PD Avengers

Name

PD Avengers

Legal name

PD Avengers

Website

https://pdavengers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Patient Advocacy Nonprofit

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Global Initiatives (HIV/TB/Malaria/NTDs) (HLAJAOAE)

Keywords

• Parkinson's disease advocacy
• Patient-led nonprofit
• Disease awareness campaigns
• Community wellness programs
• Policy advocacy health

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization operates primarily through donations and charitable support to fund awareness campaigns, research initiatives, and advocacy programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PD Avengers is a patient-led global nonprofit alliance that unites people and groups to raise awareness and promote action to end Parkinson's disease. It delivers free advocacy programs, educational webinars, wellness resources, research engagement opportunities, and policy advocacy initiatives aimed at prevention, better treatments, and greater accountability.

Product overview

PD Avengers is a patient-led global alliance founded in 2020 to end Parkinson's disease. The organization offers an integrated ecosystem of advocacy programs, educational resources, wellness tools, and research initiatives. Core offerings include the AI-powered Parkibot chatbot, a free Exercise & Wellness Portal, educational Webinars, Care Partner Month, and the Word Wellness Workshop. The organization also advocates for policy change through The Parkinson's Plan and the National Plan to End Parkinson's Act, while raising awareness about environmental risk factors through campaigns like the Times Square billboard initiative. Research resources include Research News, Engage in Research opportunities, and specialized programs for women with Parkinson's.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Webinars Program
• Care Partner Month
• Free Exercise & Wellness Portal
• Word Wellness Workshop
• The Parkinson's Plan
• National Plan to End Parkinson's Act
• Paraquat & Toxic Chemicals Advocacy
• Women's Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Times Square billboard campaign highlighting environmental risk factors linked to Parkinson's disease
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PMD AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026PD Avengers and PMD Alliance jointly launched a bold public awareness campaign in Times Square featuring digital billboards that highlight environmental risk factors linked to Parkinson's disease, including exposures to air, water, and agricultural chemicals.
• Cures CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCures Collective is listed as a key resource partner, providing research collaboration and collective advocacy resources for Parkinson's disease research initiatives.
• Parkinson's EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Parkinson's research partnership conducting work surveys and collaborative research initiatives across Europe.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• The ALS Association: Large, established US nonprofit advocating for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients through research funding, public policy, and care services. Comparable as a disease-specific advocacy nonprofit operating with federal policy advocacy, public awareness campaigns, and care-partner programs similar to PD Avengers' structure.
• iamALS (Cures Collective): Patient-led ALS advocacy organization driving collective action and research participation. Already a confirmed PD Avengers partner through the Cures Collective collaboration, making it directly comparable as a patient-led advocacy model for neurodegenerative disease.

Direct peers

• The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: The largest and most well-funded Parkinson's disease research and advocacy nonprofit globally. Directly comparable as a Parkinson's-focused nonprofit, but operates at vastly greater scale with multibillion-dollar fundraising and a research-grantmaking model that complements PD Avengers' prevention-advocacy approach.
• Davis Phinney Foundation: Parkinson's nonprofit focused on helping people with Parkinson's live well today through wellness, exercise, and education programs. Directly comparable to PD Avengers' wellness and exercise portal offerings and community-led patient support model.
• American Parkinson Disease Association: Long-standing US Parkinson's nonprofit providing educational resources, support services, and research funding. Directly comparable to PD Avengers in serving Parkinson's patients and care partners through awareness, education, and community programs nationwide.
• PMD Alliance: Parkinson's & Movement Disorder Alliance serves patients and care partners through education, support programs, and community-building. Already a confirmed strategic partner of PD Avengers (joint Times Square campaign), making it a directly comparable peer in patient-led movement-disorder advocacy.
• Parkinson's Foundation: Major US-based Parkinson's nonprofit providing patient services, research funding, and professional education. Directly comparable in mission and patient-advocacy positioning, with established national infrastructure and a broad programmatic portfolio that overlaps with PD Avengers' community and education work.

Emerging players

• Brian Grant Foundation: Parkinson's nonprofit founded by former NBA player Brian Grant that emphasizes exercise, nutrition, and wellness for people with Parkinson's. Comparable in wellness/community programming scale and patient-led ethos, though smaller in scope.

Regional players

• Cure Parkinson's: UK-based Parkinson's research charity funding trials aimed at slowing, stopping, or reversing the disease. Comparable mission but primarily focused on UK research funding; complements PD Avengers' research-engagement efforts from a regional standpoint.
• Parkinson's Europe: European Parkinson's umbrella organization supporting national Parkinson's associations across Europe and conducting pan-European research initiatives. Already a PD Avengers partner, but operates regionally in Europe versus PD Avengers' North America focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pdavengers
• Facebookfacebook.com/PDAvengers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pd-avengers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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