Civitech
Civitech is a 2019-founded, Delaware Public Benefit Corporation that builds proprietary voter data, pre-filled voter registration mailers, and SMS engagement tools for Democratic and progressive political campaigns, PACs, advocacy groups, and nonprofits across the United States.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersAustin, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Civitech does
Civitech is a political technology company founded in 2019 and structured as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, operating a vertically integrated platform for Democratic and progressive voter registration, data targeting, and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) engagement. Its core product stack consists of the Voter Registration Suite (pre-filled voter registration mailers with USPS barcode tracking plus SMS follow-ups), CiviData (a proprietary voter file augmented with unregistered voter data and partisan modeling, integrated with TargetSmart), CiviText (a peer-to-peer SMS platform, acquired as TextOut in 2022), and RunningMate (a precinct-level data visualization and campaign management tool offered in Lite, core, and Plus tiers). The company sells to three primary segments — political campaigns, PACs and advocacy groups, and nonprofit organizations — through a hybrid direct enterprise field-sales motion, a self-serve product-led growth tier (RunningMate Lite and a free Simulator), and a partner network spanning NDTC, Run for Something, Contest Every Race, Arena, and Rural Organizing Initiative, with pricing that mixes monthly subscriptions, unit-priced direct mail campaigns, and quote-based managed services.
The business model is built on four revenue streams: transaction-fee voter registration direct mail programs priced by district and campaign scope, recurring RunningMate subscriptions tiered by district size, managed-service CiviText contracts, and CiviData voter-data licensing. Civitech's differentiation rests on its proprietary database of unregistered likely-Democratic voters, pre-filled mailers with tracking, and RCT-validated performance metrics ($162-$309 per net Democratic vote against an industry average of $2,000+), as externally verified by the Analyst Institute. As of 2024, Civitech reports 600,000 total votes influenced, 48,000 net Democratic votes attributed, and cumulative voter registrations in the millions across the 2020, 2022, and 2024 cycles, serving over 500 candidate, PAC, and nonprofit clients nationwide with a focus on battleground states.
Operationally, Civitech has scaled through acquisitions (TextOut in 2022, rebranded CiviText; BallotReady in 2025) and capital raises totaling roughly $25.8 million across disclosed rounds, including a $10 million 2022 round led by Higher Ground Labs with AIN Ventures, Gaingels, and Scout Ventures. The company expanded its reach in 2026 via the Civitech Studio, a content production partnership with Guerrilla Press in Chicago. CEO and co-founder Jeremy Smith — a West Point graduate and Marshall Scholar — leads the company from Austin, with operations nationwide and a Delaware PBC legal structure that legally aligns the firm with its mission of advancing equitable democracy.
Civitech firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Civitech
- Legal name
- Civitech PBC
- Website
- https://civitech.io
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Civitech is a 2019-founded, Delaware Public Benefit Corporation that builds proprietary voter data, pre-filled voter registration mailers, and SMS engagement tools for Democratic and progressive political campaigns, PACs, advocacy groups, and nonprofits across the United States.
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Civitech industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Political Technology / Campaign Software
- NAICS
- Direct Mail Advertising (541860), Direct Mail Advertising (54186), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Advertising Material Distribution Services (54187)
- SIC
- Services-Direct Mail Advertising Services (7331), Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Educational Services (8200)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Electoral Support & Election Observation (BPADAGAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Political/GOTV & Advocacy Calling (Campaigns) (BPAAADAK), Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ), Civic Participation & Leadership Development (Voting, Advocacy, Community Leadership) (EDAAADAL)
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Where Civitech is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Austin
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Civitech business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Voter Registration Suite (Direct Mail): Cost-effective mail campaigns delivering pre-filled voter registration forms and postcards to targeted unregistered voters, priced variably based on district size and campaign scope. Revenue generated through campaign-scale direct mail programs for political clients.
- RunningMate Platform Subscriptions: RunningMate offers tiered subscription pricing: a free Lite tier with mock district data, a core platform (RunningMate) with official voter file access at scalable monthly rates based on district size, and a RunningMate Plus add-on that overlays unregistered voter data. Customized to district size for local, state, and national races.
- CiviText Peer-to-Peer SMS Services: Full-service texting solution where Civitech handles messaging strategy, live-person responses, delivery, and analytics. Bespoke multilingual text messaging aligned to every stage of campaigns from voter registration to GOTV. Revenue earned through managed service delivery.
- CiviData Voter Data Licensing: Access to Civitech's enhanced voter files and proprietary unregistered voter database, with onboarding support, strategy consultations, and ongoing guidance. Sold as a data licensing product for campaigns to power their own outreach programs.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Free | RunningMate Lite / Simulator — Free tier for early-stage campaigns |
| Subscription | Monthly | RunningMate (Core Platform) — Most Popular paid tier |
| Subscription | Monthly | RunningMate Plus — Add-on to RunningMate core |
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Voter Registration Campaign — Custom pricing |
| Other | Annual | CiviText / CiviData — Quote-based managed service |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels9 records
Civitech product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Civitech is a political technology company that builds and operates data-driven voter registration, voter engagement, and GOTV (Get Out The Vote) platforms for Democratic and progressive campaigns, PACs, advocacy groups, and nonprofits. Its core offerings combine a proprietary database of unregistered likely-Democratic voters with partisan modeling, direct-mail voter registration programs with USPS barcode tracking, peer-to-peer SMS outreach, and an interactive data visualization platform (RunningMate) used to identify, register, and mobilize voters across local, state, and national races.
