Neon One
“Can a nonprofit vertical CRM monetize like a fintech by embedding payments into every donation, membership, and event transaction?”
Founded2018
HQChicago, Illinois, United States
Latest roundPE Growth
IndustryVertical SaaS / Nonprofit
The story
Neon One was formed in 2018 by combining four nonprofit-focused software companies (Neon CRM, Rallybound, Arts People, CiviCore) into a unified CRM/fundraising suite for small and mid-sized nonprofits. It has since layered embedded payments (Neon Pay) on top of the CRM, moving from pure SaaS toward a payments-monetized vertical SaaS model for the nonprofit sector.
Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2018
Neon One formed by combining four nonprofit technology companies (including Neon CRM, Rallybound, Arts People, CiviCore).· acquisition
2021
Neon Pay integrated payment processing product launched for nonprofits.· banking
Acquisitions
Neon CRM2018
Donor management/CRM product folded into Neon One at formation.
Rallybound2018
Peer-to-peer fundraising platform folded into Neon One at formation.
Arts People2018
Ticketing/box-office software for arts nonprofits folded into Neon One at formation.
CiviCore2018
Nonprofit case management software folded into Neon One at formation.
The stack
3 layers disclosed in Neon One’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Neon Pay (self-operated)
Money movement
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Accounting
in the full report
Accounting gap: minor
3 more providers across 2 layers, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.