VolunteerSpot is a free event planning and community engagement platform that helps parents, teachers and volunteers organize sign-ups, swap tasks, collect donations, purchase tickets and send automatic reminders. Launched in 2009 by Karen Bantuveris, the platform syncs sign-ups to users' online calendars and streamlines coordination for school and community activities. It reports more than 7 million families, teachers and community members having used the service across over 20 million activities. The company is based in Austin, Texas and is privately held. VolunteerSpot says it will use the newly raised funds to continue to grow operations. Current backers include AXA Strategic Ventures, ffVC and angel investors. VolunteerSpot provides an online coordination tool and cause-marketing platform that makes it easy for anyone to organize volunteer-led activities for schools, teams, faith groups and nonprofits. Launched in 2009 and led by CEO Karen Bantuveris, the company is based in Austin, Texas. Partners include Parenting Magazine, the National HandsOn Network, Girls on the Run, WATCH D.O.G.S., and Community Health Charities. The company raised $1.5M and intends to use the funding to advance its product capabilities and extend its reach to more communities across the country. VolunteerSpot aims to double its user base during the back-to-school season.

Total raised

$3M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Sep 2015