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InvolveSoft Raises $2.5M In New Funding For Its Employee Community & Volunteering Platform

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Below is our recent interview with Gaurav Bhattacharya, CEO and Saumya Bhatnagar, CTO at InvolveSoft:

Q: How did you come up to the idea for InvolveSoft?

A: The inception if InvolveSoft comes from our entire journey since we were 17. As a quick recap, I wa born in a very humble family in New Delhi. I lost my father when I was 2 to cancer and my mother had a hard time making ends meet. At that time, I was exposed to a corporate volunteering program where engineers participating in community engagement programs taught promising kids how to code. I learnt to code and it changed my life! I was able to go to India biggest high school on scholarship where I met Saumya. We met in a coding class where in a class of 160 she was one of 2 girls.

We started our first company out of high school and successfully sold it. Fast forwarding a few years and working with corporations, we realized employee engagement to be a huge pain point and we decided to do something about it. Considering, Saumya and my roots lie in volunteering, we thought of no better module than our give back module to begin.

Q: You’ve recently raised $2.5M in funding in a round led by Bonfire Ventures; could you tell us something more?

A: We’re very excited to have Bonfire Ventures leading out round! We are also very excited about our other investors in the round; GreyCroft Partners, Launch Capital, BDMI, Noname Ventures and CrowdSmart. We have amazing partners who’re very passionate about social impact and the problem we’re trying to solve.

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Q: How can volunteerism promote connectivity and collaboration in the company?

A: This is something we can talk about for a very long time!

When one has a systematic corporate volunteering program, it increases employees emotional engagement with the company and their co-workers. Doing something positive helps employees associate that positivity with each other.

Contributing for volunteering opportunities also helps employees grow their skill sets and soft skills which are very important for employee growth and collaboration as well as develop compassionate leaders.

If you want to know more, you can find resources right here: Case Studies and Webinars.

Q: Saumya, what​ ​have​ ​been​ ​the​ biggest ​highlights​ ​and​ ​challenges​ for you from the moment you started InvolveSoft?

A: The biggest highlight for me since the I started InvolveSoft have been seeing our team grow. We started with just me and Gaurav; but now, we’re seeing more and more people get behind the vision of InvolveSoft. And they are a reflection of the culture we want to build.

The challenge has definitely been iterating our product to strike a chord with companies. During the initial phase of InvolveSoft, all we did was constantly iterate to find a product market fit. That was definitely a challenge for us. We’re happy to be over the hump now.

Q: What​ ​advice​ ​can​ ​you​ ​offer​ ​to​ ​women​ ​who​ ​want​ ​a​ ​career​ ​in​ ​your​ ​industry?

A: The only advice I can give is, don’t let anyone tell you what you can and can not do. If you want to find a career in tech, just take the plunge. The circle of women in tech is tight knit and very inclusive. You will always find mentors and people to help you.

We are also lucky have many feminist men like Gaurav on Team Woman! There is support all around; just follow your heart.

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Q: What can we expect from InvolveSoft in the future?

A: Great things, hopefully! We’re adding more clients and consistently improving the product. We’re looking to make a big dent in the world of volunteering. Our goal is to impact a million lives by the end of the year! We’re inching closer to our vision.

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