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Countable
IndustryTechnology
Founded2013
FounderBart Myers
Headquarters,
U.S.
Websitehttps://www.countable.com/

Countable Corporation (aka Countable) is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company based in San Francisco.[1] The company was founded in 2013 by its CEO Bart Myers.[2][3]

Countable Corporation offers two platforms, Countable.com and Causes.com. Countable.com is an enterprise platform that helps corporations, non-profits, and political campaigns manage their communities with a series of engagement tools. Causes.com is the consumer facing arm of the company that also offers similar tools for consumers, smaller companies and non-profits.

After their merger with Causes in 2020, Countable relaunched as an enterprise platform that provides tools for community and engagement to corporations, non-profits, and political campaigns.[4]

History

In 2013, Countable was launched by Bart Myers, with Canaan Partners as an investing partner.[5] Initially it was launched at Countable.us, a website and award-winning iOS[6] and Android[7] application designed to lower barriers to civic entry.[2][8][9]

Countable enables users to track legislation and contact their local representatives in government. It also covers breaking news stories and invites users to weigh in on polls, petitions, and opinion questions about pressing political and social issues.[8][10]

Acquisition of Causes and Merger

In 2019, Countable acquired Causes and Brigade, a company owned by Sean Parker, which is a similar platform to countable.us and was the first application on Facebook.[11] In 2020, Countable.us merged with Causes, and placed a redirect from Countable.us to Causes.com. The apps have also combined into one.

Relaunch of Countable.com

In 2020, Countable.com (previously known as Countable Pro) relaunched. It represents the enterprise B2B arm of Countable and helps corporations, non-profits, and political campaigns manage their communities with a series of engagement tools.

Countable has worked with Starbucks,[12][13] Uber,[14] Levi's, Patagonia, Bernie Sanders, the Los Angeles Times and dozens of others.[15][16][4][17]

In August 2020, Countable powered the virtual Democratic National Convention.[4][18][19]

References

  1. ^ "Countable | Crunchbase". Crunchbase. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Finley, Klint (14 May 2014). "An App That Makes It Easy to Pester Your Congress Member" – via www.wired.com.
  3. ^ https://www.silicontap.com/countable_collects__m/s-0069624.html
  4. ^ a b c https://highergroundlabs.com/company-profile-countable/
  5. ^ https://www.wsj.com/articles/civic-based-tech-sees-a-surge-1489577400
  6. ^ "Countable - Contact Congress". App Store.
  7. ^ "Countable - Contact Congress - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com.
  8. ^ a b https://lifehacker.com/how-to-use-countable-to-keep-track-of-what-congress-is-1792584459
  9. ^ https://www.engadget.com/2014-07-24-countable-makes-following-congress-easy-as-long-as-you-use-faceb.html
  10. ^ Warren, Rosemary (2017-02-14). "Pocket Democracy". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  11. ^ "Sean Parker's Brigade/Causes acquired by govtech app Countable". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  12. ^ https://www.starbuckspartnersvote.com/profiles/starbucks-partners-civic-newsfeed
  13. ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/ethanchorin/2019/01/09/can-next-gen-web-advocacy-bring-washington-to-heel/#3754862c78c5
  14. ^ https://www.independentdriver.org/
  15. ^ https://www.countable.com/corporate-success-stories
  16. ^ https://www.kingscrowd.com/founder-profile-countable/
  17. ^ https://www.countable.com/nonprofit-success-stories
  18. ^ https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democratic-national-convention-invites-americans-to-add-voices-to-2020-party-platform-process-democratic-national-committee-releases-further-details-on-platform-hearings/
  19. ^ https://highergroundlabs.com/powered-by-countable-the-dnc-stories-hub/