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The concept for MindMixer was created in 2010 by urban planning professionals Nick Bowden and Nathan Preheim while they drove home from very poorly attended community engagement project they had worked tirelessly on for their current firm. Realizing that the process for engaging citizens in civic conversations was broken, they set out to fix it by applying technology and adhering to the (unpopular) belief that people do care about their communities.
In 2011, the duo formally launched MindMixer after securing a $300K seed funding round from Omaha, Neb.-based Dundee Venture Capital. After showing much promise through the next year, the team closed on an additional $1.9M in Series A funding in April 2012.
In March 2013, MindMixer acquired VoterTide, a social media insights firm also based in Omaha that had been successfully activating audiences around hot topics and issues for political campaigns, non-profits and special interest groups. One year later in May 2013, MindMixer closed it's Series B round, clearing $4.2M from several sources, including Nelnet, Optimas Group and Dundee, taking its total raise to $6.2M.
Since May 2013, MindMixer has grown exponentially. In April 2014, the company merged two of its Silicon Prairie offices in Omaha and Lincoln, Neb., into its third in Kansas City, Mo. and added 50 new employees. It now serves more than 800 communities - among them the largest cities in the United States, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Omaha and Kansas City. Across all its clients’ projects and topics, 1.6M participants have generated 100,000 new ideas for their communities.
In 2011, the duo formally launched MindMixer after securing a $300K seed funding round from Omaha, Neb.-based Dundee Venture Capital. After showing much promise through the next year, the team closed on an additional $1.9M in Series A funding in April 2012.
In March 2013, MindMixer acquired VoterTide, a social media insights firm also based in Omaha that had been successfully activating audiences around hot topics and issues for political campaigns, non-profits and special interest groups. One year later in May 2013, MindMixer closed it's Series B round, clearing $4.2M from several sources, including Nelnet, Optimas Group and Dundee, taking its total raise to $6.2M.
Since May 2013, MindMixer has grown exponentially. In April 2014, the company merged two of its Silicon Prairie offices in Omaha and Lincoln, Neb., into its third in Kansas City, Mo. and added 50 new employees. It now serves more than 800 communities - among them the largest cities in the United States, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Omaha and Kansas City. Across all its clients’ projects and topics, 1.6M participants have generated 100,000 new ideas for their communities.
Overview
Location
United States, Nebraska, Omaha
Employees
51-200
Total raised
$22.9M
Founded date
2010
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
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| May 1, 2013 | Series B round | $4M | |
| Apr 4, 2012 | Funding round | $1.9M |
Mentions in press and media 18
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| Oct 9, 2014 | Sound And Architectural Vision | Sam Stubblefield Contributor Editor’s note: Sam Stubblefield is a designer at NBBJ interested in how technology, architecture and art influences culture. His clients include Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon and Google. In the race to build the new... |
| Sep 2, 2014 | Funding Daily: In the heart of the city | 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! It’s not every day that technology for fostering ... |
| Sep 2, 2014 | MindMixer Raises $17M To Help Governments Connect With Their Communities | MindMixer, a platform allowing local governments to solicit ideas from their communities, is announcing that it has raised $17 million in Series C funding. When I first spoke to the company a couple of years ago, co-founder and CEO Nick Bow... |
| Sep 2, 2014 | Civic-minded social network MindMixer gets $17M to connect communities | Missouri-based startup MindMixer just grabbed $17 million to better connect companies and governments with community members, consumers, and clients. MindMixer is social-good tech. It is civic minded social networking, focused on connecting... |
| Sep 2, 2014 | MindMixer raises $17M to bring the town hall online | MindMixer helps local government organizations to better connect with their constituents Most of us have probably, in our minds, come up with ways that we think our communities would be better. Whether it be putting up a stop sign at a busy... |
| Sep 2, 2014 | MindMixer Secures $17M in Series C | KANSAS CITY, MO, Engagement technology company enabling government organizations and people to work together toward creating better communities, today announced the closing of a $17M Series C investment round. >> Click here for mor... |
| Sep 2, 2014 | Civic-minded social network MindMixer gets $17M to connect communities | 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! Missouri-based startup MindMixer just grabbed $17... |
| Sep 2, 2014 | Funding Daily: In the heart of the city | It’s not every day that technology for fostering civic engagement gets some love from investors. But today is one of those days, with MindMixer announcing a new funding round. But tech for municipalities ain’t the only beneficiary of ventur... |
| Sep 2, 2014 | MindMixer Closes $17M Series C Funding | MindMixer, a Kansas City, Mo.-based provider of tech platform for government organizations to engage with their communities, closed a $17m Series C funding. The round was led by Dundee Venture Capital, with participation from the Govtech Fu... |
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FAQ about MindMixer
When was MindMixer founded?
MindMixer was founded in 2010.
How much funding has MindMixer raised?
MindMixer has raised $22.9M in total across 3 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has MindMixer raised?
Parsers VC lists 3 funding rounds of MindMixer, among them a Series B round of $4M on May 1, 2013 and a funding round of $1.9M on Apr 4, 2012.
What has the press written about MindMixer?
Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning MindMixer, among them “Sound And Architectural Vision” (Oct 9, 2014) and “Funding Daily: In the heart of the city” (Sep 2, 2014).
Is MindMixer still active?
Yes, MindMixer is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 31, 2025.