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NationBuilder funding, valuation and investors
Community organizing and campaign software for political candidates and advocacy groups.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series B
$8M · 2013
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$14M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · Los Angeles, CA
Overview
NationBuilder provides community organizing software for political campaigns, nonprofits, and advocacy organizations — combining websites, email, donor management, and volunteer coordination. Andreessen Horowitz led a $6.25M Series A in March 2012 with Ben Horowitz joining the board. Omidyar Network co-led an $8M follow-on in 2013.
Why NationBuilder is interesting
Foundational civic-tech infra — a16z led $6.25M Series A with Ben Horowitz joining the board; still used by campaigns globally after a decade.
Product & use cases
NationBuilder is an all-in-one platform for campaigns and causes — voter/donor CRM, website builder, email and text outreach, and event management in a single system designed for non-technical organizers.
- Political campaign websites and voter outreach
- Nonprofit donor and volunteer management
- Advocacy group community organizing
Key facts
- Series A (Mar 2012): $6.25M led by a16z; Ben Horowitz joined board — TechCrunch
- Series B (2013): $8M co-led by Omidyar Network
- Used by campaigns in 40+ countries
Funding history (newest first)
Series B
2013 $8M- Omidyar Network (lead)
- Andreessen Horowitz (participant)
Investors in our directory
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Integrated campaign stack in one product — organizers don't need separate tools for website, email, and CRM.
Campaign tech is politically segmented — NGP VAN dominates Democratic data. NationBuilder serves bipartisan campaigns and international causes with integrated website+CRM. Older platform but established user base.
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NGP VAN (Bonterra) direct
Democratic campaign data and organizing.
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ActionKit direct
Advocacy and campaign CRM.
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HubSpot adjacent
General marketing CRM; less campaign-specific.
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Mailchimp adjacent
Email only; no campaign CRM.
Notable stories
- Ben Horowitz joined NationBuilder's board at Series A — a16z's early civic-tech bet before current American Dynamism framing.
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