Higher Ground Labs is an incubator and venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, that focuses on seed and start-up investments within the progressive political technology sector. Established in 2017, the firm aims to cultivate an ecosystem that supports innovative companies and individuals working to enhance political campaigns through technology. Higher Ground Labs provides capital, mentorship, and programming to early-stage companies, typically investing up to $1 million. The firm is dedicated to fostering advancements that can positively impact political campaigns and contribute to the broader progressive movement.
Operator of a content intelligence engine intended to build a data-driven content strategy on social media. The company's engine provides a secure, turnkey environment for managing social media analytics across multiple platforms, enabling digital publishers, brands, agencies, and influencers to centralize and analyze social media data and make better content.
Civic Eagle, Inc. provides a software solution designed for advocates and policy teams to efficiently manage legislative processes. Founded in 2015 and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the company offers a platform called Enview that consolidates state and federal bills with team communications. This platform allows lobbyists, policy professionals, and government affairs teams to discover, analyze, and track legislative developments without manual effort. By automating the discovery and management of legislation, Civic Eagle enables policy advocates to concentrate on their campaigns, ultimately promoting improved democratic outcomes for communities.
OpenGrants is a software as a service (SaaS) platform founded in 2018 and based in Sacramento, California, that focuses on improving access to public funding. The platform addresses the inefficiencies and barriers present in the existing systems used by federal, state, and regional governments, which collectively issue trillions of dollars in public funding opportunities each year. By leveraging user-friendly, enterprise-class technology, OpenGrants aims to streamline the deployment of these funds, enhance accountability, and reduce wasteful spending. The company’s mission is to support productive public-private partnerships and facilitate the efficient allocation of resources in the public sector.
Civitech Ltd. is a technology company based in St. Helens, United Kingdom, founded in 2012. It specializes in developing an integration platform aimed at supporting democratic candidates, progressive causes, and local governments. Civitech's flagship product, CampaignOS, serves as a centralized dashboard for candidates, staff members, and volunteers, facilitating campaign management and enhancing civic participation. By providing tools that empower political candidates and social causes, Civitech aims to create a more equitable democracy and improve community services.
Greenfly, Inc. is a digital asset management company that specializes in content collaboration and distribution for sports, entertainment, and brand advocacy. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with an additional office in Paris, Greenfly offers a platform that automates the capture, organization, and sharing of short-form digital media. This enables organizations to enhance their social media engagement and extend their organic reach significantly. The platform is designed for various sectors, including brands, political campaigns, and social causes, allowing advocates to share authentic media that fosters emotional connections with audiences. By facilitating genuine interactions, Greenfly helps organizations leverage brand advocacy more effectively and at a lower cost compared to traditional advertising. The company has been recognized as one of California's fastest-growing organizations.
Vocal Media is a new venture with a low-end disruption to traditional advertising media that is designed to target hard-to-reach, ethnic immigrant populations living in America. We will reach these target markets by utilizing a new form of advertising space created by the dead-air time in international phone calls. As immigrant populations continue to grow in America, and their buying power continues to increase, advertisers are urgently searching for new and innovative ways to effectively tap this lucrative customer base.
Operator of a content intelligence engine intended to build a data-driven content strategy on social media. The company's engine provides a secure, turnkey environment for managing social media analytics across multiple platforms, enabling digital publishers, brands, agencies, and influencers to centralize and analyze social media data and make better content.
Developer of affordable and easy-to-use organizing tools designed to create a permanent advantage for progressive campaigns. The company's platform offers personalized contact tools and interrogations, SMS and email tools for door-knocking and calls and an API that connects to other platforms, enabling organizers, activists and advocates to easily organize their voters, volunteers, and donors.
Goodstock & Co. engages in producing products to connect good people and celebrate good causes. The company was founded and managed by campaign professionals with a combined 60-years of political and advocacy experience.
Votus is an engagement and data analytics platform focused on enhancing civic representation. It collects public data on civic issues through various internal and external sources, linking this information to voting districts and elected officials. This connection fosters engagement among community members, facilitating consensus-building on local issues and promoting solution-oriented discussions with elected representatives. Additionally, Votus offers tools for organizations to build relationships with targeted audiences through personalized interactions across multiple digital channels. The platform provides comprehensive data reports that include analytics on topic analysis, geolocation, sentiment, hashtag trends, influencer identification, and message alignment, enabling clients to effectively engage their audiences across different social media networks.
