Rally.org Raises $7.9 Million to Rally the World

Rally.org, the social fundraising platform that helps anyone with a cause raise money, share their story and connect with supporters, announced that it raised $7.9 million in Series A venture capital online. The round was joined by Relay Ventures, Mike Maples of Floodgate Fund, Reid Hoffman of Greylock Partners, Kevin Rose of Google Ventures, Craig Shapiro of Collaborative Fund, and Angel investors: Michael Birch, Tim Ferriss, Eric Ries, Josh Spear, Scott Belsky, among others. Rally.org plans to use the money to continue hiring engineers and scale its technology platform.