Rally.org

http://www.rally.org/

Last activity: 17.12.2020

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Rally.org is an online fundraising platform that's designed to empower users to raise money and build social awareness on a large scale. To date, Rally has enabled tens of thousands of individuals and organizations to share and broadcast their passions, provide solutions to problems, leverage social networks, and mobilize communities.

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8.35K

Followers

472

Website visits

27.5K /mo.

Mentions

Overview

Location

United States, California, San Francisco

Employees

11-50

Total raised

$7.9M

Founded date

2009

Investors 1

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Funding Rounds 1

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Mentions in press and media 29

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Jun 24, 2016	Ladar Levison finally confirms Snowden was target of Lavabit investigation	Ladar Levison’s three-year fight for freedom to speak about the government order that shuttered Lavabit, his secure email service, is finally over. Levison was finally able to confirm today that Lavabit was targeted by the government during...
Sep 2, 2014	The Brett Kimberlin Saga: A Story Of Wacko Vexatious Lawsuits	For years we’ve been paying somewhat loose attention to the saga involving Brett Kimberlin and his ongoing lawsuits against bloggers. The story was complex and convoluted from the beginning, and only got more so over time. In fact, it got s...
Mar 18, 2014	Bitcoin's Growing Role in US Politics	Last November, the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) voted 3-3 over a proposal allowing political campaigns to accept bitcoin donations. While, in effect, the FEC didn't say no to bitcoin, it also left some important questions unanswered. ...
Nov 4, 2013	Digital Harbor Foundation needs $20K for MakerCamp-student scholarships	Crowdfunding of the Week is a regular series highlighting the technology, creative and innovation crowdfunding campaigns in Baltimore that might be worth your support. This week’s project comes from Rally.org. See other Crowdfundings of the...
Oct 22, 2013	VPN Provider Shuts Down After Lavabit Case Undermines Security	As the revelations of Edward Snowden roll on and on the notion that individuals in the United States, or indeed citizens of any country, have any real online privacy is being continually undermined. As a result, interest in anonymity servic...
Oct 21, 2013	CryptoSeal VPN shuts down rather than risk NSA demands for crypto keys	Mayhem Chaos reader comments 168 with 74 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit A consumer VPN service called CryptoSeal Privacy has shut down rather than risk government intrusions that co...
Oct 15, 2013	Lavabit gets new crypto key, gives users 72 hours to recover e-mails	Jake Liefer reader comments 94 with 64 posters participating, including story author Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Former users of the Lavabit encrypted e-mail service have until Thursday night to chang...
Oct 3, 2013	Lavabit Founder Details Government Surveillance Of Secure Email While Documents Disclose Epic Trolling Of Feds	Ladar Levison, founder of secure email provider Lavabit, has posted a Facebook message detailing his current situation in regards to the shutdown of the service. “I simply couldn’t operate Lavabit while my lawyers appealed the demand for ou...
Jul 19, 2013	FlipOver calls on social entreprenuers to tackle world's most serious problems	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! World leaders are coming together to eradicate po...
Jun 3, 2013	100 AngelList Startups To Watch In 2013: How Many Are New To You?	AngelList. It’s the place for startups to connect with funding and talent. Just this month, the site has helped raise $12 million in venture funding for a wide collection of startups. It may be the one site that best represents all players ...
May 21, 2013	With $15M From Omidyar And 35M+ Users, Change.org Wants To Prove Socially-Minded Startups Can Attract Big Numbers	Change.org got its start in 2007 as a social network for non-profits and for project-based giving. For years, growth was slow for the fledgling social action platform, but, over the last year, that changed dramatically. Change.org has grown...
Mar 24, 2013	Google’s Global Impact Challenge Will Award $3M To 4 UK Social Entrepreneurs, With Tim Berners-Lee And Richard Branson Among The Judges	Google, the world’s largest search engine and one of the most powerful tech companies around, is now using its muscle to search for something new: social entrepreneurs. Today, the company is announcing the Global Impact Challenge, a new pri...
Feb 7, 2013	Save the Prinzessinnengarten! Rally.org launches in Europe	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Germany said “wilkommen” to Rally.org today, as t...
Feb 7, 2013	Save the Prinzessinnengarten! Rally.org launches in Europe	Germany said “wilkommen” to Rally.org today, as the crowdfunding-for-causes startup expanded into Europe and opened a startup incubator in Berlin. Rally’s approach emphasizes storytelling to help people fundraise for causes they believe in....
