Up-and-coming tech startup Full Society has launched an IndieGoGo campaign to fund the final stages of development for its mobile payments app. The app’s primary purpose is for customers to pay their bill via mobile phone. However, once completed, the app also allows restaurant goers to donate to select charities.
Full Society is currently in its seed funding stage and is participating in ETC Baltimore’s Accelerate Baltimore Program. The startup is one of just a handful of companies that were selected for the program. The campaign will run for 30 days on the IndieGoGo website.

As part of its IndieGoGo campaign, Full Society has partnered with Dinner Lab to provide perks for donations of $125 or more, including memberships and discounts to Dinner Lab events.

“Even though hunger is such a well-known issue, most people only consider donating to charities around the holiday season,” says co-founder and CEO Paige Cantlin. “The Full Society app will give users the opportunity to give in small increments year-round each time they enjoy the privilege of dining out.”

Full Society believes the app will not only make paying restaurant bills fast and easy, but will also contribute towards solving America’s hunger epidemic. Currently about 46 million Americans struggle with hunger, of which 12 million are children. When the Full Society app is launched and for the remainder of 2015, all donations will go directly to two partnering charities: Helping Up Mission and Paul’s Place.

“Helping Up Mission is very grateful for our partnership with Full Society, a social enterprise connecting the greater Community that benefits all concerned, and provides help and hope to those needing a meal,” said Robert Gehman, Executive Director of the Helping Up Mission. “Helping Up Mission and Full Society share core values centered on serving others in need and impacting our neighborhoods, cities and beyond! We applaud Full Society for its vision and compassion, and we celebrate this launch!”

The startup’s research into mobile payment options and evolving credit card technology revealed that, within the next five to ten years, mobile bill-pay options will become rampant and necessary for daily living expenses. The Full Society app caters to socially active, tech-savvy food enthusiasts who want to pay, split, tip and give back all in one place. On the back end, Full Society is creating software that will link to restaurants’ existing POS systems, and allow servers and restaurant owners to track orders and send paperless bills to their patrons.

More information: IndieGoGo.