How Chicago’s direct giving platform Goodsend is growing without fundraising


With startup fundraising down nationwide, one Chicago startup is finding that it doesn't need venture capital funding to grow.

Goodsend, a Chicago-based peer-to-peer giving platform, has been focusing on pitch competitions and grant opportunities rather than traditional funding platforms to grow.

The company was one of six companies selected this month to join Blackbaud's tech accelerator, a program that supports early-stage software companies focusing on solving problems that matter to the social…

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