Fundraising Fox

Fond

acquired by reward gatewayYC W12

San Francisco, US Β· Founded 2012 Β· 51 employees Β· 4 known investors

Find your way into Fond

353 people in our graph share verified history with the Fond team β€” schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Garry Tanunlockedknows Taro Fukuyama Β· together at Y Combinator (overlapped)
Γ—5knows the team Β· via Y Combinator
knows the team Β· via Stealth Startup
knows the team Β· via Fond - fond.co
Γ—4knows the team Β· via Keio University

Fond was an employee rewards and recognition platform (originally launched as AnyPerk) that offered perks, discounts, and peer recognition tools for companies. Acquired by Reward Gateway in 2023.

Also known as AnyPerk

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadershipΒ· Y Combinator alumni (W12)

Fond was founded in 2012 by Taro Fukuyama and Sunny Tsang 🌞.

TFTaro Fukuyama
Taro Fukuyamain𝕏Founder/CEOTaro Fukuyama is an angel investor and founder of Fond.
STSunny Tsang 🌞
Sunny Tsang 🌞in𝕏Founder/Chief DesignerSunny Tsang is founder and chief designer of Fond, an employee engagement platform that integrates recognition, wellbeing, benefits, and discounts for mid-to-large organizations globally.

Investors Β· 4

Competitors Β· 7

by search overlap
Achievers42 shared keywordsAchievers Intelligence is an AI-powered platform that drives organizational change by connecting employee recognition to behavioral insights and making new ways of working visible and repeatable within existing workflows. It serves enterprise organizations seeking to improve employee engagement, adoption of transformation initiatives, and sustained behavior change.
Work Human41 shared keywordsWorkHuman provides a team recognition and rewards platform that enables organizations to celebrate and recognize teams for their workplace accomplishments. The platform integrates social recognition with redemption options for products and experiences from major brands.
Bonusly41 shared keywordsBonusly provides an employee engagement and recognition platform that helps organizations connect their workforce through meaningful recognition tied to company values. The platform enables peer-to-peer recognition and engagement across enterprises.
Vistaprint36 shared keywordsVistaprint provides custom printing and design services, offering products such as business cards, custom apparel, and signage aimed at small businesses. It serves customers in over 22 countries with online design tools, customizable templates, and shipping.
Meditopia32 shared keywordsMeditopia provides holistic wellbeing programs that combine psychology, technology, and wellness to support mental, emotional, and physical health. It serves individual users as well as companies through customized wellbeing and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offerings, operating across 60 countries.
Thecut31 shared keywordsThe Cut is a digital lifestyle publication that covers women's lives and interests through reporting, essays, and service journalism across style, self, culture, and power. It operates as part of Vox Media's portfolio of editorial properties.
Goody31 shared keywordsGoody is a consumer app for sending gifts online. It focuses on adding a personal element to gifts that are purchased and delivered digitally, serving individuals who want to send presents remotely.

Companies competing with Fond for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

In the news

Frequently asked questions

What does Fond do?
Fond was an employee rewards and recognition platform (originally launched as AnyPerk) that offered perks, discounts, and peer recognition tools for companies. Acquired by Reward Gateway in 2023.
Who founded Fond?
Fond was founded by Taro Fukuyama, Sunny Tsang 🌞 in 2012.
Who are Fond's investors?
Fond's investors include DCM Ventures, FundersClub, Open Network Lab, Y Combinator.
Who acquired Fond?
Fond was acquired by reward gateway.
Where is Fond headquartered?
Fond is headquartered in San Francisco, US.