Feb 7, 2013	Social Crowdfunding Platform Rally.org Expands To Europe With New Berlin Incubator And Donations In Euros, With Pounds Coming Soon	Rally.org, the U.S.-based crowdfunding platform designed for socially-minded causes, is taking its mission to Europe. Today, the startup is opening an incubator in Berlin, its first outside of the U.S., and on a limited beta will start to p...
Jan 18, 2013	UBC med student launching GPS-enabled SMS panic alert pilot project for sex trade workers in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside	Article content A University of British Columbia student has launched an online fundraiser for a pilot project to provide 100 sex trade workers in Vancouver’s downtown eastside with a GPS-enabled panic button that would send a text message ...
Dec 24, 2012	These 3 startups want to inspire you to give back all year round	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. With piles of beautifully wrapped presents under the Christmas tree, we can’t help but feel grateful for everything we have. This desir...
Dec 20, 2012	Want a meeting with a storied Silicon Valley investor? Start raising money for charity.	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! It’s all too rare that we hear about San Francisc...
Dec 14, 2012	Rally.org Powers A Donation Drive With Prizes To Spend Time With Silicon Valley’s Top Angels, VCs	Rally.org, a social fundraising startup that even partially raised its Series A round through its own platform, is putting together a charity campaign on behalf of San Francisco’s Glide Church that awards time with Silicon Valley super-ange...
Nov 22, 2012	Crowdtilt (YC W12) now supports nonprofit fundraising, with half the fees of competitors and immediate transfer	Online group-funding campaign platform, Crowdtilt, has an update to its service. It has become certified to legally secure fundraisers for any registered 501(c)(3) organizations. And on top of that, starting today, it can issue tax-deductib...
Aug 1, 2012	What Startups Should Do Before They Get Into The VC’s Office	This is a guest post by Eze Vidra, Head of Campus London, Google’s dedicated startup space in East London housing accelerators and co-working spaces. He tweets at @ediggs and blogs at VCCafe.com. An experienced VC would have heard thousands...
Jun 26, 2012	Rally.org lets causes share stories, raise money	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Social fundraising startup Rally.org has raised $...
Jun 26, 2012	Rally.org Raises $7.9M in Series A Venture Funding	Rally.org, a San Francisco, CA-based social fundraising platform that helps users with a cause raise money, share their story, and connect with supporters, has raised $7.9m in Series A venture funding. Backers include Relay Ventures, Mike M...
Jun 6, 2012	Rally helps with crowdfunding for social causes	Website harnesses social networking to help get message out Crowdfunding can be a pretty wonderful thing. It is a tool that can be used in many, many different ways. By artists getting support from their fans, by political campaigns using g...
Feb 9, 2012	Instagram Founder’s Girlfriend Learns How To Code For V-Day, Builds Lovestagram	This might just be the sweetest Valentine’s Day story I’ve ever heard. It’s definitely the sweetest Valentine’s Day story I’ve ever written. Kaitlyn Trigger is a marketing director at Rally.org. She also happens to be Instagram co-founder M...
Feb 6, 2012	Early Twitter Product Head Anamitra Banerji Becomes An EIR At Foundation Capital	When Twitter shook up its product leadership in July, it let loose four Silicon Valley veterans into a talent-starved job market. While the three others have become a VC, a cofounder, and an engineering head, the last one left unaccounted f...
Nov 21, 2011	With Traffic Surging, NationBuilder Opens Its Doors To Larger Organizations	If you’re running a political campaign, a charity, or any other group where keeping in touch with community members — and/or delegating tasks to them — is critical, then you’ll probably be interested in a startup called NationBuilder. The s...
Jun 16, 2011	Social Fundraising Platform Piryx Is Reborn As Rally.org With Top Investors In Tow	There’s a new name in the online fundraising scene, but it’s already got plenty of users — and a very impressive seed funding round. Meet Rally.org. Rally got its start some 18 months ago, when the company was called Piryx (we covered their...

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FAQ about Rally.org

When was Rally.org founded?

Rally.org was founded in 2009.

How much funding has Rally.org raised?

Rally.org has raised $7.9M in total across 1 funding round.

What has the press written about Rally.org?

Parsers VC has collected 29 articles mentioning Rally.org, among them “Ladar Levison finally confirms Snowden was target of Lavabit investigation” (Jun 24, 2016) and “The Brett Kimberlin Saga: A Story Of Wacko Vexatious Lawsuits” (Sep 2, 2014).

Is Rally.org still active?

Yes, Rally.org is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Dec 17, 2020.