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Givzey | Version2.ai Wins Prestigious Luis Villalobos Award for Innovation
- Lily Johnson
- Apr 16
- 2 min read
Autonomous Fundraising Platform Recognized by Angel Capital Association for Revolutionary Impact on the Nonprofit Sector
We are thrilled to announce that we at Givzey | Version2.ai, the pioneers of Autonomous AI Fundraising, have been honored with the 2025 Luis Villalobos Award for Innovation in the Technology category by the Angel Capital Association (ACA). This prestigious recognition was presented to our team at the Summit of Angel Investing in Denver, where the ACA celebrates the most innovative companies recently backed by their member groups.
Revolutionizing Nonprofit Fundraising
Our journey began with our Intelligent Gift Documentation Management Platform, and we've now taken a giant leap forward by introducing the first fully autonomous fundraiser, our Virtual Engagement Officer (VEO). We developed this technology to provide trusted digital fundraising capacity to nonprofit organizations, directly addressing what we identified as one of the most significant challenges in the nonprofit sector: a severe shortage of fundraising professionals.
“The nonprofit sector faces a universal challenge: there simply aren’t enough fundraisers to personally engage with the majority of the donors who generously provide support to an organization each year. The invention of Autonomous Fundraising directly changes this dynamic by empowering any organization with trusted digital labor that grows fundraising capacity at scale.” - Adam Martel, CEO and Founder
Givzey | Version2.ai Team Recognized as Tech and Growth Leaders
We're especially honored to receive the Luis Villalobos Award, named in memory of the Tech Coast Angels founder (now TCA Venture Group), which celebrates companies whose ingenuity represents the future of entrepreneurial excellence. This recognition from the ACA, the world's largest association of angel investors, deploying more than $650 million in early-stage capital annually, validates our category-creating approach to fundraising technology.
What makes us proudest is how our entire team rallied around this shared vision. We're seeing rapid adoption because every team member contributed their unique expertise, creating something that's already changing the future of fundraising.
By creating additional capacity through our AI-powered engagement, we're helping nonprofit organizations reach more donors with personalized outreach, ultimately accelerating their missions and impact.
If you're curious about how a Virtual Engagement Officer (VEO) could support your team, we'd be happy to connect.
