We started LaunchGood in 2013 with the dream to inspire & empower Muslims globally. Together we’ve done
just that - thank you
PS - To get to $1 billion, we’ve launched the LaunchGood Amplifier
Network
Total raised & counting!
#LaunchGood100
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The best thing about LaunchGood is working with a highly motivated and fun-spirited team that tackles challenges while grounded in values LaunchGood is where the bottom line goes beyond profit and where company values align with my own.
Mariam El-Khatib, Product Manager
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“Muslims are incredible,” is a value that LaunchGood stands upon and one that makes me proud to work with such an exemplary group of men and women. These are people that aren’t satisfied with being mediocre. No, this group of people want the highest stages of success and it’s exciting to be along for the ride, and to steer a bit when the opportunity presents itself.
Arthur K. Richards,
Growth Marketing Manager
Al-Azhar Student Cairo
Team
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LaunchGood around the world
In 2013, we started with a belief
We believe Muslims have incredible values to share with the world. Together, we set out to build an inspired future.
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September 2013 - $0LaunchGood.com officially launches
It wasn’t the fanciest website (or even mobile-friendly), but thanks to a few incredible Muslims willing to take a leap of faith like Nadoona, Bassem Rashidi, and Peter Gould, we took off.
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April 2014 - $73KWe failed to get VC funding - TWICE!
Despite some good early traction, we couldn’t find any VC funding. In hindsight, it may have been a blessing in disguise - it forced us to bootstrap the whole way and be very intentional with every dollar we earned.
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October 2014 - $1.3 MSome early wins kept us motivated
Even though we were broke, we were growing, and early on there were some critically encouraging moments, like winning the AMCC Entrepreneur Showcase Award & the Islamic Economy Award (alongside Chris’ childhood hero Yusuf “Cat Stevens” Islam!).
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May 2015 - $2MTop talent joins our adventure with the first fellowship
Nothing has been more critical to our success than our team. We couldn’t afford to pay salaries at the beginning, yet needed serious professionals to build a serious company - so the LaunchGood Fellowship was born with Sameera, Tasneem and Loudawg. In total, we’ve had 7 cohorts with 38 fellows from 7 countries (more than 700 applied!).
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Ramadan 2015 - $3MRamadan Challenge was born!
Having our own platforms means we can make products that serve our needs. No month is more important to Muslims than Ramadan, and we wanted to build a product that donors loved and would have a global impact. Since its inception, the Ramadan Challenge - along with the Dhul Hijjah Challenge & Friday Givers (two further custom products) - has helped over 100,000 people share $5 million worldwide.
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July 2015 - $3.3MLaunchGood’s first viral campaign
A shining “knight” in our community, Faatimah Knight, was grief stricken by a series of arson attacks on Black churches in the US South, and to show solidarity began a small campaign, “Rebuild with Love”. The campaign quickly blew past its goal and raised over 10x their original intention, becoming our first of many viral campaigns of ordinary Muslims responding to evil with good.
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November 2016 - $11.7MWon $100K EFICA award & took off
LaunchGood continued to grow, but we had lingering debts, outdated laptops, etc. that was holding us back. We got a huge break when we won a live-pitch contest for the EFICA (Ethical Finance Innovation Challenge Awards) in Abu Dhabi in 2016. The award gave us the boost we needed to invest in ourselves and propel us forward!
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February 2017 - $15.2MOur website runs into a “Harry” problem
After Donald Trump was elected President, a number of Jewish cemeteries were desecrated. In response, Linda Sarsour, Tarek El-Messidi & Celebrate Mercy ran an inspiring campaign that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair them and notably earned a tweet from J.K. Rowling, the famed Harry Potter author, which promptly crashed the website. Oops!
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January 2018 - $34.4MLaunched deeper engagement
in UK & Malaysia
Although LaunchGood began in America
, today we serve Muslims across the globe,
with campaigns in more than 130 countries. To best serve our community, we increased services in
London and Kuala Lumpur
, in addition to also engaging other resources remotely in
Australia
, Canada
, Egypt
, Singapore
and a few global nomads who change
countries every few months. Needless to say, scheduling meetings makes for an interesting challenge.
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March 2019 - $69.6MFeeling the heartbeat of the Ummah
We grieved & the world grieved after the disgusting attack on innocent Muslims attending Friday prayers in Christchurch, New Zealand. Local Muslims quickly organized a record-setting LaunchGood campaign that raised over $2 million in 48 hours and brought together tens of thousands from nearly every country in the world, including Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey, and actors Riz Khan and Alyssa Milano.
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Muslims continue to create & innovate inspiring products!
LaunchGood goes beyond basic charity. From the Pocket Sejadah
, to
the Hajj Backpack
and
The Middle Path game
,
LaunchGood is proud to be the platform of choice for innovative and entrepreneurial Muslims.
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Building mosques & communities around the world
Donors have contributed millions of dollars to build new, inclusive mosques, including the IslamInSpanish Center in Houston, Seville’s first purpose-built mosque in 700 years, and Queenstown, New Zealand’s first mosque ever.
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Supporting leaders who inspire us
We are humbled and honored to serve and amplify the good work of our community and spiritual leaders, such as Imam Khalid Latif supporting Rohingyan refugees, Imam Omar Suleiman fighting for immigrant rights, and Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad.
