What Factbase does

Factbase (Factba.se) is a political data search and tracking platform operated by Roll Call, a publication covering U.S. Capitol Hill since 1955, and owned by FiscalNote. The platform aggregates and indexes government documents, public statements, transcripts, calendars, and social media posts related to U.S. political figures — including dedicated search interfaces for Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris — alongside specialized sub-products such as the White House Calendar, White House Releases, State of the Union Archive, Press Seating Chart, and Epstein Files. Factbase is powered by FiscalNote's StressLens AI technology, which provides domain-specialized political stress analysis and tracking capabilities.

The platform is built as a web-based, self-serve searchable database accessible directly via rollcall.com/factbase/, with no pricing disclosed and no separate mobile app or API. It is integrated as a primary navigation element on Roll Call's website, leveraging the established CQ and Roll Call brand presence in political journalism to capture organic audience traffic. Its core technology stack combines a curated, indexed political data archive with FiscalNote's StressLens AI for search and analysis.

Factbase serves political journalists, policy professionals, researchers, and congressional staff who require centralized, searchable access to political figures' activities, statements, and documents. The business model is not separately disclosed; there is no published pricing, no subscription tiers, and no revenue data. As a product line within FiscalNote's portfolio, Factbase appears to function primarily as a free public-facing intelligence tool that supports brand engagement and audience development for FiscalNote's broader political and business risk solutions offerings, rather than as a standalone revenue-generating product.

Name

Factbase

Legal name

Factbase

Website

https://factba.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Factbase is a political data search platform operated by Roll Call, aggregating government documents, transcripts, calendars, and public statements for U.S. political figures. It serves journalists, policy professionals, and researchers via a free web-based searchable database powered by FiscalNote's StressLens AI.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Intelligence Software

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Journalism & News Intelligence Publishers (Indexes, Election/Market Data) (MPAJADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

News & Current Affairs Aggregators (MPACAKAA), Content Identification & Matching (Fingerprinting, ID Resolution) (MPAHALAE)

Keywords

• Political data search
• Government document archive
• Political figure tracking
• White House monitoring
• Political intelligence platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Factbase (Factba.se) is a political data search and tracking platform operated by Roll Call that aggregates and indexes government documents, public statements, transcripts, calendars, and social media activity related to U.S. political figures. It offers specialized search interfaces for tracking Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris content, including White House calendars, press releases, State of the Union transcripts, and document archives, powered by FiscalNote StressLens AI technology.

Product overview

Factbase is a unified political data search platform that aggregates government documents, public statements, transcripts, and official communications. The platform provides specialized search interfaces for different political figures (Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris), each offering targeted filtering by event type, media format, and date range. The core Factbase Search serves as the primary interface, while figure-specific sub-products provide focused access to administration records. The platform is powered by FiscalNote StressLens technology and is distributed through Roll Call's editorial platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Factbase Search A unified political data search platform that aggregates and indexes information about U.S. political figures including speeches, transcripts, calendar events, and public statements, serving as the primary search interface for the Factbase ecosystem.
• Donald Trump Search Dedicated search interface for filtering and accessing Trump administration-related content including documents, transcripts, and public records.
• Donald Trump Tweets Archive and search tool for tracking and analyzing Donald Trump's social media activity and public communications.
• White House Calendar Searchable calendar of White House events, meetings, and official activities for the current administration.
• White House Releases Repository for official White House press releases, statements, and official communications.
• State of the Union Archive Searchable collection of State of the Union addresses and related political speech transcripts.
• Press Seating Chart Visual reference tool for White House press pool seating arrangements.
• Epstein Files Searchable repository of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case and associated legal materials.
• Joe Biden Search Dedicated search interface for filtering and accessing Biden administration-related content including documents, transcripts, and public records.
• Kamala Harris Search Dedicated search interface for filtering and accessing content related to Vice President Kamala Harris including speeches and public statements.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FiscalNotecoreTechnology or IntegrationFiscalNote provides the StressLens AI technology that powers the Factba.se political search platform. CQ and Roll Call are part of FiscalNote, a leading provider of political and business risk solutions.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg Government: Enterprise-grade political intelligence and legislative tracking service for policy professionals. Comparable buyer base and use cases (Capitol Hill tracking, bill analysis, transcripts) but at broader scope and scale.
• FiscalNote: The parent company of Factbase and Roll Call; a leading provider of political and business risk data and the supplier of Factbase's StressLens AI technology. Direct comparison is asymmetric since FiscalNote is the platform's operator and strategic owner.

Emerging players

• ProPublica: Investigative journalism outlet that builds and publishes political and government databases (e.g., Congress API, Represent). Comparable in curating public political data for journalists and researchers, though editorial rather than product-led.
• RealClearPolitics: Political news and polling aggregator with curated political coverage and data. Comparable in aggregating political figures' statements and policy coverage for journalists and policy professionals.
• FiveThirtyEight (ABC News): Data-journalism outlet that built political-statistics and election-data products. Comparable as a producer of political data intelligence and analytics targeting journalists and informed public, though now operating at reduced capacity.

Direct peers

• OpenSecrets: Center for Responsive Politics–operated platform tracking money in U.S. politics — directly comparable as a political-intelligence and transparency database for journalists, researchers, and policy professionals.
• Vote Smart: Nonprofit political data platform providing biographical, voting, and public-statement records on U.S. political figures. Comparable in indexed political-figure search functionality for journalists and policy researchers.
• C-SPAN Video Library: Authoritative free archive of U.S. political speeches, hearings, and proceedings. Comparable as a transcript and video repository covering major political figures and White House activity, representing a free alternative to Factbase's curated archive.
• Legistorm: Specialty data provider focused on U.S. congressional activity, member profiles, and political transparency — a directly comparable niche political-intelligence platform serving policy researchers and journalists.
• Quorum (by FiscalNote): A public-affairs and legislative tracking platform also owned by FiscalNote. Closely comparable in target customer (policy professionals, government affairs teams) and core capability (tracking political activity and statements).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/factbasefeed

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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