OnFaith

OnFaith is a commercial website of OnFaith, Inc.,[1] Austin, Texas, for sharing and commenting on faith-based content such as scripture, sermons and religious music.

OnFaith
Native name
OnFaith, Inc.[1]
Founded2014
FoundersShawn Bose and Justin Halloran
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
,
United States
Websiteonfaith.co

The founders promote their site onfaith.co[2] as a kind of "Wikipedia for faith".[3] An advisory board with members spanning religions helps ensure that religious content is accurate.[4]

Onfaith.co was formerly known as deily.org.[5]

History

OnFaith was founded in 2014 by former uShip executive Shawn Bose and former eBay executive Justin Halloran, announcing initial seed funding of $1 million.[6]

Following a soft launch in October 2014, the website officially launched in December 2014 with more than 100,000 pieces of content.[5]

In August 2015, OnFaith Inc. announced an additional $2 million in seed funding, bringing the company's funding total to $3 million.[7]

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References
  1. "terms". OnFaith. OnFaith Inc. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. "Whois Record for OnFaith.co". Domaintools. DomainTools. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. Boorstein, Michelle. "Deily.org founders see their site as a kind of Wikipedia for faith". Washington Post. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. Rezac, Mary. "A priest, a rabbi, and an imam walk into a website". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. Villalpando, Nicole. "Austin-created Deily.org cultivates discussions on world's religions". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. Swiatecki, Chad. "Austin-based religious content site launches with high-profile backers". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. Farrell, John. "New Platform Beckons For Religious Scholars And Communities". Forbes. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


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