Goodworld is a fintech platform that facilitates charitable giving by linking users' bank accounts to their social media accounts and enabling donations via hashtags on platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The company launched in 2014 and operates out of the 1776 startup hub in Washington, D.C. Goodworld's product focuses on streamlining social payments and philanthropy for donors and charities. The company plans to expand its social giving efforts with support from strategic partners. Financially, Goodworld received a $750,000 investment from Mastercard to further that expansion. The startup has previously attracted investment from the D.C. government and was selected for Mastercard's Start Path program in December 2017. GoodWorld is a Washington, D.C.-based financial technology company that enables social media users to instantly donate to partner nonprofits by typing “#donate” in Facebook comments or by tweeting “#donate” at a charity. Its core product is the #donate technology, which links social posts to partner charities to facilitate immediate gifts. The company is led by Dale Nirvani Pfeifer, Charles McGuire Wien and John Gossart. GoodWorld plans to expand the availability of its #donate tool to a U.S. market of more than 1.5 million 501(c)(3) organizations. In September 2015 it secured $1.65M in seed funding to fuel growth in the second half of 2015. The article does not report revenue or user metrics.

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Nov 2018