Catalist

Catalist

Data utility empowering progressive campaigns

Overview

Catalist is a data utility that serves progressive organizations by providing data and data-related services to help them identify, understand, and persuade or mobilize the people they need to reach. It compiles, enriches, stores, and continuously updates data on more than 240 million eligible voters across all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. and offers services for building membership, targeting messaging, engaging activists, driving issue agendas, and mobilizing voters. The company works exclusively with progressive groups, is owned by a trust, and partners with issue advocates, organizers, pollsters, analysts, consultants, and campaigners to support a data-driven approach. In short, Catalist helps its clients use large, up-to-date voter data to plan and execute campaigns and advocacy more effectively.

About Catalist

Simplify's Rating
Why Catalist is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Pre-seed

Total Funding

$2M

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2006

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Catalist partners with Reach for affordable voter file access via DWID in VAN software.
  • Catalist Omnibus Project polls oversample Black, AAPI, Latino voters matched to file.
  • Catalist improves database continuously with partner data and state file updates.

What critics are saying

  • Republican vendors L2, Aristotle, TargetSmart erode Catalist's moat within 12-24 months.
  • DNC's Democratic Data Commons fragments progressive ecosystem in 18-30 months.
  • AI tools on AWS, Google commoditize Catalist's models at 1/10th cost in 12-24 months.

What makes Catalist unique

  • Catalist maintains 4 billion data points on 261 million voters exclusively for progressives.
  • Catalist provides 24/7 web-based access to real-time voter registration and AVEV visualizations.
  • Catalist delivers 'What Happened 2024' report analyzing electorate trends since 2012.

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Funding

Total Funding

$2M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

0 Rounds

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Hybrid Work Options

Professional Development Budget

Student Loan Assistance

Company News

Tech EIN News
Aug 13th, 2025
Catalist Acquires Campaign Brain Inc.

Catalist has acquired Campaign Brain Inc., a leader in political technology known for its AI-powered campaign manager platform. This acquisition aims to enhance Catalist's understanding of AI's role in improving the efficiency and strategic impact of electoral campaigns. Campaign Brain's platform utilizes machine learning, natural language processing, speech recognition, generative AI, and recommendation systems to assist campaigns in planning and execution.

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