Purpozed

What Purpozed does

Purpozed (legal entity purpozed GmbH i.L.) is a Hamburg-based digital SaaS platform founded in March 2020 by three friends — Mohammed El-Nabulsi, Silvan Nikuradse, and Felix Hannemann — that connects corporate employees with non-profit organizations for corporate volunteering engagements. The platform is structured as a two-sided marketplace where companies (the paying side) subscribe to give employees access to volunteering opportunities, while non-profits use the platform free of charge. Its core product consists of a Volunteering-Plattform featuring a Volunteering-Navigator (opportunity matching by interests, skills, and time budgets), an Impact-Dashboard (privacy-compliant KPI tracking for CSR/ESG reporting), and a Purpose-Community (ongoing engagement between companies and non-profits). Add-on modules include Digitale Social Days (virtual team volunteering events), Skills-based-Volunteerings (professional expertise sharing in areas such as finance, accounting, design, HR, and legal), and a dedicated non-profit portal.

The business model is subscription-based: revenue derives exclusively from monthly corporate fees, with pricing customized per company by employee count and feature selection (Corporate Volunteering, Spenden-Tool, Team Challenges, Enterprise Features such as SSO/SLA/integrations). Go-to-market combines product-led self-serve exploration, inside sales demo calls, content marketing (eBooks, playbooks, presentations), and event-driven offerings (Digitale Social Days). The platform distributes via a self-serve web portal at portal.purpozed.org and through partner onboarding. Named enterprise customers include JLL, Hapag-Lloyd, LBBW, GEA, Ketchum, Hamburg Messe, Pilot, Salt&Pepper, Syzygy, d.vinci, Brickmakers, and Silvester Group.

As of the available data, the company is in liquidation (GmbH i.L.) with Felix Hannemann, Silvan Nikuradse, and Sebastian Vieregg serving as liquidators; no institutional funding rounds, revenue figures, or growth metrics are disclosed beyond reported activation rates (68% of employees registering within 4 weeks of program launch, 53% of registered employees starting their first engagement within 3 weeks).

Name

Purpozed

Legal name

purpozed GmbH i.L.

Website

https://purpozed.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Purpozed is a Hamburg-based digital SaaS platform, now in liquidation, that connected companies and their employees with non-profit organizations for corporate volunteering engagements via a subscription-based, two-sided marketplace model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Subscription: Monthly fees charged to company partners who provide their employees access to the purpozed platform for volunteering activities. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Free for Non-Profits: Non-profit organizations use the platform free of charge. The company generates revenue exclusively from corporate partners, not from non-profits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Purpozed provides a digital SaaS platform that connects companies and their employees with non-profit organizations for corporate volunteering. Companies subscribe to provide employees access to a curated catalog of volunteering opportunities matched through a Volunteering-Navigator, while non-profit organizations use the platform free of charge to post projects and recruit qualified volunteers.

Product overview

Purpozed is a digital All-in-One solution for Corporate Volunteering consisting of a core Volunteering Platform with integrated features including the Volunteering-Navigator for matching employees to opportunities, an Impact-Dashboard for KPI tracking, and a Purpose-Community for connecting companies with non-profits. The platform is complemented by add-on offerings such as Digitale Social Days (virtual team volunteering events), Skills-based-Volunteerings (professional expertise sharing), and a dedicated Non-Profit-Organisationen Portal. Pricing is tiered based on company headcount and feature requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volunteering-Plattform Core SaaS platform enabling companies to launch and manage corporate volunteering programs, connecting employees with non-profit organizations for engagement opportunities; available via subscription to corporate partners while non-profits access it free.
• Digitale Social Days Managed virtual day-of-caring event service where companies can book coordinated virtual volunteering activities for their employees, designed as an entry point for companies new to corporate volunteering.
• Skills-based-Volunteerings Module offering over 100 professional skills-based volunteering opportunities allowing employees to contribute professional expertise in areas such as finance, accounting, graphic design, communications, HR, legal, and website development to non-profit organizations.
• Non-Profit-Organisationen Portal Dedicated portal for non-profit organizations to post engagement opportunities, manage volunteers, and access a dashboard for tracking activities; provided free of charge to qualifying charitable organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 68% of employees register on purpozed within 4 weeks of program launch
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• Innovationsstarter (IFB Hamburg)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation support organization that backs purpozed as a Hamburg-based startup. Provides support and resources for innovative business development.
• Institut für Entrepreneurship und Innovationsforschung (IEBD)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institute at University of Lübeck focused on entrepreneurship and innovation research that supports purpozed.
• UPJ (Unternehmensnetzwerk für Partizipation und Jugendarbeit)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate citizenship network that has featured and supported purpozed, including publishing study results on digital platforms for corporate volunteering.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Millie: Corporate and employee volunteering platform. Closely comparable to Purpozed in product (skills-based volunteering, project matching) and target buyer (enterprise CSR/HR teams).
• Benevity: Market-leading corporate volunteering, giving, and CSR SaaS platform. Direct competitor to Purpozed in the same product category, serving Fortune 500 enterprises with a similar two-sided model connecting employees, companies, and non-profits.
• GoodGym: Community-based volunteering platform combining physical activity with social impact. Comparable to Purpozed as a structured volunteer-matching platform, though more community-run and outdoor-oriented.
• BrightFunds: Workplace giving and volunteering platform for companies. Competes with Purpozed in the corporate CSR software category, with overlapping functionality in volunteer matching, donation tools, and impact dashboards.
• VolunteerMatch: Long-standing volunteer matching platform connecting individuals and employee volunteers with non-profits. Overlaps with Purpozed's Volunteer-Navigator functionality and non-profit sourcing model.
• Deed: Corporate volunteering and impact platform (formerly Goodera). Direct competitor offering a two-sided marketplace for skills-based volunteering, ESG reporting, and impact measurement — near-identical feature set to Purpozed.

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Large nonprofit software provider (YourCause, etc.) offering corporate giving, volunteering, and grant management. Operates broadly in the CSR software space with significantly more scale than Purpozed.
• Salesforce.org (Philanthropy Cloud): Salesforce's nonprofit arm offers Philanthropy Cloud, an employee volunteering and giving solution within the broader Salesforce ecosystem. A much larger incumbent bundling volunteering functionality into a wider CRM platform.

Emerging players

• Submittable: Social impact and grant management platform with corporate giving and volunteering workflows. Emerging player with partial overlap to Purpozed's enterprise CSR tooling.

Regional players

• iVolunteer: India-based volunteer matching platform connecting professionals with non-profits. Comparable platform mechanics to Purpozed but geographically distinct — relevant as a regional peer, not a direct competitor in DACH.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/purpozed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/purpozed

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 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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