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Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Civic Eagle develops an artificial intelligence-powered SaaS platform that enables public policy professionals to track and analyze legislation and regulations across the United States. Originally launched as a mobile application for citizen engagement, the company pivoted to a business-to-business model centered on its proprietary Enview software, which automates legislative discovery to reduce manual research time. The platform serves various advocacy groups and nonprofit organizations focused on racial equity and environmental protection, including the NAACP. Civic Eagle has raised over $3 million in venture capital funding from investors such as Backstage Capital, Techstars, and Higher Ground Labs. This financial backing has supported the company's operational expansion, allowing it to grow its workforce to a total of 22 employees. The software enterprise was founded in 2015 by Damola Ogundipe, Yemi Adewunmi, and Shawntera Hardy.
Civic Eagle has raised $11.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Civic Eagle has raised $11.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Civic Eagle has raised $11.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Civic Eagle's investors include S3 Ventures, Colin Kaepernick, Backstage Capital, Debut Capital, ff Venture Capital, Higher Ground Labs, M25, Menlo Ventures, 468 Capital, Altimeter Capital, Benchmark, Bread and Butter Ventures.
Civic Eagle has raised $11.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $10.0M Series A in May 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2022 | $10M Series A | S3 Ventures | Colin Kaepernick, Backstage Capital, Debut Capital, FF Venture Capital, Higher Ground Labs, M25, Menlo Ventures | Announced |
| Jan 1, 2020 | $1M Seed | — | 468 Capital, Altimeter Capital, Benchmark, Bread And Butter Ventures, Cedar Capital Group, FirstMark Capital, Hanabi Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Work Bench | Announced |
Civic Eagle, now rebranded as Plural, is a technology company building AI-powered software for legislative tracking and policy analysis. Its core product, Enview (evolving under Plural), automates the discovery, tracking, analysis, and collaboration on federal and state legislation, serving lobbyists, government relations (GR) teams, nonprofits, law firms, and advocacy groups like Comcast, Google, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Common Cause, and Sierra Club[1][2][3][5][6]. The platform solves the problem of manual, time-intensive policy research amid fast-changing regulations, using natural language processing (NLP) and AI to synthesize bill data, identify similar legislation, and enable efficient workflows for better democratic outcomes[1][4][6]. With over $400,000 in annual recurring revenue by 2020, 2,000+ users and 100 clients by 2022, and $10M in Series A funding in 2022 (totaling $14M+), Civic Eagle/Plural demonstrates strong growth in the $6.5B lobbying and advocacy market[1][3][5].
Civic Eagle was cofounded in 2015 by Damola Ogundipe (CEO), Yemi Adewunmi (COO), and Shawntera Hardy (Advisor), an all-Black founding team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a fully remote workforce[1][3][4][5]. Ogundipe, a Nigerian immigrant who navigated the U.S. legal system and struggled with the Affordable Care Act in healthcare, self-funded the initial app-based B2C service without external capital for two years; his vision stemmed from a desire to scale positive impact on democracy by automating policy work[1][5]. Adewunmi brought policy expertise as a former New York State Assembly analyst with a Master's in Public Administration[4]. Pivotal moments included the 2017 Google for Startups residency, $25K from Backstage Capital's Arlan Hamilton, the 2019 Techstars Anywhere Accelerator, post-George Floyd free services for racial justice groups, and a $10M Series A in 2022 led by S3 Ventures with investors like Menlo Ventures and Colin Kaepernick[1][3][5].
Civic Eagle/Plural rides the AI-driven civic tech wave, automating the $6.5B lobbying market amid accelerating legislation from pandemics, elections, and social movements like civil rights actions[1][4]. Timing aligns with rising demand for data-driven advocacy as policy complexity grows, enabling nonprofits, corporations, and activists to influence outcomes efficiently rather than drown in manual tracking[1][5][6]. Market forces favoring it include open civic data trends, AI advancements in NLP for bill similarity detection, and remote work normalization, which Plural leverages as a pioneer[1][6]. It influences the ecosystem by democratizing policy access—shifting power from elite researchers to broader voices—powering orgs like Fair Fight Action and The Nature Conservancy while fostering innovation in public policy tech[2][5][6].
Plural is poised to expand globally as a political tech leader, building on $14M+ funding to enhance AI for deeper insights, committee tracking, and cross-jurisdiction analysis while entering new markets[1][3][6]. Trends like AI automation in governance, collaborative advocacy platforms, and open data mandates will propel it, potentially scaling to thousands more users amid election cycles and regulatory flux. Its influence may evolve from U.S.-focused tracker to a global enabler of people-powered policymaking, tying back to its origins in streamlining complex policy for scalable democratic impact[1][6].
