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Higher Ground Labs

Higher Ground Labs is a venture capital firm based in the United States, investing in Software & Developer Tools; Consumer, Lifestyle & Services and Energy, Environment & Mobility, 12 tracked investments.

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Investments Tracked

About Higher Ground Labs

Higher Ground Labs is a venture capital firm based in the United States. Brouky tracks 12 investments associated with the firm.

Higher Ground Labs invests across Software & Developer Tools; Consumer, Lifestyle & Services; Energy, Environment & Mobility and Fundraising. Coverage extends to 8 sectors in total. Participation spans Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds.

Higher Ground Labs invests in early-stage companies building the progressive infrastructure. They focus on software and tools that empower progressive organizations and campaigns.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus
pre-seedseedseries-a
Sectors
Software & Developer ToolsConsumer, Lifestyle & ServicesEnergy, Environment & Mobilityfundraisingpolitical techpoliticaltechpollingsocial-network

Investment Thesis

Higher Ground Labs invests in early-stage companies building the progressive infrastructure. They focus on software and tools that empower progressive organizations and campaigns.

Higher Ground Labs Portfolio Companies

11 tracked holdings.

Portfolio outcomes
47 active5 acquired2 defunct7.2% exit rate

Team

Betsy HooverFounder and Managing Partner

She founded the firm in 2017 and has built the political tech ecosystem through their work.

Hillary LehrManaging Director, Fund V

She brings two decades of experience in political tech, most recently as co-founder and CEO of Quiller.ai.

Gerard NiemiraManaging Director, Fund IV

He has spent 15 years in the social good and political tech space working to scale electoral and social impact organizations.

Leah BaePrincipal

She leads HGL’s portfolio support, partnerships, and programs including the Progressive AI Lab.

Tova VanceFinancial Consultant

She has twenty years of experience building people-centered organizations that deliver business results and social impact.

Shomik DuttaCo-Founder and Board Member

He is a veteran of both Obama Presidential campaigns and served as Special Assistant to the White House Counsel.

Andrew McLaughlinPartner

He has served as Deputy CTO of the United States, partner at betaworks, CEO of Digg and Instapaper.

Jeremy BirdChief Policy Officer, Lyft
Gary BrownPresident, Political Data Inc.
Ron ConwayFounder, SV Angel
Jose CornejoAdvisor

He has spent over a decade working in advocacy and campaigns, most recently as the Vice President of Mobilization at the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.

Charlton CunninghamEcosystem Navigator, The Continuum

He is a community professional, with experiences in program management, ecosystem building, and curriculum development.

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