The Venture Codex

Participated · Seed · Sep 2020

ShoppingGives provides a suite of social impact marketing technologies and turn-key donation processing for retailers and brands. The platform enables a data-driven approach to cause-marketing, helping brands create more authentic, higher-converting customer experiences while maintaining cause marketing regulation. It supports donations to over 1.5M 501(c)(3) nonprofits. The company serves thousands of socially conscious brands, including Kenneth Cole, Natori, White + Warren, Margaux, Solstice Sunglasses, Tomboyx, Fresh Clean Tees, Blind Barber, Huron, and Neighborhood Goods. Led by founder Ronny Sage, ShoppingGives positions itself as an integrated solution to accelerate brand growth through integrated social impact. ShoppingGives provides a retail solution called Change Commerce that can be integrated directly into a retailer's checkout to allow shoppers to choose a cause to receive a donation with every purchase. The company enables both shoppers to give a percentage of their purchases to charity and retailers to give back from the shopping cart. Led by founder and CEO Ronny Sage, ShoppingGives has partnered with over 750 retailers, including Target, Macy's, Walmart, Kohl's and Home Depot. The company raised more than $1.2M in seed funding. It will use the funds to expand operations and its business reach. The business is based in Chicago, IL.