Neuvote

What Neuvote does

Neuvote Systems Inc. is a privately held Canadian technology company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario (with a secondary office in Kitchener) that sells a full-suite Election Management System (EMS) and online voting platform to government, union, and private-organization customers. Its core architecture combines a modular EMS (Voter Registration System, Voter Portal, and Admin Portal) with a patented Digital-to-Paper Remote Voting System that converts digital votes into printed paper ballots, framed as a hybrid combining the efficiency of online voting with the auditability of paper balloting. The security stack is anchored by Microsoft's ElectionGuard end-to-end verifiability SDK and FaceTec ZoOm biometric face authentication, while its companion Civik platform adds civic engagement capabilities including online petitions (via Syngrafii iinked Sign), candidate and city profiles, and NewsGuard-rated misinformation flags.

The company monetizes primarily through a flat-rate "Democracy as a Service" subscription covering voter registration, voting, civic engagement, and project support, supplemented by vote tabulator hardware sales (now powered by Xerox) and 24/7 technical support plus tailored training programs. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales to public-sector election administrators (Directors, Managers, IT, and Public Sector titles), supported by an inside-sales motion triggered by an "Ask For Demo" form with a 48-hour response SLA, a free demo version, and event-driven demand generation (e.g., June 2025 webinar on replacing physical voting cards). The company's strategic footprint is concentrated in Canada, with stated plans for US and international Civik expansion and a near-term focus on the 2026 Canadian municipal elections. Founded in 2015 by Matthew Heuman (CEO), the company remains small (1–10 employees) with only three named executives (Heuman, COO Benjamin Shahin, CTO Laura Garrett, both acquired via the August 2021 Allyus Inc. acquisition).

Name

Neuvote

Legal name

Neuvote Systems Inc.

Website

https://neuvote.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Neuvote Systems Inc. is a Toronto-based private Canadian company that sells a patented digital-to-paper online voting and election management platform, backed by Microsoft's ElectionGuard and FaceTec biometrics, to government, union, and private-organization customers under a "Democracy as a Service" subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Election Management Software

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Electoral Support & Election Observation (BPADAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

Keywords

• Election management software
• Online voting platform
• Civic engagement technology
• Voter registration systems
• Digital-to-paper voting

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Democracy as a Service (SaaS Subscription): Subscription-based platform offered at a cost-effective flat rate for organizations of all sizes; covers voter registration, voting, civic engagement (Civik), and project support. Recurring revenue model targeting governments, unions, and private organizations.
2. Vote Tabulators (Hardware): Sale/leasing of vote tabulators with user-friendly interface and robust hardware that automate vote counting and reduce manual count costs; offered as part of the broader service suite.
3. Professional Services (Technical Support & Training): 24/7 technical support, election planning, logistics, and tailored training programs covering election security, data management, and best practices in election management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Neuvote provides a full-suite Election Management System (EMS) combining online voting, voter registration, voter portal, and admin portal modules, alongside its patented Digital-to-Paper Remote Voting System that converts digital votes into printed paper ballots. The offering is bundled as a subscription-based "Democracy as a Service" for governments, unions, and private organizations, complemented by the Civik civic engagement platform, vote tabulator hardware, and 24/7 technical support and training.

Product overview

Neuvote offers a platform-plus-modules election management architecture that combines a core Election Management System (EMS) — integrating the Voter Registration System, Voter Portal, and Admin Portal with the Online Voting Platform — alongside the patented Digital-to-Paper Remote Voting System (its proprietary hybrid digital-and-paper remote voting product) and the standalone Civik Engagement civic communication platform. Supporting offerings include Vote Tabulators (hardware), 24/7 Technical Support, and tailored Training. Neuvote bundles these as a subscription-based 'Democracy as a Service' for governments and organizations of all sizes, and combines Estonian online-voting heritage with its patented hybrid technology to deliver paper-ballot-secured online voting backed by Microsoft's ElectionGuard and FaceTec ZoOm biometric authentication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Civik (CiviK): Neuvote's customizable civic management and civic engagement platform (www.civik.ca) that connects voters, citizens and governments, featuring community engagement, online petitions, candidate profiles, city profiles, volunteers, fundraising and online appointments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% secure online voting system positioning combining Estonian online-voting solution with patented hybrid paper ballot technology
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, flagship and minor.

