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Civic Hall serves as a dynamic and uniquely inclusive exchange for ideas, tools, learning, relationships and ventures—both old and new—that can bring about a more just society.
We provide both today’s and tomorrow’s civic activists with the means to reinvent civic engagement in the 21st century. Civic activists are the people, teams, organizations and networks—at any and every level within an organization, community, company, city or country—who are transforming how society responds to urgent social problems. We work to give these people the skills, relationships and tech they need to profoundly improve the institutions and systems that shape how society works and who has power.
By building, connecting and diversifying this community, we are creating new institutional infrastructure for generating greater value, equity and justice in society.
We provide both today’s and tomorrow’s civic activists with the means to reinvent civic engagement in the 21st century. Civic activists are the people, teams, organizations and networks—at any and every level within an organization, community, company, city or country—who are transforming how society responds to urgent social problems. We work to give these people the skills, relationships and tech they need to profoundly improve the institutions and systems that shape how society works and who has power.
By building, connecting and diversifying this community, we are creating new institutional infrastructure for generating greater value, equity and justice in society.
Overview
Location
United States, New York
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 646-902-4842
Total raised
$5M
Founded date
2015
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| Feb 6, 2019 | NYC launches partnership network, ‘The Grid,’ to help grow urban tech ecosystem | The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and CIV:LAB — a nonprofit dedicated to connecting urban tech leaders — have announced the launch of The Grid, a member-based partnership network for New York’s urban tech community... |
| Aug 14, 2017 | Hey politicians — don’t hate the internet, hate the game | Samuel Woolley Contributor Samuel Woolley is the Director of Research of the Computational Propaganda Project at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. He is a fellow a Jigsaw, the Institute for the Future, and the University ... |
| Feb 17, 2017 | NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio shows off designs for planned tech hub | New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his team have revealed the designs for the 250,000-square foot Union Square Tech Hub. The hub, which was first announced in December, will include 58,000 square feet of “fluid space” for startups and a... |
| Sep 27, 2015 | As Brazilian Economy Descends Into Crisis, Tech Is Growing Double Digits | Julie Ruvolo Contributor Julie Ruvolo, a former writer for TechCrunch, is the head of editorial content for the Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. More posts by this contributor Global tech firms and investors ar... |
| Aug 23, 2015 | Crowdsourcing Dystopia | Lorelei Kelly Contributor Lorelei Kelly leads the Resilient Democracy Coalition, a group working to make sure Congress succeeds in the Information Age. More posts by this contributor Congress needs your input (but don’t call it crowdsourcin... |
| Mar 18, 2015 | Civic Hall is a home for open gov innovation — for New York and beyond | The lasting gifts from technologists to the world will be simplicity and functionality. That seems to be the message that Micah Sifry, an early open government advocate, is sending with his cofounding of Civic Hall, a coworking space in Man... |
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FAQ about Civic Hall
When was Civic Hall founded?
Civic Hall was founded in 2015.
How much funding has Civic Hall raised?
Civic Hall has raised $5M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Civic Hall?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Civic Hall, among them “NYC launches partnership network, ‘The Grid,’ to help grow urban tech ecosystem” (Feb 6, 2019) and “Hey politicians — don’t hate the internet, hate the game” (Aug 14, 2017).
Is Civic Hall still active?
Yes, Civic Hall is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 7, 2024.