VADATO

What VADATO does

Vadato is a Paris-headquartered for-profit founded in 2022 that operates a dual-segment business serving nonprofits and ultra-high-net-worth donors across France, Italy, and Portugal. The company packages three core service modules — Influence & Prospecting (access to closed wealth networks via 15,000 wealth advisor contacts and 100 private wealth institutions), Digital Advisory (donor journey, CRM, marketing automation, SEO, SEA, Meta Ads, email loyalty programs, and Generative Engine Optimization across major LLMs), and Financial Management (treasury, asset management, donation/bequest structuring, plus the Charity Office family office concept). On top of these consulting modules, Vadato sells four proprietary digital products: Spray (QR-code donations with Stripe payout), Spibooking (event and venue booking), V Postal (direct marketing automation), and Empreinte (a crypto-impact sharing mandate operated through BoGe Partners' MiCA-compliant PSAN, with 30% of performance directed to endowments). The business model is predominantly professional services with quote-based pricing and multi-year contracts, supplemented by SaaS-style product subscriptions; go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting foundations, large NGOs, faith-based organizations, and wealth managers, with a stated client roster of 30+ nonprofits including UNICEF France, La Chaîne de l'Espoir, WWF France, Fondation FondaMental, and Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes. The team numbers approximately 20, organized around a founder-led structure (Damien Chalret du Rieu as CEO, Thibaud de Bernis as COO, Benjamin Grauer as Co-founder/Director Innovation & AI) with dedicated leadership in Italy and Portugal.

Name

VADATO

Legal name

Vadato

Website

https://vadato.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vadato is a Paris-based firm offering fundraising, digital advisory, and financial management services — including a Charity Office family office — to nonprofits and ultra-high-net-worth donors across France, Italy, and Portugal, supported by proprietary donation and event products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Fundraising and Philanthropic Advisory Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (52592), Advertising Agencies (541810)

akta.pro primary industry

Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments) (FSAAABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Charitable Giving & Philanthropic Trust Advisory (FSAEAKAH), Philanthropic & Charitable Trust Services (FSAAANAI), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Nonprofit fundraising services
• Philanthropic advisory
• Major donor fundraising
• Charity financial management
• Digital fundraising campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Influence & Prospecting: Consulting services for major donor fundraising and access to ultra-high-net-worth donor networks. Includes fundraising materials aligned with finance codes, digital outreach to wealth advisors, visibility across private wealth institutions.
2. Digital Advisory Services: Strategic and operational digital support including donor journey, CRM, marketing automation, SEO, digital fundraising audits, phygital transformation, email loyalty programs, SEA campaigns, and GEO campaigns for generative AI.
3. Financial Management Services: Treasury management, asset management (real estate, equity portfolios), structuring of donations and bequests for nonprofits. For donors: philanthropic planning, wealth and tax engineering, advisory on grant allocation, impact monitoring.
4. Product Subscriptions: SaaS-style products: Spray (QR donation), Spibooking (event booking), V Postal (direct marketing). Each offered as managed service with platform fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Vadato provides fundraising, digital advisory, and financial management services for nonprofits and philanthropic donors. The firm combines enterprise consulting (major donor fundraising above €1M, bequest and treasury management, donor prospecting via wealth advisor networks) with digital products (Spray QR donations, Spibooking events, V Postal direct mail, Empreinte crypto-impact giving) and a Charity Office family-office service dedicated to the third sector.

Product overview

VADATO is a philanthropy-focused company that positions itself as an 'Architect of Generosity', operating a portfolio of four distinct digital products (Spray, Spibooking, V Postal, and Empreinte) alongside three core service modules (Influence & Prospecting, Digital Advisory, and Financial Management). The products and services are designed to work together: Spray handles in-moment QR code donations, Spibooking manages event encounters, V Postal automates direct mail campaigns, and Empreinte enables crypto-based impact investing. The three service modules complement the products by providing high-value consulting for major donor fundraising, digital strategy execution, and sophisticated financial management including the Charity Office offering which acts as a family office for nonprofits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Spray: A digital giving solution featuring smart QR codes and one-tap donations with direct payout via Stripe for capturing donations in the moment.
• Spibooking
• V Postal
• Empreinte

Products and services

• Influence & Prospecting
• Digital Advisory
• Financial Management
• Charity Office
• Spray
• Spibooking
• V Postal
• Empreinte

Quantifiable outcome

• 3% yield improvement on €28M cash portfolio for faith-based nonprofit
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BoGe PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperational partner for Empreinte crypto-impact product. BoGe Partners operates the MiCA-compliant PSAN (Prestataire de Services sur Actifs Numériques) that enables Vadato's crypto-asset fundraising services for nonprofits.
• Bureau CollectifcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Empreinte product: Bureau Collectif provides a one-of-a-kind accelerator for activist organisations. 30% of crypto performance is redistributed to endowments for ecology, social justice and memory through this partnership.
• Google (AdGrants)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVadato activates and optimizes Google Ad Grant programs (up to $10,000/month) for nonprofit clients as part of their SEA campaign services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• RaiseNow: European (DACH-origin) digital fundraising platform serving nonprofits across multiple European countries with donation widgets, payment processing, and analytics. Comparable to Vadato's pan-European digital fundraising ambitions and productized offerings.
• Zeffy: Zero-fee fundraising and donor management platform targeting nonprofits. Comparable to Vadato's SaaS digital fundraising layer with a similar modern product UX, though operating a very different pricing model.
• Funraise: Cloud fundraising platform for nonprofits with donation forms, CRM, and donor management. Comparable to Vadato's digital fundraising product layer, particularly for the SEO/SEA and donor journey capabilities.
• Givebutter: All-in-one fundraising platform for nonprofits with donation forms, events, auctions, and email tools. Comparable to Vadato's Spibooking, V Postal, and email loyalty capabilities, though serving primarily the US/UK SMB nonprofit market.
• PhiTrust Partenaires: French philanthropy advisory firm supporting companies, foundations, and individual donors on impact strategy, philanthropic vehicles, and reporting. Directly comparable to Vadato's Charity Office and major donor advisory services in the French market.
• Good Nation: Philanthropy advisory firm connecting wealthy donors and family offices with nonprofits through a curated matching platform. Comparable to Vadato's Influence & Prospecting service and Charity Office model in the HNW donor advisory category.
• HelloAsso: France's leading free digital fundraising platform for nonprofits, offering online donation pages, event ticketing, and membership tools. Directly comparable to Vadato on the French digital fundraising and SaaS-for-nonprofits axis, though without the major-donor or wealth-management layer.
• iRaiser: European digital fundraising and donor engagement platform serving nonprofits across multiple countries. Highly comparable to Vadato's Digital Advisory and SaaS products (Spray, V Postal) and a relevant peer for Vadato's international expansion strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Largest incumbent provider of software, services, and analytics for nonprofits, with CRM, fundraising, financial management, and marketing tools. Overlaps with Vadato across digital fundraising, donor management, and financial management, though at vastly larger scale and without Vadato's UHNW donor access.
• Bonterra (Network for Good): Large nonprofit software and services provider combining Network for Good, JustGiving, and other brands covering fundraising, donor management, and grantmaking. Comparable to Vadato on the SaaS fundraising layer and broader nonprofit services portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vadato-io

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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