• Xerox (digital-to-paper hardware provider)strategicOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2024Per the French product page, Neuvote's Digital-to-Paper hardware is powered by Xerox as a leading technology provider, ensuring the highest level of security and quality control for the hybrid voting system.
• Syngrafii (iinked Sign integration into Civik)strategicTechnology or Integration · 8 December 2022Syngrafii's iinked Sign™ compliant e-signing solution was integrated into Neuvote's new Civik online e-petition platform, allowing Civik users to create and sign digitally compliant e-petitions that representatives can endorse and bring to their councils' attention.
• Syngrafii (CiviK petition e-signing partnership)strategicTechnology or Integration · 14 July 2022Partnership to bring safe and secure e-signing of online petitions to citizens through Neuvote's soon-to-be-launched civic management platform Civik, leveraging Syngrafii's iinked Sign™ technology.
• NewsGuardstrategicTechnology or Integration · 1 February 2022NewsGuard partnered with Neuvote for the launch of Civik (www.civik.ca). Neuvote uses NewsGuard's Reliability Ratings and Misinformation Fingerprints data to monitor and flag misinformation on the Civik platform across Canada; Red/Green rating icons appear next to news links with detailed Nutrition Label reviews.
• SyngrafiistrategicTechnology or Integration · 27 September 2021Syngrafii was selected as Neuvote's official e-signature and video signing vendor for its online election voting platform. Syngrafii's patented iinked Sign™, Video Signing Room™ (VSR™), iinked Seal™, and LongPen® technologies integrate with Neuvote's voting systems, providing biometric-protected, compliant e-signing and remote signing workflows for online elections.
• Microsoft (ElectionGuard)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2021Neuvote is publicly identified as the only online voting company secured with Microsoft's award-winning ElectionGuard technology, providing end-to-end verifiability for every vote. ElectionGuard is referenced across the homepage, About page, and press releases as a core security foundation.
• Allyus Inc. (acquisition)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2021Neuvote acquired Allyus Inc. and its software team (including Benjamin Shahin as COO/Board Member and Laura Garrett as CTO). Allyus was a Canadian, non-partisan government technology company focused on improving communications between governments and voters; its platform became Neuvote's Civic Engagement Network.
• FaceTec (ZoOm biometric authentication)strategicTechnology or Integration · 17 October 2019FaceTec, creators of ZoOm — the world's most secure face authentication software — partnered with Neuvote, pioneers of the Hybrid Mobile Voting System, to ensure eligible voters are physically interacting with their devices during the democratic process, preventing election fraud while protecting voter privacy.
• CompugenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2015Compugen is listed on the About page "Partnering for Success" section alongside Microsoft, Syngrafii, FaceTec, and NewsGuard as a partner Neuvote collaborates with to deliver election management solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Election Systems & Software (ES&S): The largest U.S. election equipment and software provider, offering voting machines, election management systems, and tabulation software to state and county governments. ES&S is the dominant incumbent in the U.S. election technology market that Neuvote is attempting to disrupt.
• Dominion Voting Systems: Major incumbent provider of election management systems, voting machines, and ballot tabulators to U.S. state and county election offices. Operates in the same election technology category as Neuvote with overlapping EMS and online voting capabilities, though focused on in-person voting infrastructure.
• Smartmatic: Global election technology vendor providing voting machines, e-counting, and election management software to governments worldwide. Comparable broad incumbent in election technology with overlapping voter registration and EMS capabilities, though primarily focused on emerging markets.

Direct peers

• Voatz: Mobile voting platform that piloted internet voting for U.S. military and overseas voters using biometric authentication and blockchain-based audit trails. Most directly comparable to Neuvote on online/mobile voting with biometric security, though Voatz has shifted focus after facing scrutiny.
• Scytl: Barcelona-based online voting and election management technology provider with strong presence in European government elections. Closely comparable to Neuvote on online voting and EMS offerings, including end-to-end encryption and verifiability claims, with a similar public-sector go-to-market motion.
• Democracy Live: U.S.-based provider of accessible remote ballot marking, ballot delivery, and online voting tools serving military/overseas voters through state portals. Directly comparable to Neuvote on online ballot delivery and accessibility use cases, though without the patented digital-to-paper hybrid.
• Robson Communities / Everyone Counts: Online voting platform serving government, labor unions, and private organizations with auditable e-voting solutions. Directly comparable to Neuvote on union and private organization election segments, with similar SaaS election delivery model.

Emerging players

• Tenex Software Solutions: U.S. election technology vendor providing election management software, voter lookup, and ballot tracking systems to counties. Comparable to Neuvote on EMS functionality with a similar government-focused GTM, though smaller scale and focused on the U.S. county market.

Others

• Microsoft (ElectionGuard): Microsoft's open-source ElectionGuard SDK provides end-to-end verifiability for voting systems and is integrated into Neuvote. Listed as a strategic partner rather than a direct competitor, but Microsoft's broad reach in government IT could become a competitive vector over time.
• NewsGuard: News credibility rating and misinformation data provider integrated into Neuvote's Civik platform. Functions as a technology/data supplier partner rather than competitor, but represents a similar trust-and-misinformation positioning in the civic information category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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