# Jason Hausske

> Jason Hausske is a Boise-based technology executive and the founder and CEO of Cauze, a social-giving platform built to make charitable donations simple, personal, and visible to a giver's community. After a career in sales, business development, and startup advising at companies including Exodus Communications, Speakeasy, TEXbase, Balihoo, and Atlas Accelerator, he applied the mechanics of consumer software to philanthropy. He also serves as president of the Cauze Charitable Fund, the public charity behind the platform's donor-advised giving accounts.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO of Cauze; President of Cauze Charitable Fund
- **Organizations:** Cauze, Cauze Charitable Fund, One4All Charitable Fund, Balihoo, TEXbase, Atlas Accelerator, Speakeasy, Exodus Communications, Profound
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Washington
- **Known for:** Founded Cauze, a platform combining personal donor-advised giving accounts with social discovery and sharing., Built on a charitable fund that public filings identify as operating donor-advised accounts., Helped organize the India Needs Oxygen fundraising campaign within days of the initial outreach in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **1990s-2000s** — Held sales and alliance roles at Profound and Exodus Communications.
- **2004** — Appointed vice president of sales at Speakeasy.
- **2007** — Presented on customer acquisition for Atlas Accelerator at an MIT Venture Lab event.
- **2011** — Cauze's predecessor organization and the charitable fund date their founding to 2011.
- **2012** — Began serving on the board of One4All Charitable Fund, according to his public LinkedIn profile.
- **2019** — Cauze raised $1.81 million in seed funding at a reported $5 million pre-money valuation.
- **2021** — Cauze helped launch the India Needs Oxygen campaign with the Morgridge Family Foundation, YUVA Unstoppable, and Feeding India.
- **2022** — Cauze raised $1.27 million in convertible debt in a round that included ImpactAssets.
- **2024** — A public tax filing lists Hausske as president of Cauze Charitable Fund.
- **2026** — Cauze's website reports more than 165,000 donations and over $20 million given to nonprofits.

## Achievements

- Founded Cauze, a platform combining personal donor-advised giving accounts with social discovery and sharing.
- Built on a charitable fund that public filings identify as operating donor-advised accounts.
- Helped organize the India Needs Oxygen fundraising campaign within days of the initial outreach in 2021.
- Led Cauze through documented seed and convertible-debt fundraising rounds.
- Cauze's current website reports 165,000-plus donations and more than $20 million given to nonprofits.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Cauze's current website reports 165,000-plus donations, more than $20 million given, and access to more than 2 million nonprofits.
- **2025-02** — Hausske publicly promoted donating appreciated stock through Cauze and then directing the proceeds to nonprofits through a personal Cauze account.
- **2024-12** — The Cauze Charitable Fund's fiscal-year 2024 filing lists Hausske as president and reports about $1.6 million in revenue and expenses.

## Links

- Website: https://cauze.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hausske
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cauzeapp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAd9JPsNxIU
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/cauzeapp/

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Last updated: 2026-08-26