The modern platform for foundations, trusts and grant makers
PRODUCT
Grantmaking is more than just application forms and customer relationship management
The end-to-end grant making process distilled into a coherent digital experience that supports your specific organisation policies. Say goodbye to spreadsheets, email chains, legacy silos and human toil.
Integrated Know Your Customer, Anti-Money Laundering and Identity Verification of grantees. Bolster due-diligence with automated checks based on government guidance and sector best-practices.
Understand the ongoing impact and risk of your portfolio. Join up planning and decisions across finance and investment teams. Monitoring and evaluation built-in from the start.
MISSION
Be a compelling alternative to homegrown processes and complacent incumbents
Foundational began in 2024 to solve a persistent frustration in social impact investing: legacy tools, siloed teams and fragmented workflows making it hard for funders to move efficiently and effectively.
Dr James Vickery has decades of experience leading operating-model change, digital delivery and evidence-led governance across UK government and arm’s-length funding bodies.
Dr Christopher McEwan specialises in innovative, cross‑disciplinary product research and development. He has worked in a broad range of industries, from household brands to financial technology start-ups.
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We are working with select customers to refine our product for the broader market.
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