What Campaign Verify does

Campaign Verify, Inc. is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2020 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., that provides identity verification services for U.S. political campaigns, parties, PACs, and committees registered with the FEC or state, local, and tribal election authorities. The platform validates committee identity by cross-referencing submitted information against official election authority filings, secures submissions via a six-digit PIN code delivered to registered contact points, and issues Authorization Tokens that unlock A2P messaging channels — currently 10-Digit Long Code (10DLC), Short Code, and Toll-Free — for political outreach. Since 2021, U.S. wireless carriers have required political entities to obtain a Campaign Verify Authorization Token to access higher-throughput messaging via the political special use-case in The Campaign Registry (TCR), of which Campaign Verify is an authorized vetting partner; the same requirement extends to Short Code and Toll-Free channels as of February 17, 2026.

The product is delivered through a self-serve web portal (app.campaignverify.org) with manual staff review, multi-factor authentication (mandatory since October 2025), and team-account support for campaigns and consultants managing multiple entities. The platform reports processing over 30,000 verification requests since launch with a 98% approval rate. Authorization Tokens remain valid for the two-year election cycle, and additional tokens can be generated from the same verification at no extra cost.

Campaign Verify monetizes through a one-time $95 fee per entity verification per two-year cycle, with an expedited $400 tier offering a two-business-day SLA, extended business hours, and weekend coverage. The organization operates with 1-10 employees, governed by a board with bipartisan credentials spanning Microsoft Democracy Forward, CTIA, the U.S. Senate, the Obama campaign, and major political messaging platforms (Tatango, Hustle, Sinch, Bandwidth, GetThru, Syniverse). Distribution combines direct self-serve onboarding with a channel network of Campaign Service Providers, texting platforms, and aggregators that submit tokens to TCR and Direct Connect Aggregators for carrier approval.

Name

Campaign Verify

Legal name

Campaign Verify, Inc.

Website

https://campaignverify.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Campaign Verify is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit that verifies the identity of U.S. political campaigns, parties, and PACs and issues Authorization Tokens required by wireless carriers for political A2P text messaging on 10DLC, Short Code, and Toll-Free channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Identity Verification Services for Political Messaging

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Identity, Address & Reference Verification (BPAKAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Electoral Support & Election Observation (BPADAGAA)

Keywords

• Identity verification services
• Political messaging compliance
• A2P authorization tokens
• Campaign credentialing platform
• Election security verification

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Identity Verification Fees: One-time fee per entity verification per two-year election cycle. Standard verification costs $95 for all committee types. Tokens are valid for two-year election cycles. Users can create multiple tokens from the same verification request at no additional cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Campaign Verify validates the identity of U.S. political campaigns, parties, PACs, and committees against election authority filings (FEC and State/Local/Tribal) and issues Authorization Tokens that unlock the Political special use-case within The Campaign Registry for A2P messaging across 10DLC, Short Code, and Toll-Free channels. Verification is conducted manually with PIN code confirmation, and tokens remain valid for two-year election cycles.

