Together We Go Far: Mergers & Acquisitions in Political Tech
Over the past 6 months, there have been a number of acquisitions in the political tech space including several in our portfolio. Mobilize, CallTimeAI, Outreach Circle, The Tuesday Company, and FactBase have all found a home at larger companies and have continued to do their work from a new perch. We see these transactions as […]
Our 2020 Political Tech Landscape Report
Higher Ground Labs is excited to unveil our 2020 Political Tech Landscape Report, a comprehensive account of the biggest political tech trends, opportunities, and learnings coming out of the historic 2020 election cycle. Higher Ground Labs is excited to unveil our 2020 Political Tech Landscape Report, a comprehensive account of the biggest political tech trends, […]
Meet Hovercast
We sat down with Eli Stonberg, Founder/CEO of Hovercast, to learn more about the company’s vision for participatory virtual events. HGL: Hovercast is reimagining virtual events as two-way, participatory interactions. Tell me more about your company and its mission. Eli Stonberg: Hovercast is an interactive graphics toolset and virtual events platform that provides campaigns with […]
Welcoming Our New Advisors
We all know it takes a village to raise a child – especially this year. But at HGL, we have also found it takes a village to build a company – and we have the best village possible. The Higher Ground Labs Advisory Board plays a critical role in our community. These leaders in technology, […]
How Tech Helped Democrats Win: By the Numbers
EVIDENCE-BASED ANALYSIS: EFFICACY OF TECHNOLOGY IN POLITICS Jerry Seinfeld once asked President Obama which sport most resembled politics. Without hesitation, President Obama said it was football: a full-contact, grinding game of inches. In our polarized electorate, Democrats must claw over inches. Incremental advantages that tip us over 50% in vote-share are invaluable. At Higher Ground […]
Announcing HGL’s 2021 Investment Thesis
At Higher Ground Labs, we invest in technology that helps progressives win. That has been our core mission since 2017, and it guides our work every day. To help fulfill that mission, we write an annual investment thesis to highlight specific areas of underinvestment and technological need in the progressive ecosystem. We are excited to […]