Brigade

Brigade is an online platform focused on enhancing civic engagement by making it accessible and enjoyable for users. The platform enables individuals to express their opinions, connect with friends, and discover shared interests, fostering a sense of community. Brigade aims to empower citizens by facilitating meaningful interactions with their representatives, ensuring that their voices are heard and their actions have impact. By prioritizing the voter experience, Brigade seeks to restore political power to the people and strengthen democratic participation.

Sean N. Parker

Co-Founder and Chairman

2 past transactions

Causes

Acquisition in 2014
Causes.com is the world's largest online campaigning platform, established in 2007 by Sean Parker and Joe Green. It connects individuals who share common interests in various causes, enabling them to take collective action. The platform has successfully facilitated the raising of over $48 million for charities, the collection of 34 million signatures for grassroots initiatives, and the organization of numerous awareness campaigns. With a global reach, Causes has engaged more than 186 million people across 156 countries. Its services include providing users with easy access to legislative information and streamlining communication with lawmakers, empowering communities to express their views on national, local, and personal issues through various forms of advocacy, including protests and boycotts. Philotic, Inc. operates Causes, with Matt Mahan serving as President.

Votizen

Acquisition in 2014
Votizen is a consumer technology company based in Mountain View, California, focused on enhancing civic participation and political influence among voters. By leveraging social networks, Votizen empowers users to organize themselves into voting blocks, enabling them to advance their causes and interests more effectively. The company has developed a comprehensive database of voting records across the United States, normalizing public voting information to the district level. This data is then integrated with users' online identities through various social media platforms, allowing for the first graphical representation of a voter's network, which spans different states, political parties, and voting frequencies. Founded by David Binetti, Jason Putorti, and Matt Snider, Votizen operates as a nonpartisan, for-profit enterprise that aims to redefine the political landscape by prioritizing voters over politicians.
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