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The Story of GoFundMe: From Bootstrapping to a $600 Million Acquisition

GoFundMe was started in 2010 by Brad Damphousse and Andy Ballester with just their own savings and credit cards. They wanted to help people raise money for the things that mattered most to them and their mission quickly resonated with people all over the world. GoFundMe was bootstrapped for 5 years before raising venture capital and eventually getting acquired for $600 million. Read on to learn more about this inspiring story.

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Andrew Gazdecki

Founder and CEO of @acquiredotcom. https://t.co/wRMIssDmhl has helped 100s of startups get acquired and facilitated $500m+ in closed deals.


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