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For charities and NGOsNot you?

Websites and apps for causes.

Website, web app and mobile app development studio: web apps, iOS and Android apps, interactive maps, and community platforms with courses, memberships and events.

Digital Mycelium designs and builds websites, web apps and mobile apps.

Donation, campaign and supporter platforms that are quick to give on, accessible to everyone, careful with supporter data, and built so people can see the movement grow. Projects from £5,000.

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Giving takes seconds.

Donation and membership flows that are quick on a phone, with fewer steps between caring and giving.

People join what they can see.

Live maps and counters show every supporter they are not alone. 72,000 people put themselves on one campaign map in three weeks.

Accessible and careful.

Built to current accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2.2), with supporter data stored properly and consent done right.

Straight answers, and dates that hold.

The person who scopes your project leads it and answers your messages. You see working progress throughout, and a launch date we agree is one we keep.

Unite·Social · Maps · Events

1 live map every happening near you, as it happens

The Zen Samurai·Education · Community platform

2,000+ members across continents

Unify·Campaigns · Interactive maps

70,000+ places on one map

Why us

Why causes work with us

  1. Proven at global scale.

    72,000 people on one campaign map in three weeks, across every continent.

  2. Every donation accountable.

    We agree the action that matters and build to move it. You get reporting you can put in front of your trustees.

  3. Senior people only.

    The person who scopes your project leads it to launch and is the one you talk to. No account managers relaying messages, no juniors learning on your budget.

  4. Tested, and under warranty.

    Every build is tested rigorously before it reaches you, on real phones and real browsers. We deliver it bug-free and back that with a warranty: if a bug turns up, we fix it at our cost.

How it goes

  1. A conversation

    You tell us what you need to happen. We ask about the business, the audience and the deadline, and give you an honest view on fit.

  2. A plan and a price

    A written plan of what we will build, in what order, for how much. No surprises later.

  3. The build

    You see working progress throughout, tested as we go on real phones and browsers. Decisions are made with you, not for you.

  4. Launch, and the campaign

    We launch it, measure how people really use it, and keep improving what matters.

Our commitment

We give 5% of all profits to protecting the ocean

This is why we commit 5% of all profits towards cleaning and protecting the ocean and the life below water.

of profits committed
5%
of the world's oxygen
50%+
of our CO₂ absorbed
30%
“You gotta hire these guys, they are awesome!”

The site speaks for itself, but what speaks even louder was the ease of the creation process. What's key is the site's responsiveness to all devices and the clean, professional feel. They have a team of digital wizards and if you're lucky enough to hire them to build your site, you're going to be as honoured as I am.

Rieki Cordon — Founder of Seeds & Hypha DAO

Where we come from

Founded by Vishal Modha, who led engineering on work for Unilever, BlackBerry, RBS and Siemens at Publicis Sapient, Razorfish and LBi London.

  • Unilever
  • Siemens
  • BlackBerry
  • Tata
  • Unify
  • Peroni
  • Grolsch
  • E.ON Energy
  • Smart IOT
  • Department of Health
  • East Midlands Trains (Stagecoach)
  • Corbis
  • British Chamber of Commerce
  • BMB Agency
  • Digitas LBi
  • Publicis Sapient
  • Sapient Razorfish
  • Seeds

Next step

Ready when you are.

Every enquiry is read by the founder. Nothing is shared, and there is no sales sequence.

Read how we work first

Questions people ask first

What happens if something breaks after launch?

We fix it. Everything we build is tested rigorously before it goes live and comes with a warranty, so if a bug turns up, putting it right is our cost, not yours.

We have a small team. Can you do everything?

Yes. Design, build, hosting and support, with one point of contact. You focus on the cause.

Can our staff update the site themselves?

Yes. We build it so anyone on your team can add news, events and appeals without a developer.

Can it handle a big day?

Campaign infrastructure is built for the peak, not the average, and tested before launch.

What about supporter data and GDPR?

We collect only what you need, with clear consent, stored properly. Location sharing is always the supporter's choice.

What does it cost?

Campaign platforms typically start around £5,000. We will be straight with you about what your budget can do well.

Do you have designers, illustrators and specialists in-house?

We keep a small senior core and bring in the right designers, illustrators, motion and 3D artists and specialist engineers for each project, because the best person for one project is rarely the best for the next. You get one point of contact who leads them all, and one fixed price.

Can you build AI into it?

Yes. We build AI features into websites and apps: assistants that answer questions, search that understands what people mean, tools that draft and sort content, and automations that save your team time. We use the leading AI models, keep your data in accounts you control, and only suggest AI where it earns its place.

Your cause

What do you need people to do?

Tell us the cause, the action and the moment. We will come back with how we would make it visible.

What do you need?

Pick as many as apply.

Rough budget?

Optional, but it helps us scope properly.

Tell us about your cause