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Tilt

Mobile crowdfunding: The easiest way to collect, fundraise, and sell…

Y CombinatorWinter 2012AcquiredFintechConsumer FinanceCrowdfunding

What they do

Problem

Groups and communities struggle to securely and efficiently collect and manage pooled funds for events, fundraising, or sales online.

Solution

Tilt provides a mobile and web-based crowdfunding platform that lets organizers collect, fundraise, and sell while securely pooling payments and supporting nonprofit fundraising compliance.

Who it's for

Social organizers, community groups, and nonprofit organizations that need to collect money from many contributors.

Founders

James Beshara
Founder/CEO
Khaled Hussein
Founder/CTO

Khaled is a serial entrepreneur who started his journey at a very young age in Egypt and found his way to the US. He founded Tilt, a Y-Combinator and a16z funded company that empowered communities and groups to pool money together. After selling Tilt to Airbnb, he founded RedDoor, a company providing an entirely new mortgage experience. Time magazine named him one of the top 30 under 30 changing the world. Currently, he is the Founder & Managing Director at Stipple, a venture studio based in SF.

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