Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Hustle Gets $8M For Text Messaging Engagement

San Francisco-based Hustle, a developer of software to help companies and organizations connect via text messaging. The funding was led by Social Capital, and also included Canvas Ventures, Designer Fund, Foundation Capital, GSV Acceleration, Higher Ground Labs, Index Ventures, Kapor Capital, Matrix Ventures, New Media Ventures, Omidyar Network, and Twilio.org Impact Fund. Hustle said its product was used by the Bernie Sanders campaign to communicate with voters and supporters, and is now aimed at helping organizations manage such goals as raising money, increasing event attendance, and recruiting volunteers. More information »