Ro Khanna for Congress

Name

Ro Khanna for Congress

Legal name

Ro for Congress

Website

https://rokhanna.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Congressional Campaign Services

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Legislative Bodies (92112)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

Keywords

• Congressional campaign
• Political fundraising
• Voter outreach
• Grassroots advocacy
• Campaign management

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Clara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Campaign Contributions: 100% individual donor grassroots fundraising with no PAC or lobbyist money. Campaign raised $1.5 million in Q1 2021 with $3.5 million cash on hand.
2. Small-Dollar Donations: Grassroots donations from individual supporters,拒绝了PAC and lobbyist contributions per campaign pledge.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ro Khanna for Congress is the official campaign committee for U.S. Representative Ro Khanna, operating in California's 17th Congressional District. The committee raises campaign donations exclusively from individual contributors (no PAC or lobbyist money), coordinates volunteer and grassroots activities, and conducts voter outreach to support the candidate's election and re-election efforts.

Product overview

Ro Khanna for Congress operates a campaign website (https://www.rokhanna.com/) that serves as the primary digital presence for the congressman's political campaign. The website provides information about his policy positions, accomplishments, volunteer opportunities, donation capabilities, and news/press coverage. The site features 16 distinct issue pages covering topics such as Building a Strong 21st Century Economy, Educating the Next Generation, Fighting for Immigration Reform, Veterans' Rights, Gun Safety, Government Efficiency, Internet Bill of Rights, Environmental Protection, Women's Rights, Healthcare, Traffic Congestion, Civil Liberties, LGBTQ Rights, Working Families, Social Security/Medicare, and Women in the Workplace. The site also includes sections for meeting the candidate, making donations, volunteering, viewing press releases, and accessing social media links. This is not a technology product in the traditional SaaS sense but rather a political campaign informational and engagement platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Official Campaign Website Online platform providing information about the candidate, policy positions, and ways to engage with the campaign. Used by voters, donors, and volunteers in California's 17th Congressional District.
• Online Donation Portal Digital platform enabling individual donors to make campaign contributions. Excludes PAC and lobbyist contributions by policy.
• Volunteer Network Organized grassroots volunteer program coordinating campaign activities such as canvassing, phone banking, and event support in California's 17th Congressional District.
• Voter Outreach Program Direct voter engagement program targeting key constituencies including California 17th District voters, veterans, and rural communities through canvassing, community events, and direct communications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Brought $1 billion+ in American Rescue Plan funds to Bay Area communities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Charles Schwab CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2020Partnership facilitated by Khanna and Rep. Gregory Meeks connecting York College students with Fortune 500 internship at Charles Schwab paying $20/hour. Students developed investment plans and made connections in financial services sector during remote summer internship.
• Zoom Video CommunicationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2020Five-year strategic partnership with Claflin University representing $1.2M in educational and financial investments including paid internships, merit and need-based scholarships, curriculum partnership with product advisory board participation, and Zoom COO joining Claflin's Board of Trustees.
• Tech InteractiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Tech Interactive to implement Design Challenge Learning tech program as part of K-12 curriculum for 52 teachers in Jefferson, Iowa.
• Whiterabbit.aiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Claflin University and Whiterabbit.ai granting paid apprenticeships to students, with Whiterabbit.ai serving on Claflin Board as tech advisor creating pipeline to tech jobs.
• San Jose State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with SJSU and Silicon Valley tech companies to host first African-American Jobs Fair for SJSU students to connect with employers.
• The RealRealminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with The RealReal to create 1,500 green jobs in Phoenix, Arizona.
• InteraptminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHighlighted Interapt as model for $2.75 million Appalachian Regional Commission grant to TechHire for training app developers in Appalachia, Kentucky.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ActBlue: The dominant Democratic small-dollar fundraising platform that powers campaigns like Khanna's. ActBlue is a direct peer because it shares the same donor pool, technology stack, and transaction-fee revenue model, and it competes for the same grassroots donor attention.
• Our Revolution: A progressive political organization spun out of the Sanders campaign that endorses and supports down-ballot progressive candidates. Operates with similar grassroots donor base, progressive policy platform, and small-dollar funding model as Khanna's campaign.
• Fair Fight: Stacey Abrams' voting rights and progressive political organization. Operates with a similar grassroots donor base, progressive policy alignment, and digital organizing infrastructure as Khanna's campaign.
• MoveOn: A long-standing progressive political organization that mobilizes small-dollar donors and grassroots activists around candidates and causes. MoveOn shares Khanna's donor base, digital-first GTM, and progressive policy agenda.
• Justice Democrats: A progressive PAC-style organization recruiting and supporting populist Democratic candidates. It shares Khanna's progressive policy platform, donor ecosystem, and rejection of corporate PAC money, making it a directly comparable political operator.
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress: Another progressive congressional campaign built on grassroots small-dollar fundraising and a national digital brand. AOC's operation is structurally similar in GTM motion (community-led, direct-to-donor), target demographic (young, progressive, online-first), and rejection of traditional PAC infrastructure.
• Beto for Texas: Beto O'Rourke's campaign organization pioneered the high-velocity, small-dollar, no-PAC model that Khanna explicitly emulated. It is directly comparable as a similarly structured grassroots progressive campaign with national fundraising reach and technology-driven mobilization.

Broad incumbents

• DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee): The official campaign arm of House Democrats. While Khanna's campaign operates independently, the DCCC serves the same end-customer (Democratic House candidates and their donors) and provides infrastructure, research, and funding support to campaigns like his.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/RoKhannaUSA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/roforcongress
• Facebookfacebook.com/RoKhannaUSA
• Instagraminstagram.com/rokhannausa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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