Overview
Location
United States, California, San Francisco
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$9M
Founded date
2014
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 22
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| May 1, 2019 | Sean Parker’s Brigade/Causes acquired by govtech app Countable | Causes grew to a jaw-dropping 200 million users as one of the first 10 Facebook platform apps. Started by Facebook co-founder Sean Parker, it was meant to turn a generation into activists and philanthropists. Causes acquired Votizen to augm... |
| Feb 10, 2019 | Sean Parker’s govtech Brigade breaks up, Pinterest acqhires engineers | Facebook co-founder Sean Parker bankrolled Brigade to get out the vote and stimulate civic debate, but after five years and little progress the startup is splitting up, multiple sources confirm to TechCrunch. We’ve learned that Pinterest ha... |
| Jan 30, 2018 | Mumbai-based The Wedding Brigade bags $1 Mn pre-Series A round | Wedding services aggregator The Wedding Brigade (TWB) has raised $1 million in a pre-Series A round of funding led by Blume Ventures. The funding round also saw participation from Czar Capital, Mountain Pine Capital, Lets Venture investors ... |
| Jan 29, 2018 | The Wedding Brigade raises $1 mn led pre-Series A led by Blume Ventures | Mumbai-based marriage services aggregator The Wedding Brigade has raised USD 1 million in a pre-series A round of funding led by Blume Ventures. Other investors include Czar Capital, Mountain Pine Capital, and others. In 2016, the company h... |
| Jan 23, 2017 | Brigade acquires politics matchmaking service Voter, plans to shutter service later this year | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Civic engagement startup Brigade announced on Mon... |
| Oct 31, 2016 | In case you need help deciding who to vote for | Brigade launched a new app earlier this month to make voting a lot more fun. Just in time for the upcoming presidential election (eight more days, y’all), the app is billed as social networking for voters. Brigade quizzes users on their pol... |
| Jul 27, 2016 | Here’s who won the American Experiments civic-tech showcase | Well, didn’t we say the winners of the American Experiments civic tech pitch competition would get a writeup? In honor of the first day of the Democratic National Convention taking place in Philly, the Committee of Seventy put together a di... |
| Jun 21, 2016 | With voter verification, Brigade becomes a more legitimate platform for political debate | Kim-Mai Cutler Contributor Kim-Mai Cutler is an operating partner for Initialized Capital, an early-stage venture firm and was previously a journalist covering technology, finance and policy issues at TechCrunch -- best-known for her long-f... |
| Feb 4, 2016 | Bringing Silicon Valley To Congress | Ro Khanna Contributor Ro Khanna is a candidate to represent California’s 17th District in the U.S. House of Representatives; a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Stanford University; and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in t... |
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FAQ about Brigade
When was Brigade founded?
Brigade was founded in 2014.
How much funding has Brigade raised?
Brigade has raised $9M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Brigade?
Parsers VC has collected 22 articles mentioning Brigade, among them “Sean Parker’s Brigade/Causes acquired by govtech app Countable” (May 1, 2019) and “Sean Parker’s govtech Brigade breaks up, Pinterest acqhires engineers” (Feb 10, 2019).
Is Brigade still active?
Yes, Brigade is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 31, 2024.