General--Interested in future (Intern) opportunities? at Civitech (Austin, TX)

Civitech· Austin, TX·1d ago

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Mission: Join a team of activists, engineers, organizers, and voting rights experts all dedicated to making democracy more accessible and equitable civitech.io
Culture: Values integrity, innovation, collaboration, and boldness; strongly encourages people of color, LGBTQIA+ and non-binary people, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply civitech.io
Work Arrangement: Remote-friendly with a physical home office in Austin, TX; roles are labeled “In‑Office or Remote” builtin.com
Compensation & Perks:
- Offers company equity builtin.com
- Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage builtin.com
- Generous PTO builtin.com
- Customized development tracks for career growth builtin.com

One-liner: Civitech builds technology and data products that empower Democratic and progressive political candidates, social causes, and local governments to increase voter engagement and make democracy more accessible.
Entity Type: Private (startup; funding stage not publicly disclosed)
Headquarters: Austin, Texas, USA
Founded: 2019
Founders: Jeremy Smith (CEO and co-founder)

Primary industry: Political technology (civic tech), progressive campaign software, voter data & analytics
Target customers: Democratic and progressive candidates (from local to presidential), campaigns, political action committees (PACs), nonprofits, party committees, and local governments
Mission: “To make democracy accessible to all Americans by building technology infrastructure that empowers political candidates, social causes, and local governments to foster a fairer democratic process for all.” civitech.io

RunningMate: Voter file and data management platform that enables field organizing through canvassing and phone banking, with a map-forward interface and resource allocation tools. support.civitech.io
Voter Registration Suite: Cost-effective direct mail and digital campaigns to register new voters, provide voting resources, and engage on key issues. civitech.io
Data Solutions (Cividata): Proprietary partisan voter models and voter data files that help identify unregistered likely-Democratic and progressive voters, enabling targeted outreach. civitech.io
TextOut by Civitech: Peer-to-peer texting software acquired in 2022 for engaging voters and supporters via responsive SMS, including GOTV efforts and issue advocacy. civitech.io

Valuation/Market Cap: Not publicly disclosed
Key Metric:
- Total Funding: Not publicly available
- Impact: Helped clients register over 800,000 voters in the 2020 election cycle, and over 300,000 additional voters in 2022 civitech.io
- Clients: Served 1,000+ candidates, nonprofits, PACs, and party committees across the U.S. support.civitech.io
Notable Investors/Partners: Not publicly disclosed (company is private and does not list investors on its site)
Growth Signals:
- Acquired TextOut in 2022 to expand SMS engagement capabilities civitech.io
- Grew headcount to ~70 employees (as of latest Built In profile) builtin.com
- Expanded offerings to cover the full voter mobilization cycle (data, outreach, platform) support.civitech.io

Proprietary partisan data models that identify unregistered likely-Democratic and progressive voters – a key differentiator for Democratic campaigns civitech.io
Affordable, accessible tools designed for candidates at all levels, from local to federal, reducing the traditional cost barrier for quality voter engagement civitech.io
Mission-driven culture focused on equity and democracy, attracting talent and clients aligned with progressive values
Integrated product suite covering the entire voter lifecycle (registration, data, texting, field management) in one platform support.civitech.io

Continue to champion progressive causes and fight for a more equitable democratic system, especially under the current political environment civitech.io
Expand voter registration and engagement tools to reach historically disenfranchised and suppressed communities
Strengthen data infrastructure and modeling to improve targeting and outreach efficiency

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