Civocracy

Community empowered decision-making: crowdsource, deliberate and have an online audit trail of your decision

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Internet / Web Services
  • Location Berlin, Germany
  • Currency EUR
  • Founded June 2015
  • Employees 8
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website civocracy.org

Company Summary

B2B "civic engagement" platform gathering stakeholders and enabling multi-level dialogue around local issues. Civocracy allows governments, corporates & organizations to gain from their audience: harness innovation, obtain quality feedback & direct towards common goals.

2015 (founding) - 2017 : 10 local governments on board (Nice Metropolis, Provinces of North & South Holland, etc), full team, 2 version releases and three rounds of funding.

Team

  • Co-Founder and CEO

    B.A in International Political Economy and MSc. in Public Policy from the Hertie School of Governance. Background on political communication and business model design, having worked for consultancies and U.S Senators in the past. He draws on his experience living and working in the US, India, Botswana and Germany to his understanding of democratic innovation. He was named one of the “Social Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2016” by Ashoka.

  • Co-Founder and Chief of Business Development

    Chloe is a serial entrepreneur and social activist, bringing +10 years of business and social experience. She founded three companies and sold one over 8 years in Chengdu, China, before moving to Germany in 2015. She speaks 6 languages, and has two Masters degrees, in Psychology, and Management & Human Resources respectively.

  • Chief Technical Officer

    Nico is a passionate developer and entrepreneur – having built, scaled and sold two mobile applications (City Domination & Werewolves online) before graduating university. Nicolas has experience in localized user acquisition, and a MSc in Engineering Informatics from INSA.

  • Patnership Manager

    Corporate Social Responsibility and philanthropy. Creative workshops, and strategy design. Has worked for both big corporates and small entities.

  • Front-End Developer

    Experience in full stack development, having developed portals, APIs, and analysis solutions for several companies. Engineering degree, fluent in Italian, French, English and intermediate level of German.

  • Vittoria Grasso
    Executive Assistant

    Economics graduate from Bocconi University. Background in research, data analysis, and customer management with NGOs.

Previous Investors

  • Startupbootcamp Amsterdam
    Unconfirmed

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