# Tim Paris

> Tim Paris is the co-founder and CEO of Dataro, an AI-native fundraising intelligence platform helping nonprofits predict donor behavior and optimize campaigns. A former cognitive neuroscientist with a PhD from Western Sydney University, Tim pivoted from brain research to social impact by applying statistical machine learning to charitable fundraising. He co-founded Dataro in 2017 alongside high school friend David Lyndon (CTO) and later Chris Paver (COO). The company has grown to serve 300+ organizations worldwide - including World Central Kitchen, Amnesty International, and Stand Up To Cancer - and raised a $14.28M Series A led by Blueprint Equity in February 2026, bringing total funding to $16.78M.

- **Role:** CEO at Dataro
- **Organizations:** Dataro
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience, Western Sydney University, Bachelor's degree, Psychology, Unknown
- **Known for:** Co-founded Dataro, an AI fundraising intelligence platform used by 300+ nonprofits worldwide, Raised $16.78M in total funding, including a $14.28M Series A in February 2026, Built platform serving major organizations including World Central Kitchen, Amnesty International, and Stand Up To Cancer

## Career timeline

- **2011-2015** — Completed PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at Western Sydney University
- **2017** — Co-founded Dataro with David Lyndon, applying machine learning to nonprofit fundraising
- **2018** — Chris Paver joined as COO; Dataro expanded its team and product
- **2022** — Dataro raised $2.5M seed round, scaling the platform globally
- **2024** — Featured on Fundraising.AI podcast; spoke at BB Conference 2024
- **2025** — Dataro reached $4.7M revenue with 43-person team; now serving 300+ organizations
- **2026-02** — Dataro closed $14.28M Series A led by Blueprint Equity, bringing total funding to $16.78M

## Achievements

- Co-founded Dataro, an AI fundraising intelligence platform used by 300+ nonprofits worldwide
- Raised $16.78M in total funding, including a $14.28M Series A in February 2026
- Built platform serving major organizations including World Central Kitchen, Amnesty International, and Stand Up To Cancer
- Grew Dataro to $4.7M annual revenue with 53 employees
- Recognized among top 10 fundraising tech ideas globally
- PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from Western Sydney University
- Pioneered application of propensity scoring and ML to nonprofit donor segmentation

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Dataro closed a $14.28M Series A round led by Blueprint Equity to expand product capabilities, customer success, sales, and marketing
- **2025-09** — Dataro reached $4.7M in revenue with a 43-person team, serving 300+ organizations worldwide
- **2024-06** — Tim Paris appeared on the Fundraising.AI Podcast (Episode 08) discussing AI adoption in the nonprofit sector
- **2024** — Spoke at BB Conference 2024 on AI in fundraising

## Links

- Website: https://dataro.io
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/timparis
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/datarotech
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/datarotech

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Last updated: 2026-05-14