Raiser be raisin’!
Help us transform funding for small charities
We’re building something worth backing
This is a first invitation — to the people who’ve backed us from the start, and to anyone who sees what we see: a broken system, overdue for change.
Raiser is building a better way to connect small charities with the funding they need — faster, fairer, and with far less wasted effort.
We’re not just building software. We’re transforming how funding flows.
It’s going to take time, care, and backing from people who understand what’s at stake.
Could that be you?
Or, to put it another way:
Who wants a piece of Raiser pie? 🥧
We’ve been baking this thing for almost 18 months with just a few raw ingredients:
- one tired charity leader’s blood, sweat, tears and late-night Ruby code
- a healthy dollop of unreasonable hope
- a sprinkle of AI
Now, we’re looking for some raising agents.
Not just to help us grow faster. But to help us bake something big enough, bold enough, and delicious enough to smash in the face of the charity funding establishment. (Metaphorically. For now.)
If you’ve been watching from the sidelines and wondering whether you can be part of it — this might be your moment.
£50,000 friends and family
We’re raising £50,000 in this first friends-and-family round.
Investments start at £500, and you can invest as much as you like, in £500 increments.
This round will qualify for the UK’s SEIS scheme — so eligible investors can claim up to 50% income-tax relief.
But that’s just a bonus. The real point is to back a better way for small charities to get funded.
What this £50k will do
This first round is all about momentum. £50,000 will give us the tools and ingredients to keep baking up something awesome:
- Lock in developer time so we can keep shipping fast without burning out.
- Turn up the volume by getting Luke on any podcasts, trade shows, magazines etc that will have him to make sure every small charity leader in the UK hears about Raiser.
- Grow the community of early users, including funders who are keen to try giving through our platform
Who this is for
This first friends-and-family raise is for anyone who sees what we’re trying to do, and who believes it’s worth backing.
We hope that might be you.
Of course, like any early-stage investment, your money will be at risk — but our commitment is to look after it with care, purpose and transparency as we build.
Whether you’re here for the impact, the upside, or both, we’d love you to be part of this.
Charity experience
You might be someone who’s worked in or around the charity sector and wants to help us crush funding inefficiencies! 🥊
Motivated for change
You want to see funding work better for the small but crucial organisations that hold society together 👏
Able to invest
You might be able to invest a small amount (our first pledge was £500) or something much larger. Every contribution makes a difference! 💷
Looking for success
You’re not looking for overnight returns, but you do want to see this succeed — and one day, pay off 🚀
Why we’re doing it this way
We’ve spoken with VCs, angel syndicates and other investors, and we’ll keep those conversations going. But we’re not chasing the biggest cheque or the fastest exit. Our mission is to fix how small charities get funded, and that means choosing backers who care about the impact as much as the returns.
We want to build a regenerative company that supports sustainability and collaboration, and helps strengthen the youth clubs and knitting circles, food banks and faith groups that hold our communities together.
We’re opening this first round because we want to make room for a different kind of backer: not just the ones with great capital, but the ones with great conviction. People who want to see a fairer flow of resources and share in creating it.
So if you’re hungry for change…
you’re welcome to a slice of the pie.
Hit up the form below and we’ll be in touch soon with more news 👇