On Tuesday, Minnesota-based software company, SportsEngine, announced it has acquired RallyMe, a crowdfunding platform that dedicated to sports. The funding portal has notably helped athletes, teams, and national governing bodies raise the funds needed for various sports and events.
Sharing details about the acquisition, Justin Kaufenberg, co-founder and chief executive officer at SportsEngine, stated:
“We believe that participation in sports changes lives by teaching us priceless lessons in character, commitment, leadership and discipline. Through sports we learn so many life-lessons like how to set goals, overcome adversity and achieve greatness.”
SportsEngine reports that the RallyMe acquisition will deliver a whole product solution for fundraising combined with best practices, playbooks and support for youth and amateur sport organizations, athletes, and national governing bodies. Bill Kerig, founder of RallyMe, commented:
“Lack of funds should never keep a kid from staying in the game or a team from reaching its top potential. That is why we founded RallyMe. By joining SportsEngine, we’ll be able to provide our fundraising tools to more sports organizations and in turn, help raise crucial funds to ultimately get more and more young athletes active.”
Kerig will continue to lead RallyMe from their Salt Lake City headquarters. The website will continue to develop and support products and services for athletes and teams worldwide.