Product overview
Civitech is a political technology company offering a unified platform for Democratic and progressive movements focused on voter registration, data-driven outreach, and GOTV campaigns. The product portfolio consists of three core solution areas: the Voter Registration Suite (mail and SMS-based voter registration programs), Data Solutions/CiviData (proprietary voter data and partisan modeling), and Voter Engagement Tools (multi-channel GOTV outreach). Key product modules include RunningMate (data visualization and campaign management tool available in free, core, and Plus tiers) and CiviText (peer-to-peer texting platform). All solutions are designed to help campaigns identify, register, and turn out Democratic and left-leaning voters.
Differentiator
Problem solved
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Brands
- CiviData: Voter data solutions providing partisan modeling, predictive analytics, and actionable voter file data for political campaigns.
- CiviText
- RunningMate
Products and services
- Voter Registration Suite Cost-effective direct mail campaign solution that delivers pre-filled voter registration forms, postcards, and SMS outreach to inform, support, and guide unregistered likely-Democratic voters through the registration process. Uses Civitech's proprietary database of public records and pre-filled registration forms with USPS barcode tracking for real-time performance data. Designed for political campaigns, PACs, and nonprofit organizations.
- Data Solutions (CiviData) Provides actionable voter data including Civitech's proprietary database of unregistered likely-Democratic and progressive voters and enhanced voter files with predictive modeling, partisan lean indicators, and up-to-date contact information. Combines Civitech voter file, TargetSmart data, and unregistered voter database into a single actionable platform with onboarding support and ongoing strategy consultations.
- Voter Engagement Tools Multi-channel GOTV solution combining peer-to-peer texting, direct mail, and ballot curing to ensure voter turnout. Includes text campaigns and vote-by-mail outreach for progressive campaigns, PACs, and nonprofit organizations.
- RunningMate Subscription-based data visualization tool that parses voter files and unregistered voter data into interactive maps and dashboards with precinct prioritization, advanced filters, household-level partisan lean analysis, goal tracking, canvassing and phone banking tools, and district-level to household-level data mapping. Offered in core monthly subscription tier, customizable to district size.
- RunningMate Lite Free tier of the RunningMate platform providing district-level voter mock data, precinct summary mock data, district and precinct mapping, goal setting, turnout and win number calculator, precinct prioritization, household-level data, canvassing and phone banking tools, goal tracking, data exporting, team collaboration, and unregistered voter data access. Designed to help early-stage campaigns evaluate viability before committing to paid tiers.
- RunningMate Plus Premium add-on tier that overlays unregistered resident data into the voter file, enabling campaigns to reach and mobilize more community members including unregistered likely-progressive voters, new residents, and those missed by standard voter files.
- CiviText Full-service peer-to-peer SMS texting platform acquired via the TextOut acquisition and rebranded as CiviText. Provides bespoke, multilingual text messaging with real-time human-powered responses, campaign management from setup through delivery and analytics, and integration across voter registration and GOTV initiatives.
Quantifiable outcome
- 600,000 total votes influenced and 48,000 net Democratic votes attributed to Civitech programs in 2024 alone (RCT-verified, Analyst Institute confirmed)
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Civitech
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Civitech technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Civitech partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Guerrilla PresscoreCivitech entered a one-year partnership with Guerrilla Press to launch the Civitech Studio in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. The 2,400+ sq. ft. production facility is equipped with four Blackmagic 4K cameras and full production setup. The studio serves as home base for Guerrilla Press's daily progressive content including live podcasts, political sketches, interviews, and original civic engagement programming. The partnership reflects Civitech's commitment to investing in the broader ecosystem that keeps people informed and engaged with democracy.
- NDTC (National Democratic Training Committee)coreNDTC is a leading Democratic candidate training program. Civitech partners with NDTC to provide data tools and voter engagement solutions integrated with NDTC's candidate training curriculum. The partnership helps NDTC trainees access professional-grade voter data and campaign tools.
- Run for SomethingcoreRun for Something recruits and supports first-time progressive candidates running for down-ballot offices. Civitech partners with RFS to provide voter data and engagement tools to their network of first-time candidates, making professional campaign infrastructure accessible to newcomers.
- Contest Every RacecoreContest Every Race is an endorsement organization focused on ensuring progressive candidates run in every race. Civitech provides data and engagement tools to supported candidates through this partnership, expanding access to professional-grade political technology.
- ArenacoreArena is a progressive political organization that supports candidates and causes. Civitech partners with Arena to integrate voter data and engagement tools into Arena's campaign support programs for progressive candidates.
- DMO (Digital Majority Organization)minorDMO is a digital political organization. Partnership provides mutual distribution for Civitech's digital engagement tools and DMO's digital organizing programs.
