Press kit
Everything you need to write about Dapple: who we are, what we do, and how to get in touch.
About Dapple
Dapple is a modern submission and grant management platform. Organisations use it to run open calls, awards, grants, fellowships, residencies and contests, from the first application to the final decision. Founded in London, UK in 2025, Dapple uses modern features to take care of the admin, so teams have more time for the people applying.
Our mission
To modernise the submission and grant management industry.
At a glance
- Website
- dapplehq.com
- Founded
- 2025, in London, UK
- Founders
- Oz Osbaldeston (CEO) and Alasdair Mackenzie (CTO)
- Customers
- Organisations running submissions, awards and grants worldwide
- Legal entity
- Send Something Ltd (Co. no. 15443608)
The story
Dapple's founders come from the music industry and performing arts, so they've been on the other side of the application process: long forms, murky guidelines, no updates, and submitting into the void. Those problems aren't because organisations don't care. It's because their tools can't keep up.
Most teams still run submissions and grants across spreadsheets, forms and overflowing inboxes, or on legacy platforms built in the early 2000s. Dapple brings the whole journey into one modern platform: intake, review, decisions and outcomes.
Intelligence sits at the core. Dapple uses AI for the parts nobody signed up for, such as checking eligibility, summarising applications, tagging and routing work to the right reviewers. It is completely optional, and people stay at the heart of every decision. Dapple started in the creative sector and still serves it, alongside funders, universities and awards bodies worldwide.
Founders
A former music producer and writer, Oz has led customer success across events, hospitality and ecommerce tech, including AI-powered software. Previously at DesignMyNight, Access Group, FIXR, Blueprint, Relo and Prediko.
Alasdair Mackenzie
Co-founder & CTO
A software engineer who has designed, built and scaled platforms across multiple products, including AI-powered hospitality and legal software, with a strong track record leading engineering teams. Previously at DesignMyNight, Access Group, Accenture and OpenBet.
What Dapple does
- Customisable application forms and branded listing pages
- Visual workflow boards with fully configurable stages
- Review Rounds and Review Groups, with rating or rubric scoring, comments and multiple rounds
- AI integrations via MCP, so teams can analyse their data and build reports with Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor
- Built-in messaging between organisations and applicants
- Stripe payments for entry and application fees, paid straight into the organisation's own account
- An applicant dashboard for applications, attachments, messages and payments
- Analytics, reporting and one-click data export
- Galleries and public voting to showcase selected work
- Teams, role-based permissions and SSO
Coming soon
- AI agents for eligibility checks, summarising, tagging and routing to reviewers
- Dapple AI assistant, built into the app
- Fund management
Who uses Dapple
- Arts organisations and galleries running open calls and juried exhibitions
- Awards bodies and prize programmes
- Foundations and funders running grants and fellowships
- Residency programmes
- Publishers and literary magazines
- Universities and academic institutions
- Music and performing arts organisations
- Contests and competitions
Security
Cyber Essentials certified and GDPR compliant, with encrypted data, SOC 2 compliant hosting on AWS, passwordless sign-in and role-based permissions. Payments are handled by Stripe (PCI DSS Level 1).
Business model
Software as a service. Starter, Growth and Pro plans are priced by features and submission volume, with discounted annual plans, no lock-ins and a free trial. An Enterprise option covers larger organisations with multiple teams or specific requirements. See pricing.
Press and media contact
For interviews, comment, logos or high-resolution photos, email hello@dapplehq.com.