Product overview

Campaign Verify is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2020 that provides identity verification services for U.S. political campaigns, parties, and PACs. The core service validates campaign identity against election authority filings and issues Authorization Tokens for three A2P messaging channels: 10-Digit Long Code (10DLC), Short Code, and Toll-Free. These tokens are submitted to The Campaign Registry (for 10DLC) or Direct Connect Aggregators (for Short Code/Toll-Free) to unlock political messaging categories with higher throughput and legitimacy. The platform operates through a web portal where campaigns submit verification requests, receive PIN codes to registered contact points, and generate channel-specific Authorization Tokens. Standard verification costs $95 per entity per two-year election cycle, with expedited service available for $400. The service expanded from federal-only (2020) to include state and local campaigns (2021), and added Short Code and Toll-Free channels (November 2025). Supporting features include Team Accounts for collaborative access and mandatory MFA for security.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Identity Verification Service
• 10DLC Authorization Token
• Short Code Authorization Token
• Toll-Free Authorization Token
• Standard Verification
• Expedited Verification
• Team Accounts
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Required security feature for all Campaign Verify users (effective October 7, 2025), supporting Authenticator App (Google Authenticator or Authy) or SMS Text as MFA methods with recovery code and email backup validation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of verification requests are approved
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Campaign Registry (TCR)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Campaign Verify is an independent, nonprofit organization that serves as one of the authorized vetting partners for The Campaign Registry. TCR manages A2P 10DLC registration on behalf of major U.S. wireless carriers. Campaign Verify provides identity verification services that enable political entities to register with TCR and obtain special political use-case status.
• Campaign Service Providers (CSPs) and Texting PlatformscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCSPs and texting platforms receive Campaign Verify Authorization Tokens from verified political clients and submit them to TCR and aggregators. These partners are essential for connecting Campaign Verify's verification services to the wireless messaging ecosystem.
• Coalition for Content Provenance & Authenticity (C2PA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampaign Verify is a member of C2PA, which addresses the prevalence of misleading information online through the development of technical standards for certifying the source and history of media content. C2PA is a Joint Development Foundation project formed through an alliance between Adobe, Arm, Intel, Microsoft and Truepic.
• Content Authenticity InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCampaign Verify is a member of this Adobe-led cross-industry coalition of creators, technologists, journalists, activists, and leaders working to fight misinformation and disinformation, and increase trust and transparency in the digital ecosystem.
• CTIA - The Wireless AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTIA administers both the short code program and registry website (usshortcodes.com). CTIA launched a website tailored for political campaigns: 'Keeping Political Text Messaging Spam Free'. Campaign Verify references CTIA best practices for messaging.
• TatangominorOthersOne of the companies participating in the Campaign Verify Advisory board, which helps guide strategic initiatives related to the identity verification platform and process.
• HustleminorOthersOne of the companies participating in the Campaign Verify Advisory board. Hustle is a pioneering text messaging platform. Roddy Lindsay, Campaign Verify's Founder, previously founded Hustle.
• SinchminorOthersOne of the companies participating in the Campaign Verify Advisory board.
• BandwidthminorOthersOne of the companies participating in the Campaign Verify Advisory board.
• GetThruminorOthersOne of the companies participating in the Campaign Verify Advisory board.
• SyniverseminorOthersOne of the companies participating in the Campaign Verify Advisory board.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plaid Identity Verification: Plaid Identity Verification is a digital identity verification service within the Plaid data network, used for KYC, fraud prevention, and account onboarding. Comparable as a developer-first identity verification layer validating organizational or individual identity against authoritative data sources.
• ID.me: ID.me is a digital identity verification network that verifies individuals at scale for government, healthcare, and commercial use cases. Directly comparable as an identity verification platform, and CV board member TJ Thinakaran previously served as Principal Product Manager at ID.me, with explicit focus on devices, phone numbers, and network trust signals.
• Trulioo: Trulioo is a global identity verification platform providing business and individual verification across 195+ countries. Directly comparable as a regulated identity verification infrastructure provider, though it operates at a much broader geographic scale than Campaign Verify.
• Jumio: Jumio provides AI-powered identity verification, KYC, and AML compliance solutions to enterprises. Comparable as an identity verification and document authentication provider serving organizations that must verify counterparties to meet regulatory requirements.
• Persona: Persona is an identity verification platform providing KYC/AML and document verification for fintech, healthcare, and other regulated industries. Directly comparable as a configurable identity verification infrastructure provider serving regulated, high-trust use cases.

Broad incumbents

• NGP VAN: NGP VAN is the dominant technology infrastructure provider for Democratic campaigns, committees, and progressive organizations. Comparable as a political technology backbone serving the same regulated campaign ecosystem, though operating a much broader product portfolio.
• Twilio: Twilio is a leading CPaaS platform enabling SMS, voice, and messaging services across all industries including political campaigns. Comparable as messaging infrastructure on which political committees depend, and indirectly touches CV's verification flow through CSP integrations.

Others

• Sinch: Sinch is a global CPaaS provider serving messaging, voice, and identity use cases, and is represented on Campaign Verify's advisory board. Comparable as a messaging ecosystem participant feeding into the same carrier registration flow.
• Hustle: Hustle is a pioneering peer-to-peer texting platform for political and advocacy campaigns, founded by CV's founder Roddy Lindsay and represented on CV's advisory board. Adjacent rather than directly competitive—it provides the messaging layer enabled by CV's verification tokens.
• The Campaign Registry (TCR): TCR manages 10DLC registration on behalf of major U.S. wireless carriers and operates the political special use-case category. CV is an authorized vetting partner of TCR; they share the political messaging ecosystem but operate in adjacent roles rather than competing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/campaign-verify

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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