HungryFriend is a restaurant loyalty app that links users' credit and debit cards to participating restaurants, enabling automatic donations to selected nonprofit organizations based on users' dining transactions. This platform addresses the challenge of fundraising for community causes by facilitating contributions from over 20,000 restaurants nationwide, generating significant financial support without any cost to the users.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many non-profit organizations struggle with fundraising, facing challenges in engaging supporters and securing consistent financial contributions. Traditional fundraising methods can be time-consuming and may not effectively leverage the everyday spending habits of potential donors.
Solution
HungryFriend provides a mobile application that allows users to automatically donate to their chosen non-profit organizations when dining at participating restaurants. By linking their credit or debit cards to the app, users can allocate a percentage of their restaurant purchases as contributions, without any additional cost to themselves. The platform partners with over 20,000 restaurants nationwide, enabling supporters to generate donations simply by dining out. HungryFriend also addresses privacy concerns by partnering with Fidel API for secure, PCI-compliant payment card storage and ensures that user data is not sold to third parties.
Target Audience
HungryFriend primarily targets individuals who dine out regularly and are interested in supporting non-profit organizations, as well as non-profit organizations seeking a streamlined fundraising solution.
Features
- Automatic donation allocation based on linked card transactions at participating restaurants
- Support for Visa, Mastercard, and American Express cards
- Secure card storage through partnership with Fidel API, ensuring PCI compliance
- User-friendly mobile app available on both iOS and Android platforms
- Searchable directory of participating restaurants nationwide
- Real-time tracking of donation activity within the app
- Option to connect with friends and track shared impact
- Digital privacy commitment, ensuring user data is not sold