Amount committed (US$)
For-profit figures not reported
Funding typeEquity
DescriptionTo support SeeClickFix, a web and mobile platform to enable citizens to report non-emergency issues, such as potholes, graffiti, abandoned vehicles or property, to their cities in order to improve service delivery and citizen engagement with local government.
DescriptionTo support a new endeavor called the Toolbox, the purpose of which is to create a platform where citizen activists and other stakeholders, such as app developers and large non-profits, can actively engage on a range of social issues.
DescriptionTo support A Day of Unreasonable Conversation, bringing together leading television writers, producers, and executives across the broadcast, streaming, and cable networks to connect with world leaders, policy makers, social entrepreneurs, and activists to discuss the greatest challenges and opportunities facing the world in 2019.
DescriptionTo support the Sunlight Foundation in funding a multi-party effort to explore the merit and feasibility of an Open Data Charter, an initiative that would examine and develop policies and resources that countries could use to build meaningful new open data reforms.
DescriptionTo support an annual event organised by the Sunlight Foundation at which various communities of activists, government, NGOs, technologists, and others share their knowledge, challenges, and engagements in open government, transparency, and accountability efforts.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeProject Grant
DescriptionTo support the 'Public Square' project, a partnership between the Democratic Society and mySociety to develop and build consensus around the case for common social and technological infrastructure to support citizen participation in the democratic process at local and regional level in the UK.
DescriptionTo support Tumml, an organisation in San Francisco that operates as an accelerator, supporting early stage companies developing innovative consumer products and services that improve urban living.
DescriptionTo educate Spanish-speaking audiences on how to identify misinformation and disinformation related to the 2020 census and election, and will also help identify and debunk disinformation aimed at reducing Latino-participation in these events.
DescriptionTo support SwiftRiver, a free and open source platform that helps people make sense of a lot of information in a short amount of time. It offers organisations an easy way to combine natural language/artificial intelligence process, data-mining for SMS and Twitter, and verification algorithms for different sources of information.
DescriptionTo support Ushahidi, a social enterprise that provides software and services to numerous sectors and civil society to help improve the bottom up flow of information.
Amount committed (US$)
For-profit figures not reported
Funding typeDebt: Convertible (Seed)
DescriptionTo support Versa, a for-profit civic startup developing digital products to deliver engaging, factual information to citizens through partnerships with online publishers, with the aim to increase transparency and foster citizen participation on local issues.
DescriptionTo support VoteRunLead, a nonpartisan organisation focused on increasing women's political representation at the local and state level in the U.S.
DescriptionTo support running a network of rights and justice NGOs, movements, lawyers, and academics to monitor the state of emergency in France during COVID-19.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeGeneral Funding Grant
DescriptionTo support Wingu's general operation, with a particular focus on expansion and professionalisation of tech engagement, civic impact, and experimentation with sustainability models.
DescriptionTo support The Women's Legal Centre, a public interest litigation non-profit that works to create a South Africa in which women and people identifying as women are free from violence, empowered to ensure their own reproductive and health rights, free to own their own share of property, have a safe place to stay, and are empowered to work in a safe and equitable environment.
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