The problem
Donors can't give from their donor-advised funds on donation forms, and nonprofits drown reconciling DAF checks and portals
What they do
DAF payment button (DAFpay) and gift-processing accounts for nonprofits and grantmakers
Traction DAFpay on 100,000+ nonprofit forms; hundreds of millions of dollars moved; 70+ platform integrations
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 18
- Ops roles
- 2
- Headcount
- ~47
Headcount +38% YoY (~47, LinkedIn); 18 open roles, up from ~16 (Alion)
Hiring in
- Chariot
- New York
Latest news
Jan 2026
Launched AI gift-processing platform with Chariot Deposit Accounts for nonprofits and grantmakers ↗Funding
- Last round
- $11M
- Stage
- Series A
- Date
- Aug 2024
Led by Maveron
- Hiring+1.518 open roles on the live job board (10–29 roles = +1.5)
- Funding recency0Series A · $11M, Aug 2024 (26 months ago): over 24 months = 0
- Traction+0.75Some growth: DAFpay on 100,000+ nonprofit forms; hundreds of millions of dollars moved; 70+ platform integrations
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total2.251.5 + 0 + 0.75 − 0 = 2.25 → Warm-up
Seed rule: a Series A of $15M or less without strong traction starts in Warm-up whatever the score (Steady by score alone).
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: grows with users
Created the category: DAFpay is the DAF rail inside GoFundMe, Givebutter, FreeWill and Every.org and connects thousands of DAF providers to 100,000+ nonprofits, now adding gift processing as a second line; still a small Series A team, and free DAF Direct-style widgets are a cheap substitute.
Sources: Y Combinator: Chariot company profile (100,000+ nonprofits, TIME Best Invention 2025) ↗ · FreeWill: DAF software powered by Chariot's DAFpay ↗ · Chariot: DAFpay integrations (70+ platforms, 2.9% fee) ↗ · Chariot: gift processing platform launch (Jan 2026) ↗
Open ops roles · 2
Last checked Oct 25, 2026