# Almabase

> Almabase is an alumni engagement and fundraising platform that helps schools, colleges, universities, and mission-driven nonprofits turn thousands of constituents into donors without adding staff. Founded in 2014 by Kalyan Varma and Srihari Maneru, the company powers alumni directories, mentorship programs, event management, giving days, and AI-assisted email (Emily AI) for hundreds of institutions - roughly 90% of them in the United States - and syncs everything back into advancement CRMs like Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT through its TrueSync integration. Bootstrapped past early angel money and a 500 Startups stint, Almabase has grown into a profitable, distributed team of about 90 people across the US, India, Canada, the UK, and UAE.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, USA (major operations in Bangalore, India)
- **Founders:** Kalyan Varma (Co-founder & CEO), Srihari Maneru (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~90 employees (company site cites 91 team members plus one dog) across US, Canada, UK, India, and UAE
- **Products:** Digital Engagement Programs, Event Management, Online Giving & Giving Day Platform, TrueSync, Emily AI
- **Notable:** Blackbaud ISV partner with expanded partnerships for both higher education and K-12 digital engagement, Grew from $1.1M ARR (2020) to an estimated $3.8M ARR (2024) with minimal outside capital, Serves 500+ mission-driven institutions, ~90% in the United States

## Products & services

- **Digital Engagement Programs** — Alumni directory, job board, mentorship, business directory, affinity groups, and news/updates modules that give alumni self-serve ways to connect.
- **Event Management** — Registration, ticketing, check-in, auctions, and sponsorship management for reunions, galas, and virtual events.
- **Online Giving & Giving Day Platform** — Branded giving pages, crowdfunding, and giving-day campaigns designed to drive donor participation.
- **TrueSync** — Native two-way CRM integration that syncs constituent, gift, and event data with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT and Blackbaud CRM.
- **Emily AI** — AI assistant that drafts context-aware alumni and donor emails - invitations, appeals, and thank-yous - inside Almabase's Email Center.
- **Fundraising Marketing Automation** — Email and campaign automation tools built for advancement teams.

## Achievements

- Blackbaud ISV partner with expanded partnerships for both higher education and K-12 digital engagement
- Grew from $1.1M ARR (2020) to an estimated $3.8M ARR (2024) with minimal outside capital
- Serves 500+ mission-driven institutions, ~90% in the United States
- Illinois Tech recorded 123,000+ alumni engagement activities in a single month on the platform
- Thomas Aquinas College reached 45% alumni donor participation and raised $142K+ via Almabase
- Loma Linda University raised $1.15M through the platform
- Founder Kalyan Varma appointed to the CASE Industry Advisory Council
- Alumnus of 500 Startups accelerator

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Launched Emily AI, a context-aware email drafting assistant built into Almabase's Email Center for event, giving, and community emails.
- **2025-04** — Team grew to ~57-90 employees (sources vary), with continued year-over-year headcount growth and presence across five countries.
- **2024-11** — Announced native integration with Blackbaud CRM, extending TrueSync beyond Raiser's Edge NXT.
- **2024-06** — Expanded Blackbaud partnership to redefine digital engagement and fundraising for higher education.

## Links

- Website: https://www.almabase.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/almabase
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/almabaseapp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Almabase
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almabaseinc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/almabaseapp/

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Last updated: 2026-08-05