New/Mode Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a values-based platform designed to enhance grassroots engagement for campaigns. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Columbia, District of Columbia, with additional offices in various regions including the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United Kingdom, New/Mode offers a range of targeted tools such as one-click calling, emailing, and faxing, as well as features for writing letters to the editor and managing social media outreach. The platform aims to empower progressive organizations by activating grassroots support and facilitating communication with decision-makers, ultimately helping campaigns achieve their objectives. By leveraging technology, New/Mode seeks to expand the reach and effectiveness of community-driven advocacy efforts.
MobilizeAmerica, Inc. operates a volunteer management platform designed to support activists, progressive organizations, and campaigns in their efforts to connect with supporters and achieve their goals. The platform facilitates the creation of online events, allows for the registration of volunteers for shifts, and automates communication through confirmation and reminder emails. Additionally, it enables users to share events with their networks, enhancing outreach and engagement. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, MobilizeAmerica has positioned itself as a crucial resource for mission-driven organizations seeking to streamline their volunteer recruitment and event management processes. The company operates as a subsidiary of EveryAction.
Wethos is a developer of a virtual studio designed to support small business owners in pricing complex projects with confidence. Its platform utilizes agile methodologies to create brands, websites, digital content, and growth campaigns tailored to each client's unique requirements. By rapidly assembling flexible teams of vetted creative and marketing professionals, Wethos enables businesses to address quickly changing challenges and optimize their revenue potential.
Torch.tv, Inc. is a digital content platform established in 2016 and based in New York City. The company specializes in tracking and aggregating international content from mission-driven organizations and individuals. Torch provides a real-time intelligence platform that enhances fundraising, communications, and advocacy efforts for these organizations. Its technology allows users to collect and sort various digital media, including emails, social media feeds, blog posts, and videos, into a customizable dashboard. Additionally, Torch enables organizations to create watchlists for monitoring digital outreach, pin important posts for review, and conduct keyword searches across different types of content, facilitating effective engagement and analysis in the mission-driven sector.
Main Street One is a company that specializes in repairing harmful narratives and promoting positive ones for various causes, campaigns, and businesses. Founded in 2017 and based in the United States, the company utilizes an intelligence system to identify opportunities for shifting public discourse. By generating targeted messages and content, Main Street One aims to influence outcomes and enhance the public perception of its clients.
OpenField
Pre Seed Round in 2019
OpenField is a canvassing application for more complex conversations that push richer qualitative context back into a repository of insights
Torch.tv, Inc. is a digital content platform established in 2016 and based in New York City. The company specializes in tracking and aggregating international content from mission-driven organizations and individuals. Torch provides a real-time intelligence platform that enhances fundraising, communications, and advocacy efforts for these organizations. Its technology allows users to collect and sort various digital media, including emails, social media feeds, blog posts, and videos, into a customizable dashboard. Additionally, Torch enables organizations to create watchlists for monitoring digital outreach, pin important posts for review, and conduct keyword searches across different types of content, facilitating effective engagement and analysis in the mission-driven sector.
PredictWise, LLC is a research and consulting firm established in 2010 and based in New York, New York. The company specializes in providing insights into public opinion and political outcomes through a combination of market design, survey design, and the use of diverse data sources, including online, social media, and behavioral datasets. PredictWise operates a subscription-based dashboard that delivers continuous streams of attitudinal and behavioral data on the American populace, allowing clients to access tailored insights for marketing and advertising campaigns. Its data analysis platform integrates polling data with machine-learning techniques to enhance analytics, enabling clients to engage effectively with their target audiences. In the previous year, PredictWise generated significant revenue from progressive campaigns, advocacy organizations, and prominent media partners.
Outfox AI offers digital fundraising and outreach tools for Democratic political campaigns.
The company provides advanced outreach and data tools in an easy-to-use self-service platform. Outfox's AI tools allow anyone to fundraise faster and reach their audiences more efficiently - without specialized digital advertising expertise.
Impactive is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, known for its application, Outvote. Launched in 2017, Outvote is designed to enhance voter engagement by enabling individuals to connect with their personal networks, including family and friends, to encourage participation in elections. The app facilitates grassroots campaigning by allowing users to identify registered voters within their social circles and coordinate outreach efforts through SMS. This platform supports various campaign activities, such as event invites, volunteer recruitment, social sharing, fundraising, and mobilizing voters, fostering a community-driven approach to increasing voter turnout.
OpenField
Pre Seed Round in 2019
OpenField is a canvassing application for more complex conversations that push richer qualitative context back into a repository of insights
Countable provides virtual community management for corporations, non-profits, and political campaigns. Our mission is to use technology to foster more authentic communication and inspire human interconnectedness. We produce beautiful, simple and impactful technology solutions that facilitate community, trust, and meaningful engagement.
Survey160, Inc. specializes in developing software for conducting surveys through Short Message Service (SMS) conversations. The software is tailored for campaigns and issue advocacy organizations, offering features such as both open-ended and close-ended response options, which can be coded by interviewers. It also provides real-time analytics on survey performance, allowing clients to monitor results effectively. Additionally, the platform includes quota options to ensure adequate representation within specific subgroups. Headquartered in the United States, Survey160 aims to enhance the survey process by bridging traditional telephone interview methods and modern online panel interviews.
Warchest
Seed Round in 2019
Warchest is a collaborative campaign budgeting and analytics platform
Gatheround is a team bonding and community engagement platform for people-focused organizations seeking to build relationships and strengthen teams in an era of disconnection and distraction. We make it simple and effortless to bring people together online in a way that’s both wildly fun and deeply meaningful.
At Human Agency, they are giving the power of digital advertising to the people. their job is to ensure that anyone has the tools they need to make their voice heard online. they are a team of technologists, nonprofit leaders, and entrepreneurs driven by purpose and committed to the free exercise of their human agency.
FactSquared builds next generation, AI powered, research platforms for media, politics, and finance that let you know what others don’t. Our flagship platform, called Factbase, focuses on automating high accuracy/low cost AI driven analytics. By building models unique for each subject we are able to analyze video, audio, and text faster and more effectively than ever before. We also power factba.se as a public service to promote transparency in politics.
Voter Protection Partners is a voter protection organization based in Washington, D.C., established in 2017. The organization focuses on enhancing and institutionalizing voter protection efforts for political campaigns. It offers a range of services, including advising campaigns on program design, election day operations, and rapid response strategies. Voter Protection Partners operates secure tools to manage voter protection teams and to track, analyze, and respond to voting incidents and election administration issues. Additionally, it collects and maintains anonymous voter protection data, providing valuable insights and actionable recommendations for future campaigns. The organization also features a mobile application, Guard Donkey, designed to facilitate volunteer mobilization through location sharing, ultimately ensuring that every vote is counted.
New/Mode Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a values-based platform designed to enhance grassroots engagement for campaigns. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Columbia, District of Columbia, with additional offices in various regions including the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United Kingdom, New/Mode offers a range of targeted tools such as one-click calling, emailing, and faxing, as well as features for writing letters to the editor and managing social media outreach. The platform aims to empower progressive organizations by activating grassroots support and facilitating communication with decision-makers, ultimately helping campaigns achieve their objectives. By leveraging technology, New/Mode seeks to expand the reach and effectiveness of community-driven advocacy efforts.
Grow Progress Inc. is a company based in Washington, D.C., that specializes in developing tools to assist progressive campaigns and social good advocates in persuading swing voters. Incorporated in 2015, the company utilizes behavioral science to enhance its marketing tools, which are designed to predict the personality traits of target audiences. This capability enables clients to tailor their messages effectively, ensuring that the right information reaches the right individuals. Grow Progress aims to empower its customers to increase their persuasive impact and drive social change.
Change Research is a public benefit corporation that specializes in providing fast, affordable, and accurate technology-based polling for campaigns and causes. By utilizing a data science approach, the company surveys a large and representative sample of voters online, delivering results in a timely manner—often within a day. This innovative methodology makes polling more accessible and cost-effective compared to traditional methods. Change Research's polling services have a proven track record, with results that have consistently predicted electoral outcomes within a narrow margin. The organization aims to empower forward-thinking political campaigns by offering reliable insights into public opinion.
SameSide, LLC is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2017 that operates an events platform aimed at fostering community engagement in activism and supporting entrepreneurs. It addresses the increasing demand from Millennials and Gen Z for businesses to take clear stances on social issues. The platform facilitates connections between users and non-profits or advocacy organizations, allowing for authentic engagement and meaningful outcomes. By leveraging music, arts, food, and culture, SameSide makes grassroots political action more accessible, enabling campaigns and organizations to mobilize supporters through enjoyable activities. This approach helps clients craft engaging experiences while promoting political activism.
Avalanche Strategy is a Vancouver-based firm specializing in communication and public relations services tailored for election candidates. The company employs principles of human cognition to develop effective communication strategies that resonate with target audiences. Its clientele includes political leaders, political parties, business leaders, funders, government programs, and various businesses. Avalanche Strategy aims to empower its clients by enhancing their ability to inspire action, whether that involves voting, volunteering, or investing in new ideas. Through its innovative approach, the firm seeks to translate compelling visions into actionable outcomes.
CallTime operates a telephone fundraising platform that leverages automation and artificial intelligence to enhance the effectiveness of political fundraising. Founded in 2017 and based in Visalia, California, the company aggregates social, political, and public data to create detailed donor profiles. Its platform employs machine learning to analyze call and donor metrics, allowing clients to optimize outreach efforts by connecting with the right individuals at the most opportune moments. By streamlining the call time process, CallTime aims to improve the efficiency of fundraising campaigns, which are a primary revenue source for political candidates.
Swayable is a data science and media analytics platform. It measures whether content changes people's minds, so storytellers can dramatically increase their impact on public opinion.
Civic Eagle, Inc. provides a software solution designed for advocates and policy teams to efficiently manage legislative processes. Founded in 2015 and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the company offers a platform called Enview that consolidates state and federal bills with team communications. This platform allows lobbyists, policy professionals, and government affairs teams to discover, analyze, and track legislative developments without manual effort. By automating the discovery and management of legislation, Civic Eagle enables policy advocates to concentrate on their campaigns, ultimately promoting improved democratic outcomes for communities.
Swayable is a data science and media analytics platform. It measures whether content changes people's minds, so storytellers can dramatically increase their impact on public opinion.
qriously
Series A in 2017
Qriously replaces ads with surveys on smartphones to conduct real-time research anywhere in the world.
VoterCircle, Inc. is a company that offers a friend-to-friend outreach platform designed to enhance support for political candidates and organizations. Founded in 2015 and based in Los Altos, California, VoterCircle integrates email communication with personal outreach methods, such as phone calls and door-to-door canvassing, to improve campaign visibility and engagement. The platform allows volunteers to connect with their friends and networks digitally, facilitating efficient and flexible canvassing from home. VoterCircle serves campaigns at various levels, including local, state, and federal elections, addressing a wide range of races such as school board, city council, state legislatures, and congressional contests. By predicting and identifying influential supporters within a campaign's electorate, VoterCircle helps organizations mobilize their most connected advocates effectively.
Hope
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Hope explains the headlines and tells you the smartest actions you can take to actually make a difference.
Hustle, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer text messaging platform that allows organizations to communicate effectively with their contacts through personal text messages. The platform serves various purposes, including event attendance, fundraising, admissions, recruiting, advocacy, and sales and marketing. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Hustle provides an affordable and efficient solution for organizations to reach their target supporters and customers. By enabling two-way conversations, Hustle empowers its users to engage in genuine and personal dialogues with a large number of individuals, thus enhancing their outreach efforts.
MobilizeAmerica, Inc. operates a volunteer management platform designed to support activists, progressive organizations, and campaigns in their efforts to connect with supporters and achieve their goals. The platform facilitates the creation of online events, allows for the registration of volunteers for shifts, and automates communication through confirmation and reminder emails. Additionally, it enables users to share events with their networks, enhancing outreach and engagement. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, MobilizeAmerica has positioned itself as a crucial resource for mission-driven organizations seeking to streamline their volunteer recruitment and event management processes. The company operates as a subsidiary of EveryAction.
Field Day was founded in 2015 with the mission to empower multi-unit brands with the knowledge and tools to systemize and structure their local field marketing efforts. We are revolutionizing the way brands discover, activate, and measure local marketing. Field Day’s platform enables a brand to discover local opportunities, activate internal staff or brand ambassadors for local marketing campaigns.
BallotReady, Inc. develops an online and mobile voter guide for local elections. The company aggregates content from sources, such as candidates' Websites, League of Women Voters questionnaires, news articles, campaign finance records, and legislative roll calls; and provides nonpartisan background information on every candidate and referendum on a voter’s ballot. It allows users to compare all candidates on the Illinois ballot; find the information they need on all the candidates they will see in the voting booth; see where candidates stand on the issues that matter to them; and save selected candidates to their mobile device or research candidates in the voting booth. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
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