Wake-Up Call: Why Progressive Tech Must Transform Post-2024
This is not the election outcome we hoped for. To everyone feeling hurt and pain in this aftermath: We see you. To all who poured their hearts into this fight, from organizers on the ground to our portfolio companies working behind the scenes: We thank you. Under exceptionally challenging circumstances, your work made a real […]
Powering Democracy: Leveraging Tech to Secure Victory In November
Powering Democracy: Leveraging Tech to Secure Victory In November In just 26 hours, we all witnessed the seamless transition from the Biden campaign to the Harris campaign. President Biden made a deeply personal decision in service of our democracy and as a result, we have a new candidate – a much younger woman of color, […]
Announcing Higher Ground Labs’ Investment in Community
Higher Ground Labs, the leading accelerator and venture fund for Democratic political technology, has invested in Community, an innovative text messaging platform that empowers campaigns, brands, nonprofits, and public figures to authentically connect with their supporters and customers at scale. As the Covid-19 pandemic escalated our collective sense of loneliness and accelerated our shift to […]
Higher Ground Labs Announces Leadership Transition
February 1, 2022 Shomik Dutta, HGL’s co-founder and partner, announced today that after nearly 6 years, he is leaving his full-time role at Higher Ground Labs. Shomik will continue to be involved as a board member and in all investment decisions through the duration of Fund III, but he will transition out of his day-to-day […]
Higher Ground Labs Investing In European Political Technology Company
Datadat Offers Cutting-Edge Technology To Support Progressive Leaders and Movements in Europe
The EveryAction Acquisition: Where do we go from here?
Last month, EveryAction announced that it had been acquired by Apax Partners and will merge with two other companies. This $2 billion deal is unprecedented in political technology. The acquisition multiple is higher than what we have seen from past transactions and this change of ownership control raises legitimate questions about the future of the […]