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Countable
IndustryTechnology
Founded2013
FounderBart Myers
Headquarters
San Francisco
,
U.S.
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

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

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.[3]

History

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In 2013, Countable was launched by Bart Myers, with Canaan Partners as an investing partner.[4] Initially it was launched at Countable.us, a website and award-winning iOS[5] and Android[6] application designed to lower barriers to civic entry.[1][7][8]

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.[7][9]

It was featured in a 2014 New York Times piece on political apps.[10] It was also featured in GQ,[11] Wired,[1] and Tech Crunch.[12]

Acquisition of Causes and Merger

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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.[13] 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

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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,[14][15] Uber,[16] Levi's, Patagonia, Bernie Sanders, the Los Angeles Times and dozens of others.[17][18][3][19]

In August 2020, Countable powered the virtual Democratic National Convention.[3][20][21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Finley, Klint (14 May 2014). "An App That Makes It Easy to Pester Your Congress Member". Wired. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018 – via www.wired.com.
  2. ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "Company Profile: Countable". 9 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ Zakrzewski, Cat (15 March 2017). "Civic-Based Tech Sees a Surge". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Countable - Contact Congress". App Store. 8 April 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Countable - Contact Congress - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  7. ^ a b "How to Use Countable to Keep Track of What Congress is Working on". 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Countable makes following Congress easy as long as you use Facebook". Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  9. ^ Warren, Rosemary (2017-02-14). "Pocket Democracy". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  10. ^ "Meet Countable: The Non-Partisan Political App You Need to Download". Fueled. 2019-06-03. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  11. ^ "Tinder, but for Unsexy Congressional Bills, Is Kind of a Great Idea!". GQ. 2015-05-27. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  12. ^ "Countable Wants To Make Politics A 'Continual Conversation'". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  13. ^ "Sean Parker's Brigade/Causes acquired by govtech app Countable". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  14. ^ "Civic Newsfeed Powered by Countable". Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  15. ^ "Can Next-Gen Web Advocacy Bring Washington to Heel?". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  16. ^ "Home". independentdriver.org. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  17. ^ "Countable Success Stories: Starbucks, Uber, PG&E, Twitch, and eBay". Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  18. ^ "Founder Profile: Countable". Archived from the original on 2022-07-02. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  19. ^ "Countable Success Stories of Non-Profit Organizations". Archived from the original on 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  20. ^ "Democratic National Convention Invites Americans to Add Voices to 2020 Party Platform Process, Democratic National Committee Releases Further Details on Platform Hearings". Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  21. ^ "Powered by Countable: The DNC Stories Hub". 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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