Chariot
A payment network connecting nonprofits to the $326B in DAFs
About the Company
At Chariot, we are building modern, end-to-end payment infrastructure making donors' lives easier, and nonprofits' lives better. $500B gets donated to charity each year in the US and the existing technology/infrastructure was still built for our grandparents generation. Chariot is here to change that. We are currently backed by YC, Maveron, Spark Capital, SV Angel, and top-tier angel investors like Mike Massaro, Adam Grant, and Angela Duckworth. Our team is made up of passionate and talented individuals with prior work experience at Blackrock, Bain, Goldman Sachs, Palantir, and Forage (YC21).
🗽 We are fully in-person in New York City, which helps us maintain our extremely collaborative and caring team culture.
What you’ll get from Chariot
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Impact
- Increase donation volume to hundreds of thousands of nonprofits that service homelessness, health, education, the environment, and so much more.
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An Exciting Challenge
- Chariot is doing for charitable transactions what Visa did for the entire banking industry in the 1950s.
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De-Risked
- Integrated with over 85% of the $250B DAF market, onboarded 50,000+ nonprofits, and live with the largest fundraising platforms (GoFundMe, Givebutter, etc.)
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Market opportunity
- Billion dollar revenue opportunity. Fintech company operating in an untapped $440B market
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In Person Culture
- NYC office in person with WFH optionality.
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Benefits and Pay Transparency
- 🏥 Comprehensive healthcare, including options that are 100% covered by Chariot for you
- 🌴 Strong time-off policy (18 days PTO and 11 holidays) - take the time off that you want and need to relax and recharge
- 👶 100% paid parental leave, including 12 weeks for birthing primary caregivers
- 🍽️ Weekly team lunches
- 🎉 Monthly team building events
- 😎 To get away - we all convene 2-3x / year company retreats
- 🎁 Matching DAFs and daily charitable giving through GoodToday
Tech Stack
Frontend - Vue.js and React using Tailwind CSS.
Backend - Go, Postgress, Node.Js, Docker, Kubernetes (AWS)
We use Notion and Slack for communication and project management.
Founders
Aaron is the COO of Chariot. Before Chariot, he was a consultant at Bain & Company. At Bain, he worked for a $100B+ hedge fund looking at public equities in the tech/telecom space. Aaron graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania, receiving the highest distinction in his major. He also worked with Adam Grant on his NYTimes’ best-selling book Think Again and Angela Duckworth on her upcoming book.
Drew is the Chief Product Officer of Chariot. Before Chariot, he was a consultant at Bain & Company. At Bain, he ran due diligence on software systems for top healthcare providers. Drew graduated Summa Cum Laude from Dartmouth College with a degree in Human-Centered Design. He has an extensive background in UI/UX and the design workflow process.
Salo is the CEO of Chariot. Before Chariot, Salo was a backend engineer at BlackRock and a founding engineer at Forage (YCS21). Salo graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in computer science. Salo was a President Innovation Prize finalist and at the age of 18 co-built a roommate app with 5,000+ users in 2 months with 0 CAC, 5 interns & 50+ brand ambassadors. Salo was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
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