The Centre for Effective Altruism

Y Combinator Winter 2017 · Europe

What it sells

We're your non-profit portfolio managers. We make giving to…

Business model breakdown

Workflow: what inputs become what output?

Community members read intro content, take courses, find opportunities, join conferences (EA Global), and donate via EA Funds / partner charities.

Economics: what it saves and how it charges

Non-profit; EA Funds directs donations (claims 52,000 donors, $100M+ granted); revenue from philanthropic funding, not product sales.

Distribution: how it reaches customers

Free content, newsletter (60k+ subscribers), forum, conferences and online courses.

Funding history and coverage

Round dateStageAmountInvestorsSource
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Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.