Connecting the giving ecosystem
Chariot is building the infrastructure that powers giving — connecting donors, nonprofits, and platforms with frictionless DAF donations, faster payouts and built-in verification.
Building momentum for modern giving
From cutting-edge infrastructure to sector-wide education and promotion, we’re driving adoption of DAFs and making generosity more accessible for everyone.
Technology
We tackle the hardest problems in philanthropy with bold, network-powered solutions that make giving faster, safer, and easier for everyone.
Promotion
We lead nationwide activations like DAF Day, raising public awareness of DAFs and encouraging more people to use them as a giving vehicle.
Education
We equip nonprofit professionals with original research, reports, and free resources that grow understanding of DAFs and help them unlock more generosity.
Purpose-built technology. Purpose-driven thinkers.
Our team brings together fintech, nonprofit, and product experience — all focused on one goal: helping generosity go further.
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Salo Serfati
Chariot started with a simple idea: give 10% of our income to charity. But managing that commitment on spreadsheets quickly showed us how outdated and fragmented the giving infrastructure really was.
Our founders, first built MyTen, a dedicated card to help people hit their 10% giving goal together. Along the way, they learned that Donor-Advised Funds help a fast-growing number of people with their giving goals — but also fall short of their full potential since they couldn’t be used like the MyTen card wherever someone is inspired to give online.
Salo Serfati, Aaron Kahane & Drew Schneider applied to Y-Combinator with the idea of a DAF payment option to unlock more generosity. After being accepted to the renowned start-up accelerator, they quit their jobs and Chariot was officially off to the races. The team kept learning more from donors, nonprofits and DAFs, evolving their mission from a payment option to a purpose-built financial infrastructure that makes giving seamless for donors and sustainable for nonprofits.
Backed by the best. Leading with purpose.
“We are very excited to be partnered with Chariot as they help make charitable giving through DAF’s a better experience for charities, donors and DAF providers. The Chariot team is fully aligned with these three constituencies to increase the amount and ease of giving via DAF’s.”
Recognized for DAF giving innovation
The guiding principles behind everything we build
Our ethos isn’t abstract, it’s how we operate every day. The 3 Ps define how we approach the hardest problems in philanthropy and the solutions we deliver to the ecosystem.
Protection
From secure identity checks to clear data flows, we design systems that give nonprofits and funders confidence at every step, without ever compromising safety or control.
Passion
We roll up our sleeves and dive into the messiest, most complex challenges in philanthropy — the ones others avoid because they feel unsolvable. By pairing customer empathy with bold, long-term thinking, we invent the solutions that reshape what’s possible.
Performance
Our network approach isn’t just about efficiency, it’s about multiplying outcomes. By unifying data, streamlining payments, and creating shared infrastructure, we unlock 10x results for nonprofits, funders, and donors alike.
