Business Insider recently polled technology industry insiders, venture capitalists and startup founders to arrive at their “25 Hottest San Francisco Startups to Watch in 2016” list and we’re honored to have made the cut. Brigade’s in good company alongside AltSchool, Medium, Postmates, Product Hunt, Slack and Shyp to name a few.
Here’s what BI had to say about us:
“It’s an election year, and Brigade is facing its make-or-break moment. In a bold attempt to try to engage a millennial class in politics, Brigade turns political discussions into an app. Instead of un-friending your high-school classmates on Facebook because of their political viewpoints, Brigade tries to identify friends or neighbors that you’re most similar to so you can team up to sign petitions or champion causes you are passionate about.
It’s earned the nickname ‘a Tinder for politics.’ But Brigade wants to do more than have its users hit agree or disagree on important issues. The company used interactive voting guides to draw millennials into local politics. Its users’ opinions on a local San Francisco election accurately reflected — with one exception — how the voter base ended up voting in the polls.”
Check out the entire “25 Hottest San Francisco Startups to Watch in 2016” here.
