's project-creator audience and platform commission model; differs in subscription/recurring mechanics versus Goteo's campaign-based funding.
• OpenCollective: Open source/transparent crowdfunding and expense management platform for open source projects, communities, and collectives. Closely comparable to Goteo's commons-oriented, transparent, open-data approach but focused on recurring funding for collectives rather than project campaigns.
• Kiva: Non-profit crowdfunding/microfinance platform enabling individuals to lend to entrepreneurs and projects worldwide. Comparable mission-driven, donor-engaged model; differs in lending mechanics versus Goteo's donation-based funding for social/cultural projects.

Broad incumbents

• GoFundMe: Largest personal-cause and charitable crowdfunding platform globally. Broader incumbent with overlapping donor behavior and platform mechanics but oriented toward personal emergencies and charity rather than project-based civic crowdfunding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/goteofunding
• GitHubgithub.com/GoteoFoundation
• Facebookfacebook.com/goteofunding
• Instagraminstagram.com/goteofunding
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaciongoteo

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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