Could we choose all technology by Independence Day?
In the average election year, many campaigns report waiting to finalize their tech platform until after Labor Day. According to our market survey, 34% of buyers begin to engage with tech vendors four to six months before the elections. While many factors contribute to the delay in selection, there are significant opportunity costs with this […]
Announcing our 2021 cohort
By definition, innovation is never finished. The mission of Higher Ground Labs is to promote and support constant innovation for a better democracy. Over the past four years, we have invested in companies that have become core infrastructure for progressive politics. In 2020, HGL companies played a pivotal role in every piece of campaign strategy, […]
Juneteenth
Congress voted Wednesday to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal holiday. On June 17th, the bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden. This is significant: As Ella F. Washington and Jasmine Sanders note in the HBR article below: “Juneteenth is not just Black history, it is American history. Over the past year, […]
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 […]