ChangeUp is a Los Angeles-based financial technology company built on the belief that even the smallest efforts can change the world.

After experience as volunteers with the Peace Corps and Team Rubicon, our founders set out with the ambitious goal of building technology that integrates donations into the colossal everyday of commerce.

Integrating donations into the colossal, everyday flow of commerce.

At ChangeUp, we’ve set out to modernize charitable giving, which has been siloed in standalone fundraising events like bake sales and bike rides where donors write paper checks and the charities spend a ratio of 40 cents to acquire one dollar. Our ambitious goal is to build technology that integrates donations into the colossal, everyday flow of commerce. Over the past four years, we’ve built technology that makes it possible for an individual to donate as little as one penny to any charity in America. Backed by our portfolio of intellectual property and 5 patents, Our enterprise software now powers some of the world’s largest brands to enable donations of spare change at checkout, in games and while streaming. Along the way, we’ve assembled a team with deep experience in banking, payments and financial technology, and we appreciate the rigor and scrutiny involved in the tax-compliant transfer of funds to 501c3’s. We are committed to using the power of technology to revolutionize the way you donate in transparent, efficient and fun ways. Now is the time to change the world!
Our Team

Bob Soderstrom

Co-Founder and CEO

Tim Kring

Co-Founder and CCO

Katie Nathan

SVP, Partnerships

Dickon Kent

Senior Product Designer

Sergio Mora

Program Manager

Wes Edling

Senior Developer

Bismark Frimpong

Lead Engineer

Kevin Vach

UI Designer

Luke Harmon

SVP Sales

Meghan McKhann

Account Executive

Andy Brandt

IT

Liliana Orocozo

SF Project Manager

Cesar Tavares

SF Lead Engineer

John Jordan

Engineer

Ruben Cervantes

SF Engineer
Board of Advisors
Ari Emanuel headshot

Ari Emmanuel

John Pleasants

Tesa Aragones

Jen Prince

Annelies Jansen

Mike Knoop

Doug Leighton - Advisor to ChangeUp

Doug Leighton

Ed Glassman

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