Announcing Higher Ground Labs’ Fund V
Today, we are excited to announce Fund V: our newest fund dedicated to supporting innovation and sustainable infrastructure for a stronger democratic future. Over the past nine years, Higher Ground Labs has played a vital role in building and scaling the modern political technology ecosystem, catalyzing tools behind the highest-impact progressive campaigns and organizations. But […]
We Ran a Political Simulation—Here’s Why Our Community Needs More of Them
What happened when we stopped asking “what worked in 2024?” and started asking “what do we need to win in 2032?”
The Voter Roll Crisis | 2026 Series: Election Disruption and Political Tech
For progressive political tech, the Trump admin’s election disruption creates tension between the tactics essential to our work and our broader goal of protecting democracy.
2025 Wrapped: Higher Ground Edition
2025 demanded resilience, introspection, and courage. On the heels of a devastating electoral loss, the year began with Trump’s return to the White House and a democracy in crisis. Our movement met the moment: fighting fascism in the streets and courts, resisting ICE and the National Guard in our cities, and embracing a culture-first approach to […]
Media Resources and Playbooks from the 2025 HGI Media Innovation Fellows
This summer, the inaugural Higher Ground Institute Media Innovation Fellows took on one of the biggest challenges facing our movement: how to meet people where they actually are in today’s fragmented, decentralized, and creator-driven media landscape. Over the past three months, our fellows have been experimenting, building, and testing new ways to help progressive campaigns […]
From Startups to Infrastructure: The Power of Strategic M&A
What the increased M&A activity in the political tech industry means for the Democratic and progressive ecosystem.