ServicesTech
LGBTQIA+
Shire
We're building the first digital office for political campaigns & nonprofits
Chicago,
IL
Investment type:
Equity
(SAFE)
Target raise:
$50,000
- $124,000
Minimum investment:
$100
$100
End date:
May 01, 2023
May 01, 2023
ended
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Highlights
- Enabling millions to volunteer remotely, from anywhere, for campaigns & causes they support
- ?? Early Traction: 75+ campaigns & huge nonprofits on the waitlist, including sitting federal reps
- ?????? LGBTQ+ founder with extensive experience in politics, nonprofits & tech startups
- ?? Built atop open-source technology, Shire already has feature parity with systems like Slack
Our Story
We're building a web app that will make it easy for people to volunteer for their favorite political campaigns, nonprofits, and advocacy organizations - from home. Just like school and work have become accessible from anywhere, we believe volunteering should be, too. It has a communications tool that's as easy to use as social media to bring volunteers and organizers together, no matter where they are; and an onboarding system to get new volunteers set up as quickly and easily as possible.
Our Ambition
Shire will become the operating system for political campaigns and volunteer organizations everywhere. We strive to be in every progressive/Democratic political campaign in the 2024 cycle (though this is, of course, not guaranteed). We will build connections and an entire ecosystem of political technology, enabling engineers to build on top of Shire to create new, innovative tools and deeply integrate existing ones.