Every charity wants to create meaningful connections with their donors, but the software they use too often gets in their way instead of making things easier. Momentum is changing that - we're creating tools designed around the way charities want to communicate with their donors, so they can spend more time on what matters.
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OUR STORY
In 2016, Ari and Nick were researching donation psychology at Duke’s Center for Advanced Hindsight with Professor Dan Ariely. Their background in behavioral science led them to realize that there were a lot of easy ways to improve the donation process to help high-impact charities raise more money. They teamed up and launched the first version of Momentum’s mobile app in 2018, helping donors set up creative recurring donations. Over time, they saw that charities and political organizations had an even greater need for better fundraising tools, and Momentum shifted to building fundraising tools that build lasting relationships and increase recurring giving.
OUR STORY
In 2016, Ari and Nick were researching donation psychology at Duke’s Center for Advanced Hindsight with Professor Dan Ariely. Their background in behavioral science led them to realize that there were a lot of easy ways to improve the donation process to help high-impact charities raise more money. They teamed up and launched the first version of Momentum’s mobile app in 2018, helping donors set up creative recurring donations. Over time, they saw that charities and political organizations had an even greater need for better fundraising tools, and Momentum shifted to building fundraising tools that build lasting relationships and increase recurring giving.
OUR TEAM
FOUNDER & CEO
Nick studied philosophy and policy at Grinnell and has an MA in psychology from the UBC. His work has been featured in The Washington Post, Vox, and Nature. Recently he was a senior behavioral scientist at Duke’s Center for Advanced Hindsight. Nick enjoys porches, funk music, and thoughtful conversations.
FOUNDER & CEO
Ari studied decision making at Yale. Recently he researched behavioral science with Dan Ariely. There he studied donation psychology, helped run a startup accelerator, and studied financial decision making. Ari enjoys jamming on violin, rock climbing, popping bubble wrap, (unclosed parentheses, and improv.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Torin studied computer science at Princeton, and has an MA in CS from Stanford University. Recently he worked as a site reliability engineer and software engineer at YouTube, working on YouTube’s web serving infrastructure and recommendation algorithms. Torin enjoys music, fitness, and spending time with his wife.
PRODUCT MANAGER
Vaidehi studied sociology and statistics at Haverford College. She is from Singapore, and has a background in marketing, operations, and recruiting. She recently worked in a boutique consulting firm, and she previously interned with Charity Entrepreneurship. Vaidehi enjoys mockumentaries, kayaking, and playing the piano.
PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
Benji studied civil engineering in his (antipodean) homeland. He helped launch multiple global markets at Procore, and has since worked for a range of non-profits and start-ups in multiple industries. He enjoys Europop, unorthodox adventures, and other people's perspectives.
HEAD OF CULTURE
Commander Adrian is an avid learner and enthusiastic member of the Momentum team. He specializes in improving the morale of the rest of the team, and helping his father with backend engineering. His hobbies include climbing the stairs and eating fruit.
