Avid, an AI-driven fundraising technology company, announced that it has raised $6.5 million in seed funding led by Silverton Partners. The funding will advance the company’s mission to help nonprofit organizations plan, personalize, and deploy fundraising campaigns faster and with greater intelligence.
The funding marks a significant milestone for Avid, which aims to redefine how nonprofits connect data, insights, and execution. The company is developing what it calls the first AI-powered Fundraising Operating System—a platform designed to unify donor data, analytics, and campaign management so teams can move seamlessly from information to impact.
For decades, nonprofit fundraising teams have faced persistent challenges due to fragmented systems and disconnected tools. Many have struggled to integrate donor databases, analytics, and communication platforms, resulting in lost time and clarity. Avid’s technology addresses this by providing a single, cohesive system that bridges the gap between strategy and execution.
With the fresh funding, Avid plans to expand its team and accelerate innovation across product development, AI, and customer experience. The company is already working with leading nonprofits across the United States to help them convert donor data into action in minutes rather than months.
The founding team at Avid brings decades of experience in nonprofit fundraising, having witnessed firsthand the inefficiencies that plague mission-driven organizations. Their collective vision is to create a world where fundraisers can focus on impact rather than managing disjointed technology stacks.
Silverton Partners, a leading early-stage venture capital firm based in Texas, is backing Avid’s expansion. The firm’s involvement signals growing investor confidence in AI-driven solutions for the nonprofit sector.
The company’s leaders view this moment as not only a financial milestone but also an opportunity to transform the future of nonprofit fundraising—making it faster, smarter, and more unified.
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“We’re rebuilding fundraising from the ground up—putting strategy and execution on demand for every nonprofit team. This funding allows us to expand that vision and empower more organizations to act faster and fundraise smarter.”
Ray Gary, CEO, Avid
“After years of watching nonprofit teams wrestle with the same data and execution challenges again and again, I wanted to create something fundamentally better. Avid closes the loop between insight and action so fundraisers can focus less on managing tools—and more on driving impact.”
Kevin Peters, Founder & CTO, Avid
“Nonprofits are under increasing pressure to do more with less, and Avid gives them the system to do exactly that. The Avid team understands the complexity of fundraising at a deep level, and their approach to harnessing new advances in AI to unify data, intelligence, and automation is both timely and transformative. We’re thrilled to partner with them as they redefine what’s possible in this sector.”
Rob Taylor, Partner, Silverton Partners