- Rural Organizing InitiativecoreRural Organizing Initiative focuses on building progressive power in rural America. Civitech provides voter data and registration tools to ROI's network of rural organizers and campaigns, addressing the unique challenges of voter outreach in rural communities.
- ROI (Return On Ideas)minorROI is a progressive political organization. Partnership allows mutual promotion of tools and organizing resources to shared constituency.
- CWVF (Can't Win Victory Fund)minorCan't Win Victory Fund supports down-ballot progressive candidates. Partnership integrates Civitech tools into CWVF's candidate support programs.
- NALAF (National Latino Leadership Advocacy Forum)minorNALAF focuses on Latino civic engagement and leadership. Partnership supports targeted voter outreach to Latino communities using Civitech's data and engagement tools.
- LEAD OhiominorLEAD Ohio is a state-level progressive organizing organization. Partnership provides Ohio-based campaigns and organizations access to Civitech's voter data and engagement tools.
- MFF (Military Families Forward)minorMFF engages military families in progressive politics. Partnership integrates Civitech tools into MFF's voter engagement and candidate support programs.
- Rust Belt RisingminorRust Belt Rising focuses on progressive organizing in Rust Belt states. Partnership provides Civitech's voter engagement tools to Rust Belt progressive campaigns.
- Analyst InstitutecoreAnalyst Institute served as independent third-party evaluator of Civitech's randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for 2024 voter registration programs. Their rigorous analysis validated Civitech's program effectiveness across age groups, genders, and ethnoracial groups, confirming measurable lift in registration and turnout rates for all client types (candidates, parties, nonprofits, PACs).
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Civitech competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- NGP VAN: Dominant integrated technology, data, and fundraising platform for Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations. Direct overlap with Civitech's voter data and campaign management offerings (RunningMate), but NGP VAN operates as a broad incumbent across the full Dem tech stack.
- ActBlue: The dominant online fundraising platform for Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations. While primarily a fundraising tool, it shares Civitech's progressive-aligned customer base and increasingly bundles voter contact tools.
- Aristotle International: Long-established voter data and political technology provider serving campaigns, PACs, and parties across the political spectrum. Directly comparable to CiviData on voter file services and data licensing, with broader political reach.
Direct peers
- Hustle: Peer-to-peer SMS texting platform built for political campaigns, nonprofits, and advocacy groups. Directly comparable to CiviText (formerly TextOut) and competes in the same progressive campaign texting category.
- BallotReady (acquired): Nonpartisan voter information platform providing sample ballots and candidate information across all 50 states, acquired by Civitech in May 2025. Direct adjacency to Civitech's civic engagement mission and now part of Civitech's product portfolio.
- Mobilize: Volunteer mobilization and event management platform used by Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations. Comparable to Civitech in serving the same down-ballot and progressive campaign customer base with civic engagement tooling.
- Ecanvasser: Canvassing and door-to-door voter contact platform for political campaigns and advocacy groups. Comparable to the canvassing and phone banking features within RunningMate.
- L2 Political: Nonpartisan voter data and political technology company providing voter file access, targeting, and campaign tools. Directly comparable to CiviData on voter data and targeting services across the political spectrum.
- TargetSmart: Leading Democratic voter data and targeting provider, and an actual integration partner of Civitech's. Directly comparable on voter file enhancement, partisan modeling, and data licensing — overlapping most closely with CiviData.
Emerging players
- Revere (formerly uCampaign): AI-powered SMS and digital engagement platform built for political campaigns and advocacy groups. Overlaps with CiviText on peer-to-peer messaging and competes for the same progressive campaign texting budgets.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks1 record
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Civitech funding detail
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Funding rounds4 records
Investors6 records
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Civitech M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A2 records
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Civitech
What does Civitech do?
Civitech is a political technology company that builds and operates data-driven voter registration, voter engagement, and GOTV (Get Out The Vote) platforms for Democratic and progressive campaigns, PACs, advocacy groups, and nonprofits. Its core offerings combine a proprietary database of unregistered likely-Democratic voters with partisan modeling, direct-mail voter registration programs with USPS barcode tracking, peer-to-peer SMS outreach, and an interactive data visualization platform (RunningMate) used to identify, register, and mobilize voters across local, state, and national races.
Is Civitech a public or private company?
Civitech is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Civitech founded?
Civitech was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Civitech based?
Civitech is headquartered in Austin, United States, in the North America region.
How does Civitech make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Voter Registration Suite (Direct Mail) is the primary driver. The others are runningMate Platform Subscriptions, civiText Peer-to-Peer SMS Services and civiData Voter Data Licensing.
Who are Civitech's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are NGP VAN, ActBlue and Aristotle International. Direct peers are Hustle, BallotReady (acquired), Mobilize, Ecanvasser, L2 Political and TargetSmart. Revere (formerly uCampaign) is listed as an emerging player.
Does Civitech have an API?
No public API is recorded for Civitech.
What industry is Civitech in?
Civitech's product category is Political Technology / Campaign Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPADAGAA, Electoral Support & Election Observation, with a secondary code of BPAAADAK, Political/GOTV & Advocacy Calling (Campaigns). Its NAICS code is 541860 and its SIC code